Track 1 of Born In The U.S.A., 1984.
Directed by John Sayles. The used live footage was shot at 3 LA shows in 1984.
- Credits
- Performances
- Multiples
- Released on Album
- Released as Live Download
- Media
- On The Tracks
- Lyrics
- Gallery
- Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: synthesizer, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: piano, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass, backing vocals
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, backing vocals
- Tracks (1998)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, acoustic guitar
- Arthur Baker Remixes (1984)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: synthesizer, backing vocals
- Albert Cabrera: tom toms, dulcimer, glockenspiel, backing vocals, bass synthesizer, horn synthesizer, gunshots
- Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: piano, glockenspiel
- Tony Moran: tom toms, dulcimer, glockenspiel, backing vocals, bass synthesizer, horn synthesizer, gunshots
- Garry Tallent: bass, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, backing vocals
- Steve Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Performed live 992 times.
- 2018-12-15 Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, NY
- 2018-12-14 Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, NY
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- 2017-09-29 Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, NY
- 2017-09-22 Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch, NJ
- 2017-09-19 Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch, NJ
- 2017-01-12 White House, Washington, DC
- 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
Performed multiple times during the following shows:
Released on Born In The U.S.A. (1984), Born In The U.S.A. (Single, 1984), Greatest Hits (1995), Tracks (1998), 18 Tracks (1999), The Essential (2003), Collection:1973–2012 (2013), and Chapter And Verse (2016).
Live versions are released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded September 30, 1985), Columbia Records Radio Hour (US-only promotional tape, 1995) (recorded December 8, 1995 (song) and December 9, 1995 (spoken intro)), Missing (EP, 1996) (recorded April 19, 1996), Live In New York City (2001) (recorded July 1, 2000), The Bridge School Collection (2011) (recorded October 13, 1986), The Human Rights Concerts: Human Rights Now (recorded October 15, 1988) (Compilation, 2013), The Human Rights Concerts: The Struggle Continues (Compilation, 2013) (recorded December 10, 1998), and Springsteen On Broadway (2018) (recorded July 17/18, 2018).
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
- 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016-06-19 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- 2016-05-19 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
- 2014-04-17 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
- 2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2014-02-15 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2014-01-26 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy
- 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005-11-22 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
- 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1997-05-18 Palais Des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France
- 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-08 Gymnasium, St. Rose Of Lima School, Freehold, NJ
- 1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- 1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
VIETNAM - V1 | 3:15 | FFOD / HNWB / MT2 |
VIETNAM BLUES - V2 | 2:00 | FFOD / HNWB / MT2 |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. BLUES - V3 | 2:22 | FFOD / HNWB / MT2 |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V4 | 0:30 | FFOD / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V5 | 4:45 | FFOD / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V6 | 3:10 | FFOD / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V7 | 2:55 | FFOD / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V8 | 4:00 | FFOD / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V9a take 1 | 3:06 | LM-1 / HNWB |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V9b take 1 mix 2 | 3:06 | TRACKS |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V10 take 2 | 8:09 | THLBB / UH / GS / BUERM / MI |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V11a take 4 mix 1 | 4:34 | BITUSA / ESSENTIAL / GREATEST |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V11b take 4 mix 2 | 4:52 | LM-19 / THLBP |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V12 | uncirculating | |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V13 take 9 | uncirculating | |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V14a freedom mix | 7:20 | 1984 EP |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V14b radio mix | 6:10 | 1984 EP |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - V14c dub mix | 7:36 | 1984 EP |
"I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow."
—Hank Williams, 1948
Note: Writing and recording began at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck, New Jersey during October 1981 as the demo "Vietnam" or "Vietnam Blues". V3 is now titled "Born In the U.S.A. Blues", re-titled after Jon Landau sent Springsteen a Paul Schrader script called Born In the U.S.A. V4 is a take from November 1981, with the lyrics "Born baby in the U.S.A., I believe in the American way." V5 through V8 were recorded in December, and V9 was recorded on the portastudio Mike Batlan had set up on January 3, 1982. Bruce included it on the "Nebraska demos" cassette tape he sent to Jon Landau. In his notes to Landau, Bruce described the song as a "little ditty. should be done very hard rockin." A copy leaked to bootleggers from Batlan, then V9b was mixed in 1998 and officially released on Tracks. V10 and V11 were recorded in just four takes (two complete), at Power Station studios with the E Street Band, on April 27, 1982. V10 is the 8+ minute extended jam ending, where Max Weinberg takes his shot at the title, as Bruce would say. V11a (take 4) became the first song on side one of the album Born In The U.S.A. V11b continues where 11a fades out, with an extended synthesizer ending; it was leaked out of the sessions, and released unofficially on the bootleg 'This Hard Land'. V12 represents takes 5–8 recorded on April 28, 1982, and V13 is take 9 on May 3, 1982. V14a thru V14c are dance remixes of V11, undertaken by Arthur Baker, and recorded at Shakedown Studio in New York City in September 1984. Toby Scott was the recording engineer for the remixes (which include additional vocals by The Latin Rascals), which were first released in December 1984.
Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.
Born In The U.S.A. |
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up now
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., now
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A., yeah
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son don't you understand now"
Oh yeah
Oh no
No no no
I had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off them Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A., now
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A., now
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A., now
No no no
No no no no
No no no
No no no no
Whoa!
Oh no no
Whoa!
Yeahhh…
Whoa!
One, two, three, four!
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Born In The U.S.A. (Tracks) |
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Come back home to the refineries
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He says "Son don't you understand"
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms
Hoo hoo hoo!
Hoo!
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
Hoo!
I'm a long gone daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Hoo hoo hoo!
Hoo hoo
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