Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)

"Born to Run"
"Born to Run"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Born to Run
B-side	"Meeting Across the River"
Released	August 25, 1975
Recorded	January 8, 1974 (first take) May 21, 1974 (first demo) August 6, 1974
Studio	914 Sound Studios; Blauvelt, New York;
Genre	Rock; power pop;
Length	4:30
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Bruce Springsteen; Mike Appel;
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
Born to Run track listing
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"Born to Run" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album Born to Run. Upon its release, music critic Robert Christgau took note of its wall of sound influence and called it "the fulfillment of everything 'Be My Baby' was about and lots more".^[6]

"Born to Run" was Springsteen's first worldwide single release, although it achieved little initial success outside of the United States. Within the U.S. it received extensive airplay on progressive or album-oriented rock radio stations and the single was Springsteen’s first top 40 hit, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7]

The song ranked number 21 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the highest entry for a song by Springsteen, and is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.^[8]

Composition[]

In late 1973, on the road in Tennessee, Springsteen awoke with the title "Born to Run", which he wrote down. According to Springsteen, this was the first spark of the later song.^[9]

Written in the first person, the song is a love letter to a girl named Wendy, for whom the hot rod-riding protagonist seems to possess the passion to love, just not the patience. However, Springsteen has noted that it has a much simpler core: getting out of Freehold. U.S. Route 9, a highway passing through Freehold, is mentioned from the lyric "sprung from cages out on Highway 9".^[10]

In his 1996 book Songs, Springsteen relates that while the beginning of the song was written on guitar around the opening riff, the song's writing was finished on piano, the instrument that most of the Born to Run album was composed on. The song was recorded in the key of E major.

In the period prior to the release of Born to Run Springsteen was becoming well-known (especially in his native northeast) for his live shows. "Born to Run" joined his concert repertoire well before the release of the album, being performed in concert by May 1974, if not earlier.

The first recording of the song was made by Allan Clarke of the British group the Hollies, although its release was delayed, only appearing after Springsteen's own now-famous version.^[11]

Recording[]

In recording the song Springsteen first earned his noted reputation for perfectionism, laying down as many as eleven guitar tracks to get the sound just right. The recording process and alternate ideas for the song's arrangement are described in the Wings For Wheels documentary DVD included in the 2005 reissue Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition package.

On January 8, 1974, Springsteen met his manager, Mike Appel, Clarence Clemons, and the other members of his band at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York, to rehearse two new compositions, "Jungleland" and "Born to Run", both of which were lacking lyrics. He continued working on both songs at his home in New Jersey. The original backing track was recorded on May 21, 1974, after rehearsal sessions. Vocals were recorded on June 26, 1974. Recording was not completed until August 6, 1974, when mixing began on seventy-two tracks to the sixteen available at 914 Studios, including strings, more than one dozen guitar tracks, sax, drums, glockenspiel, bass, multiple keyboards and a variety of voices. The core instrumental backing track, which had been re-recorded, was mixed, along with numerous test arrangements, backing vocals, double-tracked vocals and strings, and finally the one chosen for release.^[12] Springsteen and Mike Appel were the producers, and Louis Lahav was chief engineer. After finally going in the can, the tapes sat for a year, waiting for the rest of the album to be completed.

A pre-release version of the song, with a slightly different mix, was given by Appel to disc jockey Ed Sciaky of WMMR in Philadelphia, and played with Springsteen as his special guest on November 3, 1974, and within a couple of weeks this version was given to other progressive rock radio outlets in the Northeast as well, including WNEW-FM in New York City, WMMS in Cleveland, WBCN in Boston, and WVBR in Ithaca, New York. It became quite popular on these stations, and led to older cuts from Springsteen's first two albums being played, as anticipation built for the new album.^[13] When Springsteen did a show at the Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on February 5, 1975, with Sciaky as host, the crowd sang along to "Born to Run".

Music videos[]

No music video was made for the original release of "Born to Run".

In 1987, a video was released to MTV and other channels, featuring a live performance of "Born to Run" from Springsteen and the E Street Band's 1984–1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour, interspersed with clips of other songs' performances from the same tour. It closed with a "Thank you" message to Springsteen's fans.
In 1988, director Meiert Avis shot a video of an acoustic version of the song during the Tunnel of Love Express tour.

Both videos are included in the compilations Video Anthology / 1978-88 and The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000.

Reception[]

At the time of the single release, Billboard described "Born to Run" as "one of the best rock anthems to individual freedom ever created," describing it as "a monster song with a piledriver arrangement" that could become Springsteen's biggest hit yet.^[14]

Accolades[]

In 2016, "Born to Run" was ranked No. 16 in Pitchfork's list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s"^[15]
In 2004, the song was ranked #6 in WXPN's list of The 885 All-Time Greatest Songs.^[16]
Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time placed it at No. 21.^[17]
The song came in at No. 920 in Q's list of the "1001 Greatest Songs Ever" in 2003, in which they described the song as "best for working class heroes."^[18]
It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.^[19]
In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed the song 135th (out of 365).^[20]
In 1999, National Public Radio included the song in the "NPR 100", NPR's music editors' compilation of the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century.^[21]

Live performances[]

House lights on for a typical performance of "Born to Run". Hartford Civic Center, October 2, 2007.

"Born to Run" in its home state of New Jersey. Izod Center, May 21, 2009.

The song has been played at nearly every non-solo Springsteen concert since 1975 (although it was not included in the 2006 Sessions Band Tour). Most of the time the house lights are turned fully on and fans consistently sing along with Springsteen's signature wordless vocalizations throughout the song's performance.

The song has also been released in live versions on six albums or DVDs:

A 1975 Born to Run Tour rendition on Hammersmith Odeon London '75, released in 2006;
A 1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour runthrough on Live/1975-85, released in 1986;
A starkly different 1988 solo acoustic guitar performance from the Tunnel of Love Express on Chimes of Freedom, a 1988 EP;
A 2000 Reunion Tour version on Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City, released in 2001 (the song closes disc one but does not appear on the track listing of the album cover);
A 2002 Rising Tour take on the Live in Barcelona DVD, released in 2003.
A 2009 Working on a Dream Tour performance on the DVD London Calling: Live in Hyde Park which was released in 2010.

"Born to Run" was also performed as the second number of four during Springsteen and the E Street Band's halftime performance at Super Bowl XLIII.

On Jon Stewart's last episode as host of The Daily Show on August 6, 2015, Springsteen performed "Land of Hope and Dreams" and "Born to Run".

Covers[]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood covered this song in their debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome in 1984.
A Finnish rock singer Pate Mustajärvi covered this song with Finnish lyrics in 1986. The song title is "Synnyimme lähtemään".
Big Daddy, a band that specializes in recording popular modern songs in 1950s-style arrangements, performed a drastically re-arranged cover of "Born to Run" on their 1991 album Cutting Their Own Groove.
Wolfsbane has a heavy metal cover of this song on their 1993 EP "Everything Else"
Suzi Quatro covered this song in 1995.
Frank Turner covered the song on his 2015 compilation, The Third Three Years.

Live covers[]

Melissa Etheridge sang "Born to Run" at the September 11 benefit, The Concert for New York City, and again at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, where she performed the song for Springsteen himself, one of the Center's honorees for that year.
British band, McFly, performed the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on December 10, 2007.
The Australian band, Something for Kate, frequently covers "Born to Run" at live performances.
A rare live recording of Roger Daltrey singing "Born to Run" at a live solo performance appears on his greatest hits/rarities collection Gold.
Light This City recorded "Born to Run" during the recording of their final record, Stormchaser.
Scottish singer Amy Macdonald performed an acoustic version on recent^[when?] tours.
Ohio based acoustic group Free Wild performed a cover version of this song in their 2011 and 2012 tours, often finishing the song with a Springsteen inspired version of the children's song "Itsy Bitsy Spider".
Eric Church tagged "Born to Run" in the middle of his own song "Springsteen" during his 2012–2013 tour.
On August 25, 2015, the 40th anniversary of Born to Run's release, indie rock band Superchunk shared a live cover of the title track. This performance also featured ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead and Crooked Fingers.^[22]

Track listing[]

"Born to Run" – 4:31
"Meeting Across the River" – 3:18

The B-side was simply another cut from the album; Springsteen would not begin releasing unused tracks as B-sides until 1980.

Personnel[]

Bruce Springsteen – guitars, vocals
Garry Tallent – bass guitar
Ernest "Boom" Carter – drums
David Sancious – keyboards
Danny Federici – organ, glockenspiel
Clarence Clemons – tenor saxophone
Uncredited – tambourines, strings, brass

In popular culture[]

At the end of The Office episode "The Quiz", David Brent triumphantly air-guitars the song's opening in celebration of a supposed victory in a trivia quiz challenge. He further references it by saying "Born to Run the Slough branch".
The children's show Sesame Street featured a song about arithmetic called "Born to Add", sung by a Muppet modeled on Springsteen.
Jimmy Fallon opened the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards with a Glee-style cover of the song, featuring Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Kate Gosselin, Nina Dobrev, Joel McHale, Jorge Garcia, Randy Jackson, Tim Gunn and Glee Cast members Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer.
The 2009 book about running Born to Run by Christopher McDougall was named after the song, and the lyrics are also quoted at the start of one chapter.
In John Niven's novel The Second Coming, the main character (Jesus) performs Born to Run live during an American Idol-like casting show.^[23]
The song was available as downloadable content for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour on January 27, 2009, along with "My Lucky Day", as part of the Bruce Springsteen Pack.
The song is played at the start of the post-parade before the annual Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.^[24]
In the Futurama episode "31st Century Fox", as the Planet Express crew heads to New Jersey, a highway sign reads "Highway jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive."
In The Sopranos season 5 episode 12 "Long Term Parking", Tony asks Christopher why he is late for a meeting. Moltisanti answers "highway was jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power-drive".
The song was played by Congressman Joe Crowley by way of conceding defeat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the his district's Democratic primary for the 2018 midterm election in the United States.^[25]
The song was featured prominently in the 2019 movie Blinded by the Light.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia^[26]	38
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[27]	53
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	23
US Cash Box Top 100^[28]	17

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1975)	Position
Canada^[29]	188

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[30]	Gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[31]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Heylin, Clinton (2012). Song By Song. London: Penguin. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ Robert Wiersema (2011). Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age with the Music of Bruce Springsteen. Greystone Books Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-55365-845-0.
^ Susie Derkins (2002). Bruce Springsteen. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8239-3522-2.
^ Basham, Peter (2005). The Pocket Essential: Bruce Springsteen. Oldcastle Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-9030-4797-2.
^ John M. Borack (2007). Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop. Not Lame Recording Company. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-9797714-0-8.
^ Christgau, Robert (September 22, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bruce Springsteen – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Carlin, Peter Ames (2012). Bruce. London: SimonandSchuster.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ Barton, Laura (October 18, 2017). "10 of the best Bruce Springsteen landmarks in New Jersey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ Vankin, Jonathan (August 25, 2017). "Bruce Springsteen 'Born To Run' — 5 Facts You Never Knew About The Historic Album Released 42 Years Ago Today". Inquisitr. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ Carlin, Peter Ames (2012). Bruce. New York: Simon and Schuster. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ Zeitz, Joshua (August 25, 2015). "How Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Captured the Decline of the American Dream – The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. September 13, 1975. p. 70. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ "885 Countdown: Greatest Songs". WXPN. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ "Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Whitaker, Dave (March 7, 2001). "Dave's Music Database: The RIAA/NEA's Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century". Dave's Music Database. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ "The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century". NPR. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Superchunk Share 'Born to Run' Cover Featuring Trail of Dead, Crooked Fingers". Pitchfork. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ Niven, John (2011). The second Coming.
^ Hill, David (July 9, 2015). "American Pharoah's owner wants Bruce Springsteen to play on Haskell day". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ n/a, n/a (June 26, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat". BBC. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ "Top 25 Singles of 1970". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 13, December 20 1975". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 14, December 27 1975". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Italian single certifications – Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Born To Run" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^ "British single certifications – Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

External links[]

[Song_By_Song-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Heylin, Clinton (2012). Song By Song. London: Penguin. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

[2] Robert Wiersema (2011). Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age with the Music of Bruce Springsteen. Greystone Books Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-55365-845-0.

[3] Susie Derkins (2002). Bruce Springsteen. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8239-3522-2.

[4] Basham, Peter (2005). The Pocket Essential: Bruce Springsteen. Oldcastle Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-9030-4797-2.

[5] John M. Borack (2007). Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop. Not Lame Recording Company. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-9797714-0-8.

[CG-6] Christgau, Robert (September 22, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

[ReferenceA-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bruce Springsteen – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] Carlin, Peter Ames (2012). Bruce. London: SimonandSchuster.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

[10] Barton, Laura (October 18, 2017). "10 of the best Bruce Springsteen landmarks in New Jersey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[11] Vankin, Jonathan (August 25, 2017). "Bruce Springsteen 'Born To Run' — 5 Facts You Never Knew About The Historic Album Released 42 Years Ago Today". Inquisitr. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[12] Carlin, Peter Ames (2012). Bruce. New York: Simon and Schuster. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

[13] Zeitz, Joshua (August 25, 2015). "How Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Captured the Decline of the American Dream – The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

[bb-14] "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. September 13, 1975. p. 70. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[15] "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[16] "885 Countdown: Greatest Songs". WXPN. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[17] "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[18] "Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[19] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[20] Whitaker, Dave (March 7, 2001). "Dave's Music Database: The RIAA/NEA's Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century". Dave's Music Database. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[21] "The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century". NPR. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[22] "Superchunk Share 'Born to Run' Cover Featuring Trail of Dead, Crooked Fingers". Pitchfork. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

[23] Niven, John (2011). The second Coming.

[AP-24] Hill, David (July 9, 2015). "American Pharoah's owner wants Bruce Springsteen to play on Haskell day". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[Born_to_Run_concession_riff-25] /a, n/a (June 26, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat". BBC. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[26] "Top 25 Singles of 1970". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[27] "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 13, December 20 1975". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[28] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[29] "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 14, December 27 1975". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[ItalyBruce_SpringsteenBorn_To_RunsingleCertRef-30] "Italian single certifications – Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Born To Run" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

[United_KingdomBruce_SpringsteenBorn_To_RunsingleCertRef-31] "British single certifications – Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

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Studio albums	Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980) Nebraska (1982) Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tunnel of Love (1987) Human Touch (1992) Lucky Town (1992) The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) The Rising (2002) Devils & Dust (2005) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Magic (2007) Working on a Dream (2009) Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) Letter to You (2020)
Live albums	Live 1975–85 (1986) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) Live in New York City (2001) Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006) Live in Dublin (2007) Live from the Carousel (2011) Springsteen on Broadway (2018)
Bruce Springsteen Archives	Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015) The Christic Shows 1990 (2016) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016) Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017) Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017) Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017) King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017) The Live Series: Songs of the Road (2018) The Live Series: Songs of Friendship (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Hope (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Love (2019) The Live Series: Songs from Around the World (2019) The Live Series: Songs Under Cover (2020)
Soundtracks	Western Stars – Songs from the Film (2019)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1995) 18 Tracks (1999) The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) Greatest Hits (2009) The Promise (2010) Collection: 1973–2012 (2013) Chapter and Verse (2016)
Box sets	The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985) Tracks (1998) The Collection (2004) Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005) The Collection 1973–1984 (2010) The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014) The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015) The Album Collection Vol. 2 1987–1996 (2018)
EPs	Live Collection (1987) Chimes of Freedom (1988) Blood Brothers (1996) PBS Exclusive (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) American Beauty (2014)
Singles	"Blinded by the Light" (1973) "Spirit in the Night" (1973) "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974) "Born to Run" (1975) "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976) "Prove It All Night" (1978) "Badlands" (1978) "The Promised Land" (1978) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979) "Hungry Heart" (1980) "Fade Away" (1981) "Sherry Darling" (1981) "The River" (1981) "Cadillac Ranch" (1981) "Point Blank" (1981) "Atlantic City" (1982) "Open All Night" (1982) "Dancing in the Dark" (1984) "Cover Me" (1984) "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) "I'm on Fire" (1985) "Glory Days" (1985) "I'm Goin' Down" (1985) "My Hometown" (1985) "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985) "War" (1986) "Fire" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) "Tunnel of Love" (1987) "One Step Up" (1988) "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988) "Spare Parts" (1988) "Human Touch" (1992) "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992) "Better Days" (1992) "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) "Secret Garden" (1995) "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996) "Sad Eyes" (1999) "The Rising" (2002) "Lonesome Day" (2002) "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003) "Devils & Dust" (2005) "All The Way Home" (2005) "Radio Nowhere" (2007) "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008) "Working on a Dream" (2008) "My Lucky Day" (2008) "The Wrestler" (2009) "We Take Care of Our Own" (2012) "Death to My Hometown" (2012) "High Hopes" (2013) "Just Like Fire Would" (2014) "Hello Sunshine" (2019) "Tucson Train" (2019) "Letter to You" (2020) "Ghosts" (2020)
Charting songs	"Be True" (1981) "Ramrod" (1981) "Nebraska" (1982) "Johnny 99" (1982) "No Surrender" (1984) "Bobby Jean" (1984) "Stand on It" (1985) "Trapped" (live) (1985) "Because the Night" (live) (1986) "Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988) "Youngstown" (1995) "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001) "Pay Me My Money Down" (2006) "Long Walk Home" (2006) "My City of Ruins" (2011) "Rocky Ground" (2012) "The Power of Prayer" (2020)
Other notable songs	"Growin' Up" (1973) "For You" (1973) "Incident on 57th Street" (1973) "The Fever" (1973) "Thunder Road" (1975) "Night" (1975) "Backstreets" (1975) "She's the One" (1975) "Meeting Across the River" (1975) "Jungleland" (1975) "Adam Raised a Cain" (1978) "Racing in the Street" (1978) "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978) "Stay" (1979) "The Ties That Bind" (1980) "Independence Day" (1980) "Out in the Street" (1980) "Stolen Car" (1980) "Wreck on the Highway" (1980) "Highway Patrolman" (1982) "Darlington County" (1984) "Working on the Highway" (1984) "Downbound Train" (1984) "Pink Cadillac" (1984) "Jersey Girl" (1986) "Light of Day" (1993) "The New Timer" (1995) "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012) "Hunter of Invisible Game" (2014) "Chinatown" (2020)
Video releases	Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992) Blood Brothers (1996) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001) Live in New York City (2001) Live in Barcelona (2003) VH1 Storytellers (2005) Wings for Wheels (2005) Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005) Live in Dublin (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010) The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010) Springsteen & I (2013) Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014) Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014) High Hopes in South Africa (2014) Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)
Concerts	Born to Run tours (1974–77) Darkness Tour (1978) The River Tour (1980–81) Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85) Tunnel of Love Express (1988) Human Rights Now! (1988) Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93) Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97) Reunion Tour (1999–2000) Rising Tour (2002–03) Vote for Change (2004) Devils & Dust Tour (2005) Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006) Magic Tour (2007–08) Working on a Dream Tour (2009) Wrecking Ball World Tour (2012–13) High Hopes Tour (2014) The River Tour (2016) Summer '17 (2017) Springsteen on Broadway (2017–18, 2021)
Related people	Jessica Springsteen Pamela Springsteen Jon Landau John Hammond Mike Appel Phil Petillo Marie Castello Southside Johnny Brendan O'Brien Ron Aniello Toby Scott Bob Clearmountain Chuck Plotkin Jimmy Iovine Dave Marsh Eric Meola Frank Stefanko Lynn Goldsmith Annie Leibovitz Danny Clinch
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