| BOBBY JEAN - V1a | 3:44 | BUERM / 1984AC |
| BOBBY JEAN - V1b | 3:47 | BITUSA |
Note: After working on a final album sequence for two days, Bruce called the band in to the Hit Factory on July 28, 1983 to record a new song, "Bobby Jean". After playing into the wee hours of the next morning, eight takes had been recorded. Overdubs and mixing completed the track on October 10, 1983. Though it was not known at the time, this was the tenth track that would eventually comprise the Born In The U.S.A. album, with "No Surrender" and "Dancing In the Dark" still to come. Bruce said, ""Bobby Jean" and "No Surrender" were great tributes to the bonding power of rock and my friendship with Steve." Just the one outtake of "Bobby Jean" circulates, said to be from a March 1984 rough mix of the album. Seemingly identical to the final album cut, it however includes the full "ah-1-2-3-4" count-in that was shortened to "2-3-4" on the album.