| HUNGRY HEART - V1a | 2:53 | DROC2 / PYP |
| HUNGRY HEART - V1b | 3:30 | LM-6 |
| HUNGRY HEART - V1c | 3:32 | LM-6 |
| HUNGRY HEART - V2a | 3:28 | LM-6 / RRR |
| HUNGRY HEART - V2b | 3:47 | DROC2 / ATMF |
| HUNGRY HEART - V2c | 3:31 | private cdr |
| HUNGRY HEART - V2d take 2 | 3:21 | RIVER: SINGLE / TTTBR / TTTBJ |
| HUNGRY HEART - V3 | 3:15 | RIVER / GREATEST / ESSENTIAL / GREATEST: 2009 / 1980 single |
Note: "Hungry Heart"" was supposedly penned after Joey Ramone asked Bruce to write a song for the Ramones, after he attended a show at The Fast Lane, Asbury Park, in March 1979. Springsteen has confirmed that it was written with the Ramones in mind, and he was considering giving the song away, but after he played it for Jon Landau, Jon convinced Bruce to keep it for himself. Engineer Neil Dorfsman recalls "Hungry Heart" was recorded "live" in the studio, on June 14 and again on June 21, 1979. Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles) contributed backing vocals during one of these sessions. V2c has heavy echo added to Springsteen's vocal. Mixing by Bob Clearmountain for The Ties That Bind single album took place in September, and there is a session logged on September 5, but it is not clear what occurred on that date. Additional sessions took place on March 24 and April 10, 1980, but it is confirmed that Clearmountain's mix from 1979 was not tampered with, making it the first of many Springsteen releases he would go on to mix. However, "Hungry Heart" was pitch adjusted, raising the pitch of Springsteen's vocal to achieve a more radio friendly sound. That is why The River track is slightly shorter than The River: Single Album version.
