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Thing About You

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"Thing About You"
Single by Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris
from the album Southern Pacific
B-side"Reno Bound"
ReleasedAugust 3, 1985
GenreCountry, country rock
Length3:52
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)Jim Ed Norman, Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific singles chronology
"Someone's Gonna Love Me Tonight"
(1985)
"Thing About You"
(1985)
"Perfect Stranger"
(1985)
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"White Line"
(1985)
"Thing About You"
(1985)
"Rhythm Guitar"
(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.[1]

Chart performance

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 14

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 326.
  2. ^ "Southern Pacific Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.