Saving Grace (song)

This article is about the song by Tom Petty. For the song by The Cranberries, see Bury the Hatchet (album).

"Saving Grace"
File:Saving Grace W272CD.jpg
Single by Tom Petty
from the album Highway Companion
B-side	"Big Weekend"
Released	July 4, 2006 (U.S.) August 7, 2006 (UK)
Format	Download, CD
Recorded	Bungalow Palace and Shoreline Recorders, Los Angeles 2005-2006
Genre	Rock, Blues rock
Length	3:46
Label	Warner Bros., American
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Tom Petty singles chronology
"The Last DJ" (2002) "Saving Grace" (2006) "Flirting with Time" (2006)

"Saving Grace" is a song by American musician Tom Petty and is the lead track on his 2006 album, Highway Companion. In July 2006, "Saving Grace" was released as the first radio single from the album. The song, as well as its B-side "Big Weekend," was released on July 4, 2006 by the iTunes Store. The song featured a physical release in the United Kingdom in early August 2006.

Track listings

iTunes tracks

1. "Saving Grace" - 3:46
2. "Big Weekend" - 3:15

UK single

• CD W727CD

1. "Saving Grace" - 3:54
2. "Square One" (Live) - 3:46

Personnel

• Tom Petty - lead vocals, background vocals, 12-string rhythm guitar, drums, piano, handclaps
• Mike Campbell - slide guitar, rhythm guitar, handclaps
• Jeff Lynne - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals, organ, handclaps

Chart performance

"Saving Grace" debuted the week ending July 22, 2006 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart at #100, the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart at #34, and the Pop 100 chart at #85. The song improved in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart to #26 over the course of four weeks.

Chart (2006)	Peak positions
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	100
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	26
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	85

U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	34	31	-	26

External links

• Watch "Saving Grace" at TomPetty.com, 6/26/06, from Tom Petty - The Last DJ URL accessed 29 June 2006.