Watch Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Memorable Tribute to 9/11 Heroes
WON’T BACK DOWN
The late rock legend gave the performance of a lifetime after the tragic 9/11 attacks.
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Days after two planes struck New York’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers participated in benefit concert “America: A Tribute to Heroes.” The band performed their iconic “I Won’t Back Down.” The now-deceased Petty stares into the camera intensely as he sings the opening lyrics, “Well I won’t back down / No I won’t back down / You can stand me up at the gates of hell / but I won’t back down.” The moving video has seen a resurgence in the wake of Petty’s sudden death Monday.
