Love Is a Long Road by Tom Petty (1989) is the song of GTA 6's Trailer 1, released December 4, 2023 and played start to finish over the 90-second reveal. Streams of the song reportedly rose by hundreds of times in the following days and it reached number two on the worldwide iTunes chart. Confirmed
Why it mattered
A nineties Florida rock song over a 2020s social feed was the first hint of how the game would mix its eras. The trailer itself confirmed the setting, introduced the series' first female lead and promised 2025; two of those three held. Confirmed
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Questions
What song is in GTA 6 Trailer 1?
Love Is a Long Road by Tom Petty, from 1989.
Sources and further reading
- GTA 6 Trailer 1 breakdown (SixStarsWanted)
- The songs in the GTA 6 trailers (SixStarsWanted)
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Last updated 2026-11-06.
