The Fuse

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Track 10 of The Rising, 2002.

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Credits

• The Rising (2002)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Roy Bittan: keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, Crumar
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici: B3 organ, Vox Continental, Farfisa
  • Nils Lofgren: guitar, dobro, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 35 times (not including snippet performances). 2003-10-01 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY 2003-09-27 Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI 2003-09-13 FedExField, Landover, MD 2003-08-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-05-26 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-04-09 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 2003-03-10 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI 2002-12-16 Value City Arena, Columbus, OH 2002-11-23 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 2002-11-16 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2002-10-27 Wembley Arena, London, England 2002-10-24 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2002-10-04 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 2002-09-29 Fargodome, Fargo, ND 2002-09-27 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2002-09-25 United Center, Chicago, IL 2002-09-24 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 2002-09-22 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2002-08-30 Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO 2002-08-27 Compaq Center At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2002-08-25 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 2002-08-24 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA 2002-08-21 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 2002-08-20 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2002-08-18 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV 2002-08-15 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2002-08-14 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH 2002-08-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2002-08-10 MCI Center, Washington, DC 2002-08-07 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2002-08-05 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2002-08-02 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2002-07-30 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (Evening) 2002-07-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2002-07-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 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 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 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 0 known other show(s), plus 5 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on The Rising (2002).

On The Tracks

THE FUSE - V1a	5:37	RISING
THE FUSE - V1b	5:37	private cdr

Note: Song composed post-9/11. Recorded in Atlanta at Southern Tracks during February–March, 2002. V1a is the official album track. V1b, usually referred to as "The 25th Hour Remix", includes slightly different editing and features an added string/orchestra arrangement/overlay written during the fall of 2002 by conductor Terence Blanchard for the Spike Lee-directed movie 25th Hour (released in December 2002). The V1b remix of the song is heard during the film's closing credits, although neither V1a nor V1b were issued on the film soundtrack album (released January 2003) – V1b remains officially unreleased except as heard in the movie itself. Soozie Tyrell contributes violin and background vocals.

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^{Studio Sessions: The Rising}

Lyrics

The Fuse

Down at the court house they're ringing the flag down
Long black line of cars shaking slow through town
Red sheets snapping on the line
With this ring will you be mine
The fuse is burning, shut out the lights
The fuse is burning, come on let me do you right

Trees on fire with the first fall's frost
Long black line in front of Holy Cross
Blood moon rising in a sky of black dust
Tell me baby who do you trust
The fuse is burning, shut out the lights
The fuse is burning, come on let me do you right

Tires on the highway hissing something's coming
You can feel the wires in the tree tops humming
Devil's on the horizon line
Your kiss and I'm alive

A quiet afternoon, an empty house
On the edge of the bed you slip off your blouse
The room is burning with the noon sun
Your bittersweet taste on my tongue
The fuse is burning, shut out the lights
The fuse is burning, come on let me do you right
The fuse is burning, shut out the lights
The fuse is burning, come on let me do you right
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning
(The fuse is burning)
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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