Editing Born to Run (song)

{{short description|1975 single by Bruce Springsteen}}
{{for|other songs of the same name|Born to Run (disambiguation)#Music}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Born to Run
| cover      = Born to run single art.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| album      = [[Born to Run]]
| B-side     = [[Meeting Across the River]]
| released   = {{Start date|1975|8|25}}
| recorded   = January 8{{snd}}August 6, 1974<ref name="Song By Song">{{cite book |last1=Heylin |first1=Clinton |title=Song By Song |date=2012 |publisher=Penguin |location=London |url=https://www.penguin.com/ |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>
| studio     = *[[914 Sound Studios|914]] ([[Blauvelt, New York]])<ref name="Song By Song"/>
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Wiersema|title=Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age with the Music of Bruce Springsteen|url=https://archive.org/details/walklikemancomin0000wier|url-access=registration|year=2011|publisher=Greystone Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-55365-845-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/walklikemancomin0000wier/page/85 85]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Susie|last=Derkins|title=Bruce Springsteen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmwJAB10-DYC&pg=PT9|year=2002|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3522-2|page=9}}</ref>
| length     = {{Duration|m=4|s=30}}
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer     = Bruce Springsteen
| producer   = {{hlist|Bruce Springsteen|[[Mike Appel]]}}
| prev_title = [[Spirit in the Night]]
| prev_year  = 1973
| next_title = [[Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out]]
| next_year  = 1976
| misc       = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|IxuThNgl3YA|"Born to Run"}}}}
}}

"'''Born to Run'''" is a song by the American singer-songwriter [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the title track of his third studio album, ''[[Born to Run]]'' (1975). It was Springsteen's first worldwide single release, although it achieved little initial success outside of the United States. Within the U.S., however, it received extensive airplay on [[Progressive rock (radio format)|progressive]] or [[album-oriented rock]] radio stations. The single was also Springsteen's first Top 40 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/298448/bruce+springsteen/chart?f=379 |title=Bruce Springsteen – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 10, 2016 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019025848/http://www.billboard.com/artist/298448/bruce+springsteen/chart?f=379 |url-status=dead }}</ref> peaking at No. 23.

"Born to Run" was met with critical acclaim and is considered Springsteen's [[List of signature songs|signature song]]. It was ranked number 27 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s 2021 list of the "[[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]", the highest placement for a song by Springsteen. It was also included in [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll &#124; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=January 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |archive-date=March 17, 2010 }}</ref> Upon release, music critic [[Robert Christgau]] took note of its [[wall of sound]] influence and called it "the fulfillment of everything '[[Be My Baby]]' was about and lots more".<ref name="CG">{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=September 22, 1975|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv9-75.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|location=New York|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>

==Composition==
In late 1973, on the road in Tennessee, Springsteen awoke with the title "Born to Run", which he wrote down. According to Springsteen, this was the first spark of the later song.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carlin |first1=Peter Ames |title=Bruce |date=2012 |publisher=SimonandSchuster.com |location=London |url=https://www.SimonandSchuster.com/ |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>

Written in the [[first-person narrative|first person]], the song is a love letter to a girl named Wendy, for whom the [[hot rod]]-riding protagonist seems to possess the passion to love, just not the patience. However, Springsteen has noted that it has a much simpler core: getting out of [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold]]. [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route&nbsp;9]], a highway passing through Freehold, is mentioned from the lyric "sprung from cages out on Highway 9".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/oct/18/10-best-bruce-springsteen-landmarks-new-jersey-us|title=10 of the best Bruce Springsteen landmarks in New Jersey|last=Barton|first=Laura|date=October 18, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 11, 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In his 1996 book ''Songs'', Springsteen relates that while the beginning of the song was written on guitar around the opening riff, the song's writing was finished on piano, the instrument that most of the ''Born to Run'' album was composed on. The song was recorded in the key of E major.  Some of the lead guitar parts were inspired by [[Duane Eddy]]'s lead guitar style.<ref name="Duane Eddy: Country Music HOF and Museum">{{cite web |title=Duane Eddy 1938-2024: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum |url=https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/duane-eddy-1938-2024 |website=Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum |publisher=Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=July 8, 2024 |date=2024}}</ref>

In the period prior to the release of ''Born to Run'' Springsteen was becoming well known (especially in his native northeast) for his live shows. "Born to Run" joined his concert repertoire well before the release of the album, being performed in concert by May 1974, if not earlier.

The first recording of the song was made by [[Allan Clarke (singer)|Allan Clarke]] of the British group [[the Hollies]], although its release was delayed, only appearing after Springsteen's own now-famous version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4461171/bruce-springsteen-born-to-run-released-42-years-ago-5-facts/|title=Bruce Springsteen 'Born To Run' — 5 Facts You Never Knew About The Historic Album Released 42 Years Ago Today|last=Vankin|first=Jonathan|date=August 25, 2017|website=[[Inquisitr]]|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>

== Recording ==
In recording the song Springsteen first earned his noted reputation for perfectionism, laying down as many as eleven guitar tracks to get the sound just right. The recording process and alternate ideas for the song's arrangement are described in the ''Wings For Wheels'' documentary DVD included in the 2005 reissue ''[[Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition]]'' package.

On January 8, 1974, Springsteen met his manager, [[Mike Appel]], [[Clarence Clemons]], and the other members of his band at 914 Sound Studios, [[Blauvelt, New York]], to rehearse two new compositions, "[[Jungleland]]" and "Born to Run", both of which were lacking lyrics. He continued working on both songs at his home in New Jersey. The original backing track was recorded on May 21, 1974, after rehearsal sessions. Vocals were recorded on June 26, 1974. Recording was not completed until August 6, 1974, when mixing began on seventy-two tracks to the sixteen available at 914 Studios, including strings, more than one dozen guitar tracks, sax, drums, glockenspiel, bass, multiple keyboards and a variety of voices. The core instrumental backing track, which had been re-recorded, was mixed, along with numerous test arrangements, backing vocals, double-tracked vocals and strings, and finally the one chosen for release.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carlin |first1=Peter Ames |title=Bruce |date=2012 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York |url=https://www.SimonandSchuster.com/ |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> Springsteen and [[Mike Appel]] were the producers, and Louis Lahav was chief engineer. After finally going in the can, the tapes sat for a year, waiting for the rest of the album to be completed.

A pre-release version of the song, with a slightly different mix, was given by Appel to disc jockey [[Ed Sciaky]] of [[WMMR]] in [[Philadelphia]], and played with Springsteen as his special guest on November 3, 1974, and within a couple of weeks this version was given to other [[progressive rock (radio format)|progressive rock radio]] outlets in the Northeast as well, including [[WNEW-FM]] in New York City, [[WMMS]] in [[Cleveland]], [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]] in [[Boston]], and [[WVBR]] in [[Ithaca, New York]].  It became quite popular on these stations, and led to older cuts from Springsteen's first two albums being played, as anticipation built for the new album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/born-to-run-at-40/402137/|title=How Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Captured the Decline of the American Dream – The Atlantic|last=Zeitz|first=Joshua|date=August 25, 2015|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> When Springsteen did a show at the Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on February 5, 1975, with Sciaky as host, the crowd sang along to "Born to Run".

== Music videos ==
No music video was made for the original release of "Born to Run".

In 1987, a video was released to [[MTV]] and other channels, featuring a live performance of "Born to Run" from Springsteen and the E Street Band's 1984–1985 [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]], interspersed with clips of other songs' performances from the same tour.  It closed with a "Thank you" message to Springsteen's fans.
In 1988, director [[Meiert Avis]] shot a video of an acoustic version of the song during the [[Tunnel of Love Express]] tour.
Both videos are included in the compilations ''[[Video Anthology / 1978-88]]'' and ''[[The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000]]''.

==Reception==
At the time of the single release, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described "Born to Run" as "one of the best rock anthems to individual freedom ever created," describing it as "a monster song with a piledriver arrangement" that could become Springsteen's biggest hit yet.<ref name=bb>{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=July 16, 2020|date=September 13, 1975|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-09-13.pdf|page=70}}</ref>  ''[[Cash Box]]'' said that "Springsteen sounds like a cross between [[Roger McGuinn]] (from his [[Byrds]] days) and nobody else we've ever heard."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=September 13, 1975|page=15|access-date=December 11, 2021|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-09-13.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref>

In 1980 the [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey State Assembly]] passed a resolution naming "Born to Run" the "unofficial rock theme of our State's youth."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lifton |first=Dave |title=When 'Born to Run' Almost Was Unofficial Theme of Jersey's Youth |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/born-to-run-new-jersey-state-song/ |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=April 17, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The bill failed to pass the [[New Jersey Senate|state Senate]], owing to some of the song's lyrics being about a desire to leave New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ensslin |first=John C. |title=How Springsteen's 'Born to Run' became a Jersey anthem |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/09/08/how-springsteens-born-run-became-jersey-anthem/581006001/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lubrano |first=Alfred |date=2023-03-14 |title=NJ has a state microbe, but never had a state song. Why? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/new-jersey-state-song-sinatra-springsteen-whitney-houston-paul-simon-20230314.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
*In 2016, "Born to Run" was ranked No. 16 in ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'''s list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9935-the-200-best-songs-of-the-1970s/?page=10|title=The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*In 2004, the song was ranked No. 6 in [[WXPN]]'s list of ''The 885 All-Time Greatest Songs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xpn.org/music-artist/885-countdown/2004/885-greatest-songs|title=885 Countdown: Greatest Songs|website=[[WXPN]]|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] placed it at No. 27 in 2020
*The song came in at No. 920 in ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'''s list of the "1001 Greatest Songs Ever" in 2003, in which they described the song as "best for working class heroes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Q1001bestsongsever.htm|title=Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)|website=www.muzieklijstjes.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*It is one of [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/|title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll &#124; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |archive-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref>
*In 2001, the [[RIAA]]'s [[Songs of the Century]] placed the song 135th (out of 365).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/03/riaaneas-top-365-songs-of-20th-century.html|title=Dave's Music Database: The RIAA/NEA's Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century|last=Whitaker|first=Dave|date=March 7, 2001|website=Dave's Music Database|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*In 1999, [[National Public Radio]] included the song in the "NPR 100", NPR's music editors' compilation of the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/list100.html|access-date=March 30, 2016|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

== Live performances ==
[[File:BTRMeadownlands052109.jpg|thumb|right|Typically house lights are on for "Born to Run", as depicted here in [[Izod Center]] in New Jersey, 2009.]]

The song has been played at nearly every non-solo Springsteen concert since 1975 (although it was not included in the 2006 [[Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour|Sessions Band Tour]]) and is his most-performed song live.  Most of the time the house lights are turned fully on and fans consistently sing along with Springsteen's signature wordless vocalizations throughout the song's performance.

The song has also been released in live versions on seven albums or DVDs:
*A 1975 [[Born to Run tours|Born to Run Tour]] rendition on ''[[Hammersmith Odeon London '75]]'', released in 2006;
*A 1985 [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]] runthrough on ''[[Live/1975-85]]'', released in 1986;
*A starkly different 1988 solo acoustic guitar performance from the [[Tunnel of Love Express]] on ''[[Chimes of Freedom (EP)|Chimes of Freedom]]'', a 1988 [[extended play|EP]];
*A 2000 [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour|Reunion Tour]] version on ''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City]]'', released in 2001 (the song closes disc one but does not appear on the track listing of the album cover);
*A 2002 [[The Rising Tour|Rising Tour]] take on the ''[[Live in Barcelona (Bruce Springsteen video)|Live in Barcelona]]'' DVD, released in 2003.
*A 2009 [[Working on a Dream Tour]] performance on the DVD ''[[London Calling: Live in Hyde Park]]'' which was released in 2010.
*A 2018 ''[[Springsteen on Broadway]]'' performance, released on a Netflix special and an [[Springsteen on Broadway (album)|album of the same name]] at the end of the year.

"Born to Run" was also performed as the second number of four during Springsteen and the E Street Band's halftime performance at [[Super Bowl XLIII]].

On [[Jon Stewart]]'s last episode as host of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' on August 6, 2015, Springsteen performed "[[Land of Hope and Dreams]]" and "Born to Run".

==Cover versions==
*On August 25, 2015, the 40th anniversary of ''[[Born to Run]]'''s release, indie rock band [[Superchunk]] shared a live cover of the title track. This performance also featured [[...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead]] and [[Crooked Fingers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/60941-superchunk-share-born-to-run-cover-featuring-trail-of-dead-crooked-fingers/ | title=Superchunk Share 'Born to Run' Cover Featuring Trail of Dead, Crooked Fingers |work=Pitchfork | date=August 25, 2015 |access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
*A cover of the song appears on [[Frankie Goes To Hollywood]]'s 1984 debut album, ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]''.
*[[H.E.R.]] recorded a cover version of the song which was featured in a [[Dove (Unilever brand)|Dove]] commercial broadcast during [[Super Bowl LIX]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Chris |title=Bruce Springsteen classic 'Born to Run' covered by H.E.R. in Dove Super Bowl commercial |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/02/04/bruce-springsteen-born-to-run-super-bowl-dove-commercial-her/78215859007/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=4 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=How H.E.R. Reimagined an Iconic Bruce Springsteen Hit to Remind Girls in Sports They’re ‘Born to Run’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/her-covers-bruce-springsteen-born-to-run-dove-super-bowl-ad-1235891736/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]] |access-date=2025-02-10 |date=4 February 2025}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
"Born to Run" was the goal song of choice for the [[United States men's national ice hockey team]] at the [[2023 IIHF World Championship]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] and [[Riga]], [[Latvia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIHF - Did you release the beast or are you born to run? |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/44670/onko_peto_irti_vai_oletko_syntynyt_juoksemaan |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, the song appeared in the original television broadcast of [[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]. The song was played during the memorial service for character [[Yvonne Atkins]], earlier in the series Yvonne had stated she was a fan of Bruce Springsteen. Due to copyright reasons, future broadcasts and home media have removed the song.

The song is referenced frequently in the 1999 [[Koushun Takami]] novel [[Battle Royale (novel)|''Battle Royale'']] as the main character Shuya Nanahara's favorite example of the (in the novel's setting) banned genre of rock music. A scene where the song is sung by him serves as an important bonding event for the main characters, and the very last lines of the book are a [[pastiche]]d, personalised version of a section of the lyrics imagined by Shuya, drawing parallels between the song and the events of the novel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takami |first=Kōshun |title=Batoru rowaiaru: = Battle royale |date=1999 |publisher=Ōta Shuppan |isbn=978-4-87233-452-4 |location=Tōkyō}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"Born to Run" – 4:31
#"[[Meeting Across the River]]" – 3:18

The [[B-side]] was simply another cut from the album; Springsteen would not begin releasing unused tracks as B-sides until 1980.

==Personnel==
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Margotin |first1=Philippe |last2=Guesdon |first2=Jean-Michel |title=Bruce Springsteen All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrlRzQEACAAJ |date=2020 |publisher=[[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell Illustrated]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-78472-649-2 |page=86}}</ref>

*[[Bruce Springsteen]] – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
*[[David Sancious]] – piano, [[Fender Rhodes|Fender Rhodes piano]], synthesizer
*[[Garry Tallent]] – bass
*[[Ernest "Boom" Carter]] – drums
*[[Danny Federici]] – organ, [[glockenspiel]]
*[[Clarence Clemons]] – saxophone
*Unknown musicians – string section, tambourines, backing vocals

== Charts ==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1975)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 25 Singles of 1970 |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |publisher=Australian-charts.com |access-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archive-date=June 2, 2016 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|38
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4036b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 25, 1975}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19751108.html|work=cashboxmagazine.com|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417225526/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19751108.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|}

===Weekly charts (Live Version)===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"| [[Irish Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
!scope="row"| UK
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1975)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 14, December 27 1975|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4057c&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=nnp744fv9n6cgbb9ierse7pf00|publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216110222/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4057c&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=nnp744fv9n6cgbb9ierse7pf00|archive-date=February 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|188
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Born to Run|certyear=2023|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=Born to Run|artist=Bruce Springsteen|award=Gold|relyear=1975|certyear=2019|access-date=October 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=Born to Run|artist=Bruce Springsteen|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|access-date=March 25, 2022|id=1020-1989-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Born to Run|artist=Bruce Springsteen|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1975|certyear=2022|access-date=May 25, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t2010340|pure_url=yes}} {{"'}}Born to Run' review"], ''[[AllMusic]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050210095100/http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/BornToRun.html Lyrics & Audio clips from Brucespringsteen.net]
* [http://www.slate.com/id/2226603/ "The Birth of Born to Run"], ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''.

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