Hypnotic Eye cover art

  Studio Album · No. 15

Hypnotic Eye Songwriting Credits by Tom Petty

2014 Reprise Records 11 tracks 45 min

Produced by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate  ·  Engineered by Ryan Ulyate

Reprise Records Heartland RockBlues RockRock
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tom Petty carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
11 trackswritten by Tom Petty 0 tracksoutside writers
Tom Petty's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

11
Tracks
2
Lyricists
3
Producers
2014
Released

Awards & Recognition 1

Best Rock Album (2015, Nominated)
Data Insight

Hypnotic Eye was the final studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 2014 before Petty's death in 2017. Petty wrote all of the songs except the closing track 'Fault Lines,' which he co-wrote with Mike Campbell, and the album marked a deliberate return to the harder-edged rock of the band's earliest records. He produced it with Campbell and engineer Ryan Ulyate. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, the only Tom Petty album ever to do so, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album.

The final Heartbreakers studio album, produced by Tom Petty. A return to a harder, driving rock sound after Mojo's blues focus.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
American Dream Plan B
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
2
Fault Lines
Tom PettyMike Campbell Thomas Earl PettyMichael Wayne Campbell Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
3
Red River
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
4
Full Grown Boy
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
5
All You Can Carry
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
6
Power Drunk
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
7
Forgotten Man
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
8
Sins of My Youth
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
9
U Get Me High
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
10
Burnt Out Town
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)
11
Shadow People
Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty Tom PettyMike CampbellRyan Ulyate Tom Petty (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors

TP
Tom Petty
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album11 written
TE
Thomas Earl Petty
Writer
On this album11 written
MC
Mike Campbell
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
MW
Michael Wayne Campbell
Writer
On this album1 written
RU
Ryan Ulyate
Producer
On this album11 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Hypnotic Eye

Was Hypnotic Eye Tom Petty's last album?
Yes. Hypnotic Eye, released in 2014, was the thirteenth and final studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was the band's last studio record before Tom Petty's death in October 2017.
Who wrote the songs on Hypnotic Eye?
Tom Petty wrote all of the songs on Hypnotic Eye except the closing track 'Fault Lines,' which he co-wrote with guitarist Mike Campbell. Petty was the album's primary songwriter.
Did Hypnotic Eye reach number one?
Yes. Hypnotic Eye debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of about 131,000 copies, making it the only Tom Petty album, solo or with the Heartbreakers, to top the chart.
Was Hypnotic Eye nominated for a Grammy?
Hypnotic Eye was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2015 Grammy Awards but did not win. The nomination applied to the album as a whole.
What is the single American Dream Plan B about?
'American Dream Plan B' was the lead single and opening track of Hypnotic Eye, released in 2014. It is a hard-driving rock song about working-class struggle and chasing a backup version of the American dream, written by Tom Petty.
What sound does Hypnotic Eye have?
Hypnotic Eye marks a stylistic return to the harder rock of the band's first two albums, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and You're Gonna Get It! It blends heartland rock with blues rock.
Who produced Hypnotic Eye?
Hypnotic Eye was produced by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Ryan Ulyate. It was released on Reprise Records in July 2014.

Sources

Wikipedia: Hypnotic Eye Wikipedia: List of awards and nominations received by Tom Petty MusicBrainz release group Cover Art Archive front cover Cover Art Archive: Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty