| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V1 | 1:10 | DROC1 / AT / RRR |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V2 | 0:15 | DROC1 / SFEM / AT |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V3 | 5:33 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V4 | 1:10 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V5 | 1:15 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V6 | 1:11 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V7 | 1:34 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V8 | 1:13 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V9 | 2:00 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V10 | 1:12 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V11a | 1:07 | DROC1 / SFEM / DBTR |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V11b | 1:13 | RIVER: OUTTAKES / 1980 b-side / 1985 b-side / BACK |
Note: V1 and 2 are brief acoustic demos from late 1979. V3–V10 are rehearsal workouts at Telegraph Hill on February 22, 1980 (with Miami Steve on lead vocals on V6). V11a and V11b are different mixes of the same performance, recorded at Power Station starting the following day, February 23 and April 1, 1980. Further activities logged on April 9, 20, and 21 are likely to be related to mixing sessions at Clover Studios in Los Angeles. Included on an April 1980 shortlist for the double album. V11b first released as the B-side to "Hungry Heart" in 1980, re-released in 1985 on the 12" maxi single of "I'm Goin' Down", and again in 2015 on The River: Outtakes in average quality due to issues locating the studio masters. Recording found on The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a live cut, taped December 31, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.