The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection

The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection
The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection
Box set by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Released	1985
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	73:38
Label	CBS
Producer	Bruce Springsteen; Chuck Plotkin; Jon Landau; Steven Van Zandt; Arthur Baker; Jim Cretecos; Mike Appel
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology

The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection is a box set of 12" singles from the album Born in the U.S.A. by rock artist Bruce Springsteen. It was released in the UK in 1985 courtesy of CBS Records to help promote the Born in the U.S.A. album. It originally came with a poster of Springsteen and a bonus 7" single previously unreleased in the UK. It contains all the singles from Born in the U.S.A. except for "My Hometown" and "Born in the U.S.A.." (However "Born in the U.S.A. the Freedom Mix" appeared as one of the b-sides to "I'm on Fire".) All songs written by Springsteen and mixed by Bob Clearmountain except where noted.^[1]

Track Listings[]

Dancing in the Dark[]

Side A[]

Dancing in the Dark (Extended Remix) 6:00

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott

Side B[]

Pink Cadillac 3:33

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott

Cover Me[]

Side A[]

Cover Me (Undercover Mix) 6:05
Cover Me (Dub) 4:02
Shut Out the Light 3:52

Cover Me Undercover Mix and Dub[]

12" remix engineered by Toby Scott
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Additional 12" remix producer - Arthur Baker
Remixed at The Hit Factory^[2]
Recorded by Bill Scheniman

Shut Out the Light[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt

Side B[]

Dancing in the Dark (Dub) 4:57
Jersey Girl (Live 7/9/81) 5:50

Dancing in the Dark (Dub)[]

Remix Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Additional remix producer - Arthur Baker

Jersey Girl (Live 7/9/81)[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Written by Tom Waits
Recorded live at The Meadowlands July 9, 1981.^[2]

I'm on Fire[]

Side A[]

I'm on Fire 2:36
Rosalita (Come out Tonight) 7:02

I'm on Fire[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott

Rosalita (Come out Tonight)[]

Produced by Jim Cretecos and Mike Appel
Originally released on the album The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle^[2]

Side B[]

Born in the U.S.A. (The Freedom Mix) 7:20
Johnny Bye Bye 1:20

Born in the U.S.A. (The Freedom Mix)[]

12" remix engineer - Toby Scott
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Additional 12" remix producer - Arthur Baker for Arthur Baker, Inc.^[2]

Johnny Bye Bye[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, and Jon Landau
Recorded by Toby Scott
Written by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry

Glory Days[]

Side A[]

Glory Days 4:15
Stand on It 2:30

Glory Days[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott

Stand on It[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, and Jon Landau
Recorded and mixed by Toby Scott

Side B[]

Sherry Darling 4:02
Racing in the Street 6:52

Sherry Darling[]

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Originally released on the album The River^[2]

Racing in the Street[]

Originally released on the album Darkness on the Edge of Town^[2]

Bonus 7" Single: I'm Goin' Down[]

Side A[]

I'm Goin' Down 3:29

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott

Side B[]

Janey, Don't You Lose Heart 3:23

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin, and Jon Landau
Recorded by Toby Scott

Review[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection retrospectively received four and a half stars out of five from William Ruhlmann of Allmusic. He said that "The remixes were trendy at the time -- even Bob Dylan employed remixer Arthur Baker (who also served here) in the mid '80s -- though they now sound like curiosities. But the B-sides are nearly the equal of some of the released tracks on Born in the U.S.A., and the addition of songs like "Rosalita" make this box a comprehensive sampler of Springsteen's work up to 1985. The only problem is that you have to keep getting up and changing the records."^[3]

Awards[]

Singles[]

Year	Award	Category
1984	American Music Awards	Favorite Pop/ Rock Single (for "Dancing in the Dark") (won)^[4]
1985	Grammy Awards	Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male (for "Dancing in the Dark") (won)^[5]
1985	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Stage Performance Video (for "Dancing in the Dark") (won)
1985	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Overall Performance (for "Dancing in the Dark") (nominated)
1985	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Male Video (for "Glory Days") (nominated)
1986	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Overall Performance (for "Glory Days") (nominated)

Chart Performance[]

Singles[]

Dancing in the Dark[]

Chart (1984/85)	Peak position
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	7^[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2^[6]
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders	1^[8]
Canada (RPM)	3
UK (The Official Charts Company)	4
Ireland (IRMA)	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	11
Dutch Top 40^[10]	1
Belgian Singles Chart	1
Australian Singles Chart	5
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	7
Swedish Singles Chart	2

Cover Me[]

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	7^[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	11
Australian Singles Chart	17
Canada (RPM)	12^[11]
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	13^[9]
Irish Singles Chart	6^[12]
Swedish Singles Chart	15^[13]
UK Singles Chart	16^[14]

I'm on Fire[]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	12
Canada (RPM)	12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	9
Dutch Top 40	1^[10]
UK (The Official Charts Company)	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6

Glory Days[]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Tracks	3^[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5^[6]

I'm Goin' Down[]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	9^[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9^[6]

References[]

^ "Bruce Springsteen-The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (Box Set) at Discogs", Discogs, 2012. Retrieved 2012-2-25.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bruce Springsteen. The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection Liner notes, CBS Records, 1985. Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ Ruhlmann, William. "Bruce Springsteen-12" Single Collection review", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
^ "Bruce Springsteen Awards & Features", MetroLyrics, 2004-2012. Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ "Bruce Springsteen > Charts and Awards > Grammy Awards", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Bruce Springsteen > Charts and Awards > Billboard Singles", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-3-4.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition" (Billboard Publications), page 593.
^ "Belgian peak^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Nyman, Jake (2005) (in Finnish). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "[1]". Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ "RPM Library and Archives Canada^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ "Irish Singles Chart^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ "Swedish Singles Chart Bruce Springsteen-Cover Me". Retrieved 2012-3-5.
^ "Official Charts Company Bruce Springsteen Cover Me". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[1] "Bruce Springsteen-The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (Box Set) at Discogs", Discogs, 2012. Retrieved 2012-2-25.

[liner-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bruce Springsteen. The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection Liner notes, CBS Records, 1985. Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[3] Ruhlmann, William. "Bruce Springsteen-12" Single Collection review", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-2-26.

[4] "Bruce Springsteen Awards & Features", MetroLyrics, 2004-2012. Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[5] "Bruce Springsteen > Charts and Awards > Grammy Awards", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[charts-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Bruce Springsteen > Charts and Awards > Billboard Singles", Allmusic, 2012. Retrieved 2012-3-4.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2004). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition" (Billboard Publications), page 593.

[8] "Belgian peak^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[finland-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Nyman, Jake (2005) (in Finnish). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[dutch-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b "[1]". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[11] "RPM Library and Archives Canada^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[12] "Irish Singles Chart^{[permanent dead link]}". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[13] "Swedish Singles Chart Bruce Springsteen-Cover Me". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

[14] "Official Charts Company Bruce Springsteen Cover Me". Retrieved 2012-3-5.

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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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