| UNSATISFIED HEART - V1 (vocal take 1) | 5:22 | LM-17 / UH / GS |
| UNSATISFIED HEART - V2 (vocal take 2) | uncirculating | |
| UNSATISFIED HEART - V3 (completed track with overdubs) | 5:42 | TRACKSII |
Note: Three known recording dates of "Unsatisfied Heart" are documented in studio logs, March 24, April 16, and June 13, 1983.
The song's lyrics are closely related to "Fugitive's Dream", another track recorded on March 24, 1983, which suggests that both songs' initial takes may have originated from the same session at Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio. The commercially released version of "Unsatisfied Heart" differs from the bootleg take that has circulated for some time. The official release features a distinct vocal take with slight lyrical variations, particularly in the opening lines of the third verse. It is possible that the second vocal take was recorded on April 16, again at Springsteen's home, but that cannot be confirmed.
A single take with a running time of 5:38 was recorded on June 13, 1983 at The Hit Factory in New York. It is believed that this was the result of keyboard and drum overdubs by Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg, and careful listening reveals live drums on the officially released track found on Tracks II. Given that the official release running time is 5:42 with silence removed, it is reasonable to assume that the June 13, 1983 cut is the same exact version that appears on Tracks II.