Love Is a Long Road
- First shown in
- Trailer 1 (2023-12-05)
- Source strength
- Official source
- Type
- heartland rock
- Checked
- 2023-12-05
"Love Is a Long Road" is a track from Tom Petty's 1989 solo debut album Full Moon Fever. Rockstar Games used the song as the backing music for the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, released in December 2023. Tom Petty's official site confirmed the placement the same day, noting it followed his earlier GTA use, "Runnin' Down a Dream," in GTA: San Andreas. The song's lyrics about long roads and doing right resonated with fans as a thematic fit for the game's Florida-inspired setting and its two protagonists, Jason and Lucia. Spotify reported streams of the song rose by roughly 36,979 percent in the week after the trailer's release.
Key facts
- Artist: Tom Petty
- Original release: 1989, album Full Moon Fever
- Appeared in: GTA VI Trailer 1 (December 2023)
- Petty previously featured in GTA San Andreas with "Runnin' Down a Dream"
- Streams rose about 36,979% on Spotify after the trailer
Real world basis
Tom Petty
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