Thing About You
title: "Thing About You" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1980-songs", "1985-singles", "tom-petty-songs", "southern-pacific-(band)-songs", "emmylou-harris-songs", "songs-written-by-tom-petty", "song-recordings-produced-by-jim-ed-norman", "warner-records-singles", "1985-songs", "vocal-collaborations"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing_About_You" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Thing About You |
| type | single |
| artist | Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris |
| album | Southern Pacific |
| B-side | Reno Bound |
| released | August 3, 1985 |
| genre | Country, country rock |
| length | 3:52 |
| label | Warner Bros. |
| writer | Tom Petty |
| producer | Jim Ed Norman, Southern Pacific |
| chronology | Southern Pacific |
| prev_title | Someone's Gonna Love Me Tonight |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| next_title | Perfect Stranger |
| next_year | 1985 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Emmylou Harris |
| type | singles |
| prev_title | White Line |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| title | Thing About You |
| year | 1985 |
| next_title | Rhythm Guitar |
| next_year | 1985 |
| :: |
| name = Thing About You | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris | album = Southern Pacific | B-side = Reno Bound | released = August 3, 1985 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country, country rock | length = 3:52 | label = Warner Bros. | writer = Tom Petty | producer = Jim Ed Norman, Southern Pacific | chronology = Southern Pacific | prev_title = Someone's Gonna Love Me Tonight | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Perfect Stranger | next_year = 1985 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Emmylou Harris | type = singles | prev_title = White Line | prev_year = 1985 | title = Thing About You | year = 1985 | next_title = Rhythm Guitar | next_year = 1985 "Thing About You" is a song written by Tom Petty, and recorded by American rock music group Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their 1980 album Hard Promises. In 1985, it was covered by American country music group Southern Pacific, featuring Emmylou Harris, and was released in August 1985 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Chart performance
::data[format=table] | Chart (1985) | Peak position | |---|---| | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 14 | ::
References
References
- Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition". Record Research.
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