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"Saving Grace"
Single by Tom Petty
from the album Highway Companion
B-side"Big Weekend"
ReleasedJuly 4, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
StudioBungalow Palace and Shoreline Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)
Tom Petty singles chronology
"The Last DJ"
(2002)
"Saving Grace"
(2006)
"Flirting with Time"
(2006)

"Saving Grace" is a song by American musician Tom Petty and is the lead track on his 2006 album, Highway Companion. In July 2006, "Saving Grace" was released as the first radio single from the album. The song, as well as its B-side "Big Weekend", was released on the iTunes Store on July 4, 2006. The single received a physical release in the United Kingdom in early August 2006.

Track listings

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iTunes tracks

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  1. "Saving Grace" – 3:46
  2. "Big Weekend" – 3:15

UK single

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  • CD W727CD
  1. "Saving Grace" – 3:54
  2. "Square One" (Live) – 3:46

Personnel

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  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, background vocals, 12-string rhythm guitar, drums, piano, handclaps
  • Mike Campbellslide guitar, rhythm guitar, handclaps
  • Jeff Lynne – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals, organ, handclaps

Chart performance

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"Saving Grace" debuted the week ending July 22, 2006 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart at No. 100, the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart at No. 34, and the Pop 100 chart at No. 85. The song improved in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart to No. 26 over the course of four weeks. It also reached #1 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.[1]

Chart (2006) Peak
position[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 100
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 26
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 85
U.S. Billboard Triple A 1

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Tom Petty: Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
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