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
What is still unknown
These are the open questions about Love Is a Long Road. Nothing below has been answered by Rockstar, so this site does not answer it either.
- Whether the song appears anywhere else in Grand Theft Auto VI beyond Trailer 1.
- Whether it will feature on any in-game radio station.
- The exact timestamp of the song within the trailer itself.
How this entry was built
Tom Petty's official site confirmed this song's placement in Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer on the same day the trailer released, December 5, 2023. That makes this an official, tier one confirmed source rather than a press identification.
Where this comes from
Common questions about Love Is a Long Road
- What song is in the first GTA 6 trailer?
- Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road" soundtracks the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, released in December 2023. It comes from Petty's 1989 solo debut album, Full Moon Fever.
- Has Tom Petty's music been in a GTA game before?
- Yes. Tom Petty's official site noted that this placement followed his earlier GTA use, "Runnin' Down a Dream," which appeared in GTA: San Andreas.
- Was Love Is a Long Road officially confirmed for GTA 6?
- Yes. Tom Petty's official site confirmed the placement the same day the trailer released, making this one of the higher-certainty song credits tied to Grand Theft Auto VI.
- How did fans react to Love Is a Long Road in GTA 6 Trailer 1?
- 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.
- Did the GTA 6 trailer affect streams of Love Is a Long Road?
- Spotify reported that streams of the song rose by roughly 36,979 percent in the week after the trailer's release, according to the record covering this placement.
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