# Runnin' Down a Dream guitar solo

> Mike Campbell's guitar solo on Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty (1989) starts at about 3:15. From the album Full Moon Fever.

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Tom Petty, 1989, from *Full Moon Fever*. Solo by *Mike Campbell*.

Campbell's driving riff and the long outro solo, stacked with overlapping lead lines, make this the most celebrated guitar moment in the Petty catalog.

Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty is #1 in our ranking of the best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Campbell and the song was released in 1989.

## In our lists

- [The Best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Runnin' Down a Dream?

Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty's Runnin' Down a Dream (1989).

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