The Last DJ is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in early October 2002 (see 2002 in music). The tracks "The Last DJ", "Money Becomes King", "Joe", and "Can't Stop the Sun" are all sharp attacks on the greediness of the music industry. Petty says that "Joe" is the angriest song he has ever written; interestingly, the album's All Music Guide review calls it "easily the worst song he's ever written".^[1] Tom Petty - The Last DJ album cover Used on Wikipedia under fair use guidelines: Low resolution copy of the album cover RedWolf 02:37, May 29, 2004 (UTC) This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... George Drakoulias (born 1965) is a Greek-American music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 1. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... Highway Companion is the third solo album by American musician Tom Petty, first released in late July 2006 (see 2006 in music), and charting at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 other events of 2002 list of years in music 2000s in music // 2002 was marked by significant trends in Rock Music. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ...

A "limited edition" digipack version was also released, including a DVD of music videos and other footage shot during the album's production.

The album reached #9 on the Billboard 200 aided by the single "The Last DJ" which hit #22 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks in 2002. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ...

Track listing

1. "The Last DJ" – 3:31
2. "Money Becomes King" – 5:12
3. "Dreamville" – 3:46
4. "Joe" – 3:16
5. "When a Kid Goes Bad" – 4:51
6. "Like a Diamond" – 4:35
7. "Lost Children" – 4:29
8. "Blue Sunday" – 2:56
9. "You and Me" – 2:56
10. "The Man Who Loves Women" – 2:53
11. "Have Love Will Travel" – 4:06
12. "Can't Stop the Sun" – 4:52

Personnel

• Tom Petty - bass, guitar, piano, ukulele, vocals, orchestral arrangements
• Lindsey Buckingham - background vocals
• Benmont Tench - organ, piano, keyboards
• Scott Thurston - guitar, ukulele, lap steel guitar
• Ron Blair - bass
• Steve Ferrone - drums
• Lenny Castro - percussion
• Jon Brion - conductor, orchestral arrangements
• Richard Dodd - engineer, mastering, mixing
• Jim Scott - engineer
• Don Smith - engineer
• Ed Thacker - engineer
• Ryan Hewitt - assistant engineer
• Zachary Larner - design

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In Popular Culture

• In an episode of The Simpsons entitled "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", Homer Simpson receives instruction in song-writing from Tom Petty himself, and the track "The Last DJ" can be heard playing over the radio in the final scene.

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References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. allmusic (((The Last DJ > Overview))). All Music Guide.

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External link

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Last DJ (2002): Reviews at Metacritic.