Human Touch

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Track 1 of Human Touch, 1992.

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Credits

• Human Touch (1992)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: keyboard
  • Randy Jackson: bass
  • Jeff Porcaro: drums
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals

Performances

Performed live 127 times. 2023-04-28 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL 2014-05-23 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-10-08 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2003-09-16 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 2003-09-13 FedExField, Landover, MD 2002-11-21 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FL 2000-06-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-06-03 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2000-05-21 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA 2000-05-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2000-04-25 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1993-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1993-06-01 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1993-05-30 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, Denmark 1993-05-28 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England 1993-05-20 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1993-05-17 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany 1993-05-16 Alter Flughafen-Riem, Munich, Germany 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 1993-05-09 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 1993-05-07 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-04-24 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-20 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-15 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-04-11 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy 1993-04-08 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-04 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland 1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL 1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1992-10-22 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB 1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB 1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 1992-10-03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-22 Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-03 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-22 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-26 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-07-03 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-29 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1992-06-25 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy 1992-06-20 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy 1992-06-17 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 1992-06-15 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 1992-06-05 Hollywood Center Studios, Studio #4, Los Angeles, CA 1992-05-06 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 1 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 7 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 2 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 3 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 93 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 5 known other show(s), plus 2 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Human Touch (1992), Human Touch (Single, 1992), Greatest Hits (1995), The Essential (2003), Collection:1973-2012 (2013), and Best Of (2024).

A live version is released on In Concert: MTV XXPlugged (1993) (recorded September 22, 1992).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 15 official live downloads:

• 2023-04-28 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
• 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
• 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
• 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
• 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
• 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Love (2019), and The Live Series: Songs From Around The World, Vol.2 (2024).

On The Tracks

HUMAN TOUCH – V1a	6:41	private cdr
HUMAN TOUCH – V1b	6:28	HUMAN / 1992 single
HUMAN TOUCH – V1c	5:09	GREATEST / ESSENTIAL / BESTOF / promo cd

Note: Written in the spring of 1990. Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and his three-man backing band on this recording is Randy Jackson (bass), Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Jeff Porcaro (drums). Additional background vocal overdub by Patti Scialfa. All of the above are different mix/edits of the same core recording. V1a features an extended intro and an extra guitar break mid song. V1c is merely an edited version of V1b and was officially released as a promo single in some countries and later on the official Greatest Hits and Essential packages.

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^{Studio Sessions: Human Touch}

Lyrics

Human Touch

You and me we were the pretenders
We let it all slip away
In the end what you don't surrender
Well the world just strips away

Girl ain't no kindness in the face of strangers
Ain't gonna find no miracles here
Well you can wait on your blessings my darlin'
But I got a deal for you right here

I ain't lookin' for prayers or pity
I ain't comin' 'round searchin' for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch

Ain't no mercy on the streets of this town
Ain't no bread from heavenly skies
Ain't nobody drawin' wine from this blood
It's just you and me tonight

Tell me in a world without pity
Do you think what I'm askin's too much?
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch

Yeah!
Yeah hey!
Yeah yeah!
Whoa hey yeah yeah!

Oh girl that feeling of safety you prize
Well it comes with a hard hard price
You can't shut off the risk and the pain
Without losin' the love that remains
We're all riders on this train

Yeah hey yeah!
Whoa!
Hey!
Whoa!
Yeah yeah!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhh!
Whoaaa!

So you been broken and you been hurt
Show me somebody who ain't
Yeah I know I ain't nobody's bargain
But hell a little touchup and a little paint

You might need somethin' to hold on to
When all the answers they don't amount too much
Somebody that you could just to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch

Baby in a world without pity
Do you think what I'm askin's too much?
I just want to feel you in my arms
And share a little of that Human Touch
Share a little of that Human Touch
Feel a little of that Human Touch in you
Feel a little of that Human Touch
Share a little of that Human Touch in you
Feel a little of that Human Touch
Give me a little of that Human Touch in you
Give me a little of that Human Touch

Heyyy now!
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah yeah!
(Share a little of that Human Touch)
(Feel a little of that Human Touch)
(Give me a little of that Human Touch)
Whoa!
Feel a little of that Human Touch
Give me a little of that Human Touch
(Give me a little of that Human Touch)
Whoooa whoooa
(Need a love)
Ohhh yeahhh!
Ohhh yeah!
Whoooa
Whoooa whoooa
Whoooa
Whoa!

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

Links

• MusicBrainz

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