Born in the U.S.A. (version 9b)

~ Recording by Bruce Springsteen

Annotation

Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 1998-11-10 US
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks (long box)
  • 1998-11-10 XE
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks (US, club edition)
  • 1998-11-10 US
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks (CTDP on discs)
  • 1998-11-10 US
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 1998-11-10 US
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 1998-11-10 XE
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 1998-11-26 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (acetate)
  • 1999-03-31 GB
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 1999-04-13 US
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 1999-04-13 XE
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:09Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 1999-04-14 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (club edition)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (“Made in Mexico” on back cover)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (blue cassette)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (clear cassette)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 1999 -
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (book‐pack edition)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (mispackaged)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (glass mastered at Sony Disc Manufacturing, Springfield)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (glass mastered at Sony Music, Pitman)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (glass mastered at Sony Music, Pitman)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (glass mastered at DADC)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.3Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You (with French sticker)
1.3Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You
1.3Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You
1.3Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You
1.4Born in the USA3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You
1.2Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenSad Eyes
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (“XXI Vinteum / Os Maiores Sucessos Do Século” issue)
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 2001-12-19 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Japan, vinyl replica edition)
  • 2005-08-24 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Spain, “El Mundo” reissue)
  • 2008-12-28 ES
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Spain, “El Periódico” reissue)
  • 2008-12-28 ES
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Japan, vinyl replica edition for the european market)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Portugal, “Editora Planeta DeAgostini” reissue)
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 2013-09-23 XE
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks (44.1kHz / 24bit)
2.15Born in the U.S.A. (demo version – 1982)3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
2.15Born in the U.S.A. (demo version – 1982)3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks (44.1kHz / 24bit)
  • 2018-10-26 US
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (US, 2020 reissue)
  • 2020-02-21 US
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 2020-02-21 XE
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:12Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 XE
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 XE
1.1Born in the U.S.A. (demo version – 1982)3:10Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 -
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 US
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:12Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 US
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:12Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:09Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
Promotion
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 1998-11-26 JP
2.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenThe Philadelphia Story
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
2.13Born in the U.S.A.3:14Bruce SpringsteenTracks
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenTracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks Sampler
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenTracks Sampler
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenTracks Sampler
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (acetate, plastic sleeve)
  • 1999-03-25 GB
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (acetate, jewel case)
  • 1999-03-25 GB
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (acetate)
  • 1999-04-08 GB
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:09Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
  • 1999-04-14 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:08Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (acetate)
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks ~ The Best of “Tracks”
1.3Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce SpringsteenI Wanna Be With You
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
  • 2001-12-19 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks (Japan, vinyl replica edition)
  • 2005-08-24 JP
20.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenBorn to Run 30th Anniversary
2.15Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce SpringsteenTracks
1.1Born in the U.S.A.3:12Bruce SpringsteenNebraska ’82: Expanded Edition
  • 2025-10-24 JP
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:10Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks
Bootleg
1.8Born in the U.S.A.3:11Bruce Springsteen18 Tracks

Relationships

recording engineer:Mike Batlan (in 1982-01)
producer:Bruce Springsteen
guitar and lead vocals:Bruce Springsteen
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1835769600 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/5muGAZG715zDkBBvXVTJF8 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1835769600 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/467515742 [info]
recording of:Born in the U.S.A. (on 1982-01-03)

Born in the U.S.A.

publisher:Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Born in the USA / Dancing in the Dark (order: 1)
later parody versions:Bored in the USA
Born in East L.A.
Born in the Jewish Faith
later translated parody versions:Diggin' the Nose (Hier bohrt der Boss noch selbst)
Nemo a canexei
version of:Vietnam
is the basis for:Banned in the U.S.A.