To Find a Friend

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"To Find a Friend" is a reflective, narrative-driven song by Tom Petty from his 1994 album *Wildflowers*, noted for its bittersweet lyrics and gentle acoustic arrangement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Wildflowers ⓘ
artist Tom Petty ⓘ
composer Tom Petty ⓘ
copyrightHolder Tom Petty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1990s rock music ⓘ
followsInTracklist Wildflowers (song) ⓘ
genre acoustic rock ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCriticalReception often described as one of the more reflective tracks on Wildflowers ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
subtle percussion ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme bittersweet nostalgia ⓘ
reflection on relationships ⓘ
hasLyricalTone bittersweet ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature gentle acoustic arrangement ⓘ
hasSubject emotional distance ⓘ
marital breakdown ⓘ
search for connection ⓘ
includedIn Tom Petty album Wildflowers ⓘ
Wildflowers & All the Rest (reissue project) ⓘ
linked to: Wildflowers
isPartOf Tom Petty discography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Tom Petty ⓘ
medium studio recording ⓘ
narrativeStyle narrative-driven ⓘ
partOf Wildflowers ⓘ
performer Tom Petty ⓘ
precedesInTracklist A Higher Place ⓘ
producer Mike Campbell ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ
Tom Petty ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1992–1994 ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1994-11-01 ⓘ
releaseYear 1994 ⓘ
rightsSociety ASCAP ⓘ
tempo slow to mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalStyle soft, restrained vocal delivery ⓘ

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Wildflowers → hasSong → To Find a Friend ⓘ