The track is the latest song from the forthcoming Petty Country tribute album
Eli Young Band’s version of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ hit song “Learning To Fly” debuts as the latest single shared from the highly-anticipated June 21st tribute album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty via Big Machine Records.
“Tom Petty’s influence on Eli Young Band runs deep, as he has always been, in one way or another, a road map for us,” says Eli Young Band frontman Mike Eli. “‘Learning To Fly’ has long been a fixture in our show as well as many of his other songs. We are so pumped to be part of such an incredible salute to one of the masters!”
Ahead of the album’s release, several tracks have been shared with fans, including Wynonna Judd’s take on the classic “Refugee” featuring Lainey Wilson, Steve Earle’s rendition of “Yer So Bad.” Chris Stapleton’s take on Tom Petty’s “I Should Have Known It,” and “Southern Accents,” reimagined by Petty’s friend and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dolly Parton. Dierks Bentley’s version of the Petty classic, “American Girl,” also premiered earlier this year as Bentley’s highest charting single upon launch and is currently climbing through the Top 35 on country radio.
