Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
1981
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked
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Rhino - Bella Donna original release history
Bella Donna first released in July 1981. Stop Draggin My Heart Around is the 1981 duet with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; Edge of Seventeen was issued as a single in February 1982.
Rhino - Bella Donna original album and expanded editions
Original 1981 album includes Edge of Seventeen and Stop Draggin My Heart Around; 1981 concert recordings in a later deluxe set are separate.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around was written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell and became a duet on Stevie Nicks' 1981 solo debut Bella Donna. Producer Jimmy Iovine proposed the collaboration. The release connects Nicks with Petty and the Heartbreakers, and remained a central selection on later retrospectives of her solo work. Retained list context: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty appears at number 59 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1981. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Evidence scope: Sourced recording or credited-performer context. Exact audio identity and private songwriting motivation are not inferred.
Sources for this information
Stevie Nicks - Her Art and Life in 33 Songs - Pitchfork
Read Petty/Campbell authorship, Iovine's duet proposal and 1981 album context. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Stevie Nicks complete studio albums - Rhino
Read original Bella Donna year and explicit Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers collaboration credit. Complete retained catalog credit is not overwritten. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard year-end 1981 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty appears at number 59 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1981. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Other appearances and versions
Original 1981 Bella Donna duet with Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1981 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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