My Love Will Not Let You Down

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Disc 3 track 2 of Tracks, 1998.

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Credits

• Tracks (1998)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 168 times. 2024-08-23 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2024-07-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England 2024-07-21 Dokken, Bergen, Norway 2024-07-18 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden 2024-07-15 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden 2024-07-12 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2024-07-09 Odense Dyrskuepladsen, Odense, Denmark 2024-07-05 Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena, Hannover, Germany 2024-07-02 Werchter Park, Werchter, Belgium 2024-06-29 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2024-06-27 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2024-06-22 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2024-06-20 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2024-06-17 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain 2023-07-13 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2023-07-08 Hyde Park, London, England 2023-07-02 Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2023-06-26 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2023-06-13 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2023-05-27 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2023-05-21 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy 2023-05-15 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2023-05-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2017-01-25 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2016-05-27 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 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL 2014-04-29 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC 2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England 2013-07-18 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy 2013-07-05 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany 2013-06-26 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2013-06-22 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2013-06-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2013-05-31 Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy 2013-05-28 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany 2013-05-26 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2013-05-23 Piazza Del Plebiscito, Naples, Italy 2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark 2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-03-27 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2012-10-21 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2012-09-14 Nationals Park, Washington, DC 2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 2012-08-18 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2012-07-11 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2012-06-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2012-04-24 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD 2009-10-19 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-10-08 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-08-19 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT 2009-08-02 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 2009-08-01 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain 2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain 2009-07-28 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 2009-07-26 Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain 2009-07-23 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy 2003-09-27 Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI 2003-08-17 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 2003-08-16 Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA 2003-08-13 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL 2003-08-08 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA 2003-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-08-01 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-07-24 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-15 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-06-28 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2003-06-25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2003-06-22 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-21 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-19 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2003-06-17 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-06-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003-06-12 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2003-06-10 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2003-06-08 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2003-05-31 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2003-05-26 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-05-24 Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France 2003-05-19 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2003-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2003-04-19 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC 2003-03-11 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2002-12-13 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY 2002-12-09 Carolina Center, Columbia, SC 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-04-25 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2000-04-21 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 2000-04-18 Compaq Center, Houston, TX 2000-04-04 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 2000-03-30 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2000-03-18 Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN 2000-03-14 Alltel Arena, Little Rock, AR 2000-03-04 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1999-11-29 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1999-10-25 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA 1999-10-17 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 1999-07-26 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-20 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-15 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-06-27 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1999-06-23 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1999-06-19 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 1999-06-17 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany 1999-06-15 Stadion Am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach, Germany 1999-06-13 Bruno-Plache-Stadion, Leipzig, Germany 1999-06-11 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy 1999-06-07 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1999-06-05 Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain 1999-06-02 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1999-05-29 Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 1999-05-25 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1999-05-19 Earls Court, London, England 1999-05-18 Earls Court, London, England 1999-05-16 NEC Arena, Birmingham, England 1999-05-01 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England 1999-04-28 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1999-04-26 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1999-04-23 Donau Arena, Regensburg, Germany 1999-04-20 FilaForum, Milan, Italy 1999-04-19 FilaForum, Milan, Italy 1999-04-17 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 1999-04-15 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 1999-04-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1999-04-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1999-04-09 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1999-03-19 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 1999-03-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 25 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 5 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 21 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 7 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 25 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 12 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 30 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 41 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 2 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Tracks (1998) and 18 Tracks (1999).

A live version is released on Live In New York City (recorded July 1, 2000).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 63 official live downloads:

• 2024-08-23 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
• 2024-07-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England
• 2024-07-21 Dokken, Bergen, Norway
• 2024-07-18 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden
• 2024-07-15 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden
• 2024-07-12 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
• 2024-07-09 Odense Dyrskuepladsen, Odense, Denmark
• 2024-07-05 Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena, Hannover, Germany
• 2024-07-02 Werchter Park, Werchter, Belgium
• 2024-06-29 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2024-06-27 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2024-06-22 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
• 2024-06-20 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
• 2024-06-17 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
• 2023-07-13 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2023-07-08 Hyde Park, London, England
• 2023-07-02 Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 2023-06-26 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2023-06-13 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2023-05-27 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2023-05-21 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
• 2023-05-15 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
• 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 2023-05-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
• 2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
• 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 2017-01-25 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• 2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands
• 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
• 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
• 2016-05-27 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
• 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
• 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
• 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
• 2014-04-29 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• 2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
• 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
• 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
• 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy
• 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
• 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1999-07-15 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Celebration (2024), and Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (2024).

On The Tracks

MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN - V1a	3:12	private cdr
MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN - V1b	4:20	LM-19 / THLRR / UH / GS / THLBP
MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN - V1c	4:32	MI / UH / GS
MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN - V1d	4:20	TRACKS

Note: Recorded at the Power Station over three days on May 5, 6 and 7, 1982. The studio venue listed in Tracks is incorrect. All of the above four mixes are very similar, but V1b has Springsteen adding a count-in, vocalizations over the first thirty seconds of the song, and a complete ending. V1a cuts early. V1c and V1d fade out, and the V1d mix (used for Tracks) has slightly different vocals at the end of the song, maybe a 1998 vocal. Bruce Springsteen said in 2001 of the song: "I don't know why it got left off. It was one of those things we pulled out in the first rehearsal and went, Whoa!"

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^{Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.}

Lyrics

My Love Will Not Let You Down

At night I go to bed but I just can't sleep
I got something running around my head oh that just won't keep
In the silence I hear my heart beating, time slipping away
I got a time bomb ticking deep inside of me, girl all I want to say
I keep searching for you darling, searching everywhere I go
And when I find you there's gonna be just one thing that you gotta know
One thing you've gotta know

My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down

At night I walk the streets looking for romance
But I always end up stumbling in a half trance
I search for a connection in some new eyes
That hardly protect you from too many dreams passed by
I see you standing across the room watching me without a sound
But I'm gonna push my way through that crowd, I'm gonna tear your holy walls down
Tear all your walls down

My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down

Oh, well hold still now darling, hold still for God's sake
'Cause I got me a promise
I ain't afraid to make
I ain't afraid to make

My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love will not let you down
Whoa!

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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