What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Engineered by David Thoener, also Amazing (Aerosmith), Eat the Rich (Aerosmith) and Smooth (Santana)
Written by Tom Petty, also Don’t Come Around Here No More (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Don’t Do Me Like That (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)
Produced by Rodney Crowell, also My Baby Thinks He’s a Train, I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried (Rodney Crowell) and No Memories Hangin’ Around
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rodney Crowell produced 6 of Rosanne Cash’s top 10 songs
Tom Petty wrote 271 songs on fono
David Thoener engineered 114 songs on fono
Tom Petty’s most frequent co-writer is Jeff Lynne (46 songs together)
Credits
All 15 credits
- Written by
- Benmont Tench and Tom Petty
- Produced by
- David Thoener, Eli Ball and Rodney Crowell
- Performed by
- Anton Fig, Benmont Tench, Larry Crane, Patti Darcy, Rosanne Cash, Ula Hedwig and Willie Weeks
- Engineered by
- David Thoener
- Part of
- Rhythm and Romance
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- Benmont Tench and Tom Petty
- Produced by
- David Thoener, Eli Ball and Rodney Crowell
- Performed by
- Anton Fig, Benmont Tench, Larry Crane, Patti Darcy, Rosanne Cash, Ula Hedwig and Willie Weeks
- Engineered by
- David Thoener
- Part of
- Rhythm and Romance
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: David Thoener
Same writer: Tom Petty
Same producer: Rodney Crowell
Same producer: David Thoener
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Rhythm and Romance
Same engineer: David Thoener
Same writer: Tom Petty
Elsewhere
Sources (16)
Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.
1MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Anton Fig
2MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Benmont Tench
Never Be You was performed by Benmont Tench
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Larry Crane
Never Be You was performed by Larry Crane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Patti Darcy
Never Be You was performed by Patti Darcy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Rosanne Cash
Never Be You was performed by Rosanne Cash
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Ula Hedwig
Never Be You was performed by Ula Hedwig
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Never Be You was performed by Willie Weeks
Never Be You was performed by Willie Weeks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Never Be You was produced by David Thoener
Never Be You was produced by David Thoener
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Never Be You was produced by Eli Ball
10MusicBrainz Never Be You was produced by Rodney Crowell
Never Be You was produced by Rodney Crowell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Never Be You was written by Benmont Tench
Never Be You was written by Benmont Tench
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Never Be You was written by Tom Petty
13MusicBrainz Never Be You is part of the release Rhythm and Romance
Never Be You is part of the release Rhythm and Romance
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Never Be You
Columbia is the label of the song Never Be You
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Never Be You was engineered by David Thoener
Never Be You was engineered by David Thoener
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Never Be You was released on 1985-05-06