"Walls (Circus)"
Single byTom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the albumSongs and Music from "She's the One"
Released	July 16, 1996 (1996-07-16)[1]
Genre	Rock[2]
Length	4:25
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter	Tom Petty
Producers	Rick Rubin Tom Petty Mike Campbell
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"A Higher Place" (1995) "Walls (Circus)" (1996) "Change the Locks" (1996)

"Walls (Circus)" is a song written by American singer-songwriterTom Petty and recorded byTom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from their soundtrack albumSongs and Music from "She's the One". The song featuresLindsey Buckingham on background vocals and was recorded atSound City Studios by engineerSylvia Massy. The song peaked at number 69 on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart and reached number two in Canada. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "Walls (No. 3)". The song was later covered byGlen Campbell on his 2008 albumMeet Glen Campbell and bythe Lumineers on the first anniversary of Petty's death.

Maxine Bahns,Edward Burns andJennifer Aniston appeared in the video. The music video was directed byPhil Joanou and was premiered in July 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Track 12 on the album is a faster, more mellow version titled "Walls (No. 3)". It has the same lyrics and melody, but the intro is different and the song in general has less emphasis on the instruments.

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