Watch Tom Petty’s ‘Leave Virginia Alone’ Video From ‘Wildflowers & All The Rest’

The latest preview of Tom Petty‘s Wildflowers & All The Rest set comes via a video for “Leave Virginia Alone.” Wildflowers & All The Rest is set for release through Warner Records on October 16.

Petty discussed his desire to compile and release an expanded edition of his 1994 studio album, Wildflowers, in various interviews conducted in the years before his tragic death at age 66 in 2017. Adria and Annakim Petty, Tom’s daughters, and his wife, Dana Petty teamed with longtime Petty collaborator Ryan Ulyate and Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench to curate and produce Wildflowers & All The Rest. The All The Rest part of the set includes 10 songs from the Wildflowers sessions that didn’t make the original LP including the previously unreleased “Leave Virginia Alone.”

“Leave Virginia Alone” was penned by Tom Petty in January 1993 and he recorded the song for the LP. However, a decision was made not to include the track on Wildflowers. Instead, “Leave Virginia Alone” was given to Rod Stewart, who released his version of the tune in 1995.

Adria Petty and Mark Seliger co-directed the video, which stars actress/dancer Casimere Jollette. “We were very resourceful about trying to create a character that could be assigned to anyone. That’s why Virginia in this video is very mysterious but she has her little glimpses of characters. We really worked to cast someone authentic—that felt like they were really feeling their feelings and someone that you could believe. We really wanted the song to do the heavy lifting in this video, and sort of step out of the way and just give it something to breathe with,” Adria said during an interview with David Fricke that aired on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio.

“The one idea that kept coming back to both of us is that we really want Tom to be narrating the story,” added Seliger. “We really want to hear his voice as he runs you through this journey that this woman is having.” Check out the “Leave Virginia Alone” video below: