Wreck on the Highway

E216558
musical work song

"Wreck on the Highway" is a somber, reflective song by Bruce Springsteen that closes his 1980 album *The River*, exploring themes of mortality and the fragility of everyday life.

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Label Occurrences
Wreck on the Highway canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The River ⓘ
artist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
catalogNumberOnAlbum last song on The River ⓘ
composer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
follows The Price You Pay ⓘ
format studio recording ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
heartland rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom country music ballads ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasMood reflective ⓘ
somber ⓘ
hasNotableContrastWith upbeat tracks on The River ⓘ
hasPerspective working-class observer ⓘ
hasSubject late-night highway crash ⓘ
witness to an accident ⓘ
hasTypeOfNarrative first-person narrative ⓘ
includedIn Bruce Springsteen live performances ⓘ
surface form: Bruce Springsteen live setlists
isClosingTrackOf The River ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
partOf The River ⓘ
performer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
positionOnAlbum final track ⓘ
producer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Chuck Plotkin ⓘ
Garry Tallent ⓘ
Jon Landau ⓘ
Steven Van Zandt ⓘ
recordedWith E Street Band ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1980 ⓘ
side Side four ⓘ
theme car accident ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ
fragility of life ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
reflection ⓘ
trackNumber 20 ⓘ
writer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ

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The River → hasPart → Wreck on the Highway ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen album "The River" → hasPart → Wreck on the Highway ⓘ
subject surface form: The River