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"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Hard Promises
A-side	"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
B-side	"Gator on the Lawn"
Released	June 29, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Hard rock R&B
Length	4:21
Label	Backstreet
Songwriter(s)	Tom Petty Mike Campbell
Producer(s)	Tom Petty Jimmy Iovine
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"The Waiting" (1981) "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" (1981) "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (1981)

"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in June 1981 as the second single from their album Hard Promises. It peaked at number 79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Billboard called it the "most dramatic track" on Hard Promises, saying that "Petty's emotion-filled vocals are delivered in classic rock fashion while the riveting guitar work gives the tune its punch." Record World praised "Petty's lonesome vocal and the foreboding guitars".

Musicians

• Tom Petty - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Mike Campbell - lead guitar
• Benmont Tench - keyboards
• Stan Lynch - drums
• Duck Dunn - bass guitar
• Phil Jones - percussion

Chart performance

References

1. "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Song Info". AllMusic.
2. Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.
3. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. July 11, 1981. p. 64. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
4. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 11, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-28.

• Tom Petty songs
• 1981 songs
• Songs written by Tom Petty
• Songs written by Mike Campbell (musician)
• Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine