"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
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"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen is a landmark 1975 rock anthem and title track of his breakthrough album, celebrated for its cinematic lyrics, soaring production, and embodiment of youthful escape and longing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Born to Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedBand | E Street Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Meeting Across the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number 23
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UK Singles Chart number 16 ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation |
Springsteen breakthrough song
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landmark rock anthem ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ glockenspiel ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAsSingleInTerritory | United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1975 promo video ⓘ |
| hasPart | saxophone solo by Clarence Clemons ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:30 ⓘ |
| liveStapleOf | Bruce Springsteen concerts ⓘ |
| lyricCharacter | Wendy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
romantic longing
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working-class dreams ⓘ youthful escape ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Clarence Clemons
NERFINISHED
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Danny Federici NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Tallent NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Bittan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLine | In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
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Jon Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Appel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1974
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1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-08-25 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| style | wall of sound production ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
"Be My Baby"