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Born to Run
Born to Run
Studio album by Bruce Springsteen
Released	August 25, 1975
Recorded	May 1974 – July 1975
Studio	914 (Blauvelt, New York); The Record Plant (New York City)
Genre	Rock and roll; pop rock; power pop; heartland rock;
Length	39:23
Label	Columbia (US); CBS (UK);
Producer	Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, Jon Landau
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Singles from Born to Run
	"Born to Run"; Released: August 25, 1975; "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"; Released: 1976;

Born to Run is the third studio album by Bruce Springsteen and released on August 25, 1975 through Columbia Records.

Rankings

It went to number 3 in the United States, number 7 in Australia, the Netherlands and Sweden, number 20 in Ireland, number 26 in Norway, number 28 in New Zealand, number 31 in Ireland and number 36 in the United Kingdom. In 2020, the album was ranked #18 in the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Pitchfork	10/10^[6]
Stylus Magazine	A^[7]

Track listing

Original release

All songs written and composed by Bruce Springsteen.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thunder Road"	4:49
2.	"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"	3:11
3.	"Night"	3:00
4.	"Backstreets"	6:30

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Born to Run"	4:31
2.	"She's the One"	4:30
3.	"Meeting Across the River"	3:18
4.	"Jungleland"	9:34
Total length:		39:23

Cassette version

The cassette version has the song order rearranged to save tape space, which was a common practice amongst the record companies. The track listing for the cassette is as follows:

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thunder Road"	4:49
2.	"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"	3:11
3.	"Backstreets"	6:30
4.	"She's the One"	4:30
Total length:		19:00

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Born to Run"	4:31
2.	"Night"	3:00
3.	"Meeting Across the River"	3:18
4.	"Jungleland"	9:34
Total length:		20:23

Unreleased outtakes

There are currently seven known outtakes from the album:

"Linda Let Me Be The One"
"Lonely Night in the Park"
"A Love So Fine"
"A Night Like This"
"Janey Needs a Shooter"
"Lovers in The Cold"
"So Young and in Love"

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Regev, Motti (2013). Pop-Rock Music: Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in Late Modernity. Polity. p. 67. ISBN 978-0745661735.
↑ Levin, Trevor L.; Litwin, Edward M. "'Darkness on the Edge of Town': The Sound of Authenticity". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
↑ Christgau, Robert (January–February 2006). "Re-Run: Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (30th Anniversary Edition)". Blender. Posted at "Re-Run". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
↑ "Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2022. {{cite magazine}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
↑ Clarke, Betty (November 17, 2005). "Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run – 30th Anniversary Edition". Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 – via The Guardian.
↑ Richardson, Mark (27 December 2022). "Bruce Springsteen Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition > Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
↑ "Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition - Review - Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

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[Regev_2013_67-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Regev, Motti (2013). Pop-Rock Music: Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in Late Modernity. Polity. p. 67. ISBN 978-0745661735.

[2] Levin, Trevor L.; Litwin, Edward M. "'Darkness on the Edge of Town': The Sound of Authenticity". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[Blender-3] Christgau, Robert (January–February 2006). "Re-Run: Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (30th Anniversary Edition)". Blender. Posted at "Re-Run". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[4] "Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2022. {{cite magazine}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

[5] Clarke, Betty (November 17, 2005). "Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run – 30th Anniversary Edition". Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 – via The Guardian.

[pitchforkmedia-6] Richardson, Mark (27 December 2022). "Bruce Springsteen Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition > Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2006.

[7] "Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition - Review - Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

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E Street Band Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Soozie Tyrell Charles Giordano Jake Clemons Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious
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) Only the Strong Survive (2022)
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) Springsteen on Broadway (2018) The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)
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)
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) "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) "There Goes My Miracle" (2019) "Tucson Train" (2019) "Western Stars" (2019) "Letter to You" (2020) "Ghosts" (2020) "I'll See You in My Dreams" (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) 2023 Tour (2023)
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
Related articles	Discography E Street Band Steel Mill The Sessions Band The Miami Horns Born to Run autobiography E Street Radio Little Steven's Underground Garage Outlaw Pete Columbia Records 914 Sound Studios Record Plant Power Station The Hit Factory The Max Weinberg 7 Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska Greetings from E Street Backstreets Magazine The Upstage Club The Stone Pony Fender Telecaster Freehold Borough, New Jersey Asbury Park, New Jersey "Because the Night" "Jersey Girl" "Springsteen" Blinded by the Light (film)
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