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font-size: 125%;">"Tougher Than the Rest"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tougher.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Tougher.jpg/220px-Tougher.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/Tougher.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="280" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(album)" title="Tunnel of Love (album)">Tunnel of Love</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"Roulette"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June 6, 1988 (UK)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Between January 1 and May 15, 1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio">Studio</a></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Thrill Hill East, Rumson, New Jersey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">4</span>:<span class="s">35</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Bruce Springsteen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Landau" title="Jon Landau">Jon Landau</a>, Bruce Springsteen, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Plotkin" title="Chuck Plotkin">Chuck Plotkin</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Up" title="One Step Up">One Step Up</a>" <br />(1988) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Tougher Than the Rest</b>" <br />(1988) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Spare_Parts_(song)" title="Spare Parts (song)">Spare Parts</a>" <br />(1988) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Tougher Than the Rest</b>" is a song by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> from his 1987 <i><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(album)" title="Tunnel of Love (album)">Tunnel of Love</a></i> album. It was released as a single in some countries, following "<a href="/wiki/Brilliant_Disguise" title="Brilliant Disguise">Brilliant Disguise</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen song)">the title track</a>, but was not released as a single in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It reached as high as No. 3 on the Swiss charts, and also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Austria.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-humphries_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humphries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the song is not one of his most popular ones in the United States, it sold much better in the United Kingom<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is one of Springsteen's most beloved songs in Europe. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like much of the <i>Tunnel of Love</i> album, "Tougher Than the Rest" was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, Thrill Hill East, Rumson, New Jersey, between January and May 1987, with several members of the <a href="/wiki/E_Street_Band" title="E Street Band">E Street Band</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BruceBase_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BruceBase-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On this song, Springsteen played several instruments and is backed by <a href="/wiki/Danny_Federici" title="Danny Federici">Danny Federici</a> on organ and <a href="/wiki/Max_Weinberg" title="Max Weinberg">Max Weinberg</a> on percussion.<sup id="cite_ref-BruceBase_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BruceBase-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it was originally written as a <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a> song, the final version has a slower and more methodical rhythm.<sup id="cite_ref-best_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the <i>Tunnel of Love</i> album, "Tougher Than the Rest" is the second song, following the acoustic "Ain't Got You", and introduces the sound that will permeate the remainder of the album.<sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a> sound is layered and melodic and the drum sound is moody, heavy and menacing.<sup id="cite_ref-best_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Springsteen's vocal is also menacing and boastful as he sings the simple but elegant lyrics detailing his infatuation.<sup id="cite_ref-humphries_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humphries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-glory_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-glory-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the singer and the woman he is singing to appear to be on the rebound from prior relationships.<sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The singer recognizes that he is not a "handsome Dan" or a "sweet talking Romeo" and admits that he has "been around a time or two".<sup id="cite_ref-best_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is not bothered with the possibility that the woman may have "been around too."<sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the singer knows how messy and rough love can be, he claims that he is ready for it, but insists that the woman must also be equally tough and willing to take chances.<sup id="cite_ref-best_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song is in some ways reminiscent of Springsteen's earlier song "<a href="/wiki/Thunder_Road_(song)" title="Thunder Road (song)">Thunder Road</a>", in which the singer wants to take the woman away, even though he tells her that "you ain't a beauty but hey you're alright". But unlike the earlier song, in this song the singer's goals are more realistic – rather than looking to run away with the woman, here he just wants to ask the woman to dance.<sup id="cite_ref-kirk_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirk-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the context of this song the phrase, 'There's another dance, all you have to do is say yes,' is an allusion to taking a chance and falling in love. This is echoed in the song "Girls in their Summer Clothes" which includes the line "Love's a fools' dance, I ain't got no sense, but I've still got my feet." </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> features live concert footage interspersed with vignettes of couples made at venues on his "Tunnel of Love Express" tour. The video includes both gay and lesbian pairs interspersed with heterosexual couples as representatives of the artist's fans. Springsteen included this explicitly homosexual imagery with neither fanfare nor exploitation. Like several other music videos from the <i>Tunnel of Love</i> album, including "<a href="/wiki/Brilliant_Disguise" title="Brilliant Disguise">Brilliant Disguise</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen song)">Tunnel of Love</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Up" title="One Step Up">One Step Up</a>", the video for "Tougher Than The Rest" was directed by <a href="/wiki/Meiert_Avis" title="Meiert Avis">Meiert Avis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The video was later released on the VHS and DVD <i><a href="/wiki/Video_Anthology_/_1978%E2%80%9388" title="Video Anthology / 1978–88">Video Anthology / 1978–88</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_performance_history">Live performance history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Live performance history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Tougher Than the Rest" has been reasonably popular in live performances. Next to "Brilliant Disguise", this song is the only other song from the album to receive several appearances live. From the <a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_Express_Tour" title="Tunnel of Love Express Tour">Tunnel of Love Express Tour</a> (where it typically opened the second set) that supported the initial release of the album through July 2005, the song received 98 live performances in concert.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A live version of the song, recorded on April 27, 1988 at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena" title="Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a> was released on the <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Chimes_of_Freedom_(EP)" title="Chimes of Freedom (EP)">Chimes of Freedom</a></i>. That version runs 6:39. This is the version which is displayed in the music video. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum machine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Federici" title="Danny Federici">Danny Federici</a> – organ</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Weinberg" title="Max Weinberg">Max Weinberg</a> – snare drum, cymbals, maracas, tambourine</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cover_versions">Cover versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cover versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emmylou_Harris" title="Emmylou Harris">Emmylou Harris</a> recorded the song for her 1990 album <i><a href="/wiki/Brand_New_Dance" title="Brand New Dance">Brand New Dance</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-humphries_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humphries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A cover by <a href="/wiki/Chris_LeDoux" title="Chris LeDoux">Chris LeDoux</a> peaked at number 67 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Singles & Tracks</a> chart in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn2013_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn2013-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Other cover versions have been recorded by <a href="/wiki/Title_Tracks" title="Title Tracks">Title Tracks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Everything_but_the_Girl" title="Everything but the Girl">Everything but the Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mendoza_Line_(band)" title="The Mendoza Line (band)">The Mendoza Line</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Hayes" title="Darren Hayes">Darren Hayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Travis_Tritt" title="Travis Tritt">Travis Tritt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Colvin" title="Shawn Colvin">Shawn Colvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angel_Olsen" title="Angel Olsen">Angel Olsen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camera_Obscura_(band)" title="Camera Obscura (band)">Camera Obscura</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-humphries_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humphries-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> performed the song during her 1990 <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Stone_Tour" title="Heart of Stone Tour">Heart of Stone Tour</a> and it is included in her <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Mirage_(DVD_release)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live at the Mirage (DVD release)">Live at the Mirage</a></i> DVD of that tour.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Are_Augustines" class="mw-redirect" title="We Are Augustines">We Are Augustines</a> also covered the song, on their <i>iTunes Session</i> album.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_(band)" title="Midland (band)">Midland</a> covered the song as a B-side to "<a href="/wiki/Burn_Out_(Midland_song)" title="Burn Out (Midland song)">Burn Out</a>", via <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a>, and regularly perform it in their live shows.</li> <li>Australian singer <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Barnes" title="Jimmy Barnes">Jimmy Barnes</a> covered the song for his 2019 studio album <i><a href="/wiki/My_Criminal_Record" title="My Criminal Record">My Criminal Record</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a> performed an acoustic version at his live show in Dublin on October 16, 2019. Mayer said the song was a birthday present to himself as it is one of his "favourite songs in the world".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Weekly chart performance for "Tougher Than the Rest" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1988) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br /> position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Australia_Bruce_Springsteen_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Australia_Bruce_Springsteen-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austria (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Austria_Bruce_Springsteen_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Austria_Bruce_Springsteen-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Bruce_Springsteen_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Bruce_Springsteen-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italy (<i><a href="/wiki/Musica_e_Dischi" class="mw-redirect" title="Musica e Dischi">Musica e Dischi</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Bruce_Springsteen_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Bruce_Springsteen-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Switzerland_Bruce_Springsteen_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Switzerland_Bruce_Springsteen-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">West Germany (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">GfK</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_West_Germany_Bruce_Springsteen_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_West_Germany_Bruce_Springsteen-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Year-end chart performance for "Tougher Than the Rest" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1988) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>96 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications for "Tougher Than the Rest" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-AustraliaBruce_SpringsteenTougher_Than_the_RestsingleCertRef_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustraliaBruce_SpringsteenTougher_Than_the_RestsingleCertRef-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>35,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Denmark (<a href="/wiki/IFPI_Danmark" title="IFPI Danmark">IFPI Danmark</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-DenmarkBruce_SpringsteenTougher_Than_the_RestsingleCertRef_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DenmarkBruce_SpringsteenTougher_Than_the_RestsingleCertRef-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>45,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tougher_Than_the_Rest&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Then, with "Tougher than the rest" in the "Titolo" field, click "cerca".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Dutch40_-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.top40.nl/top40/1988/week-32">Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1988</a>" (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>. Retrieved June 1, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Bruce_Springsteen-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Bruce_Springsteen_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bruce+Springsteen&titel=Tougher+Than+the+Rest&cat=s">Bruce Springsteen – Tougher Than the Rest"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>. 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style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J." title="Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.">Greetings from<br />Asbury Park, N.J.</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light" title="Blinded by the Light">Blinded by the Light</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Growin%27_Up_(song)" title="Growin' Up (song)">Growin' Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mary_Queen_of_Arkansas" title="Mary Queen of Arkansas">Mary Queen of Arkansas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Does_This_Bus_Stop_at_82nd_Street%3F" title="Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?">Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Flood" title="Lost in the Flood">Lost in the Flood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Angel_(song)" title="The Angel (song)">The Angel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_You_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="For You (Bruce Springsteen song)">For You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Night" title="Spirit in the Night">Spirit in the Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Hard_to_Be_a_Saint_in_the_City" title="It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City">It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wild,_the_Innocent_%26_the_E_Street_Shuffle" title="The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle">The Wild, the Innocent<br />& the E Street Shuffle</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/4th_of_July,_Asbury_Park_(Sandy)" title="4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)">4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Incident_on_57th_Street" title="Incident on 57th Street">Incident on 57th Street</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rosalita_(Come_Out_Tonight)" title="Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)">Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Born_to_Run" title="Born to Run">Born to Run</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Thunder_Road_(song)" title="Thunder Road (song)">Thunder Road</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tenth_Avenue_Freeze-Out" title="Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out">Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Night (Bruce Springsteen song)">Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Backstreets" title="Backstreets">Backstreets</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Born_to_Run_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)">Born to Run</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27s_the_One_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song)">She's the One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meeting_Across_the_River" title="Meeting Across the River">Meeting Across the River</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jungleland" title="Jungleland">Jungleland</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Darkness_on_the_Edge_of_Town" title="Darkness on the Edge of Town">Darkness on the<br />Edge of Town</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Badlands_(song)" title="Badlands (song)">Badlands</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Adam_Raised_a_Cain" title="Adam Raised a Cain">Adam Raised a Cain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Racing_in_the_Street" title="Racing in the Street">Racing in the Street</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Promised_Land_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="The Promised Land (Bruce Springsteen song)">The Promised Land</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Prove_It_All_Night" title="Prove It All Night">Prove It All Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Darkness_on_the_Edge_of_Town_(song)" title="Darkness on the Edge of Town (song)">Darkness on the Edge of Town</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_River_(Bruce_Springsteen_album)" title="The River (Bruce Springsteen album)">The River</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ties_That_Bind_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="The Ties That Bind (Bruce Springsteen song)">The Ties That Bind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sherry_Darling" title="Sherry Darling">Sherry Darling</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Independence Day (Bruce Springsteen song)">Independence Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hungry_Heart" title="Hungry Heart">Hungry Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Out_in_the_Street" title="Out in the Street">Out in the Street</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_River_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="The River (Bruce Springsteen song)">The River</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Point_Blank_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Point Blank (Bruce Springsteen song)">Point Blank</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song)">Cadillac Ranch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fade_Away_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fade Away (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fade Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stolen_Car_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Stolen Car (Bruce Springsteen song)">Stolen Car</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ramrod_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Ramrod (Bruce Springsteen song)">Ramrod</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wreck_on_the_Highway_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Wreck on the Highway (Bruce Springsteen song)">Wreck on the Highway</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_(album)" title="Nebraska (album)">Nebraska</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nebraska_(song)" title="Nebraska (song)">Nebraska</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_(song)" title="Atlantic City (song)">Atlantic City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Johnny_99_(song)" title="Johnny 99 (song)">Johnny 99</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Highway_Patrolman" title="Highway Patrolman">Highway Patrolman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_All_Night_(song)" title="Open All Night (song)">Open All Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Father%27s_House_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="My Father's House (Bruce Springsteen song)">My Father's House</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A._(song)" title="Born in the U.S.A. (song)">Born in the U.S.A.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cover_Me_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Cover Me (Bruce Springsteen song)">Cover Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Darlington_County_(song)" title="Darlington County (song)">Darlington County</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Working_on_the_Highway" title="Working on the Highway">Working on the Highway</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Downbound_Train" title="Downbound Train">Downbound Train</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_on_Fire" title="I'm on Fire">I'm on Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Surrender_(song)" title="No Surrender (song)">No Surrender</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jean" title="Bobby Jean">Bobby Jean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Goin%27_Down" title="I'm Goin' Down">I'm Goin' Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glory_Days_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen song)">Glory Days</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Dark_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)">Dancing in the Dark</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Hometown" title="My Hometown">My Hometown</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(album)" title="Tunnel of Love (album)">Tunnel of Love</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tougher Than the Rest</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spare_Parts_(song)" title="Spare Parts (song)">Spare Parts</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen song)">Tunnel of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brilliant_Disguise" title="Brilliant Disguise">Brilliant Disguise</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Up" title="One Step Up">One Step Up</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Human_Touch" title="Human Touch">Human Touch</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Human_Touch_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)">Human Touch</a> "</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/57_Channels_(And_Nothin%27_On)" title="57 Channels (And Nothin' On)">57 Channels (And Nothin' On)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Pony_Boy" title="My Pony Boy">Pony Boy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Town" title="Lucky Town">Lucky Town</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Better_Days_(Bruce_Springsteen)" class="mw-redirect" title="Better Days (Bruce Springsteen)">Better Days</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Should_Fall_Behind_(song)" title="If I Should Fall Behind (song)">If I Should Fall Behind</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Tom_Joad" title="The Ghost of Tom Joad">The Ghost of Tom Joad</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Tom_Joad_(song)" title="The Ghost of Tom Joad (song)">The Ghost of Tom Joad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Youngstown_(song)" title="Youngstown (song)">Youngstown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_New_Timer" title="The New Timer">The New Timer</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rising_(album)" title="The Rising (album)">The Rising</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Lonesome_Day" title="Lonesome Day">Lonesome Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waitin%27_on_a_Sunny_Day" title="Waitin' on a Sunny Day">Waitin' on a Sunny Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Rising_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="The Rising (Bruce Springsteen song)">The Rising</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_City_of_Ruins" title="My City of Ruins">My City of Ruins</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Magic_(Bruce_Springsteen_album)" title="Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)">Magic</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Radio_Nowhere" title="Radio Nowhere">Radio Nowhere</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls_in_Their_Summer_Clothes" title="Girls in Their Summer Clothes">Girls in Their Summer Clothes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_Walk_Home" title="Long Walk Home">Long Walk Home</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Working_on_a_Dream" title="Working on a Dream">Working on a Dream</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Outlaw_Pete" title="Outlaw Pete">Outlaw Pete</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Lucky_Day_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="My Lucky Day (Bruce Springsteen song)">My Lucky Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Working_on_a_Dream_(song)" title="Working on a Dream (song)">Working on a Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wrestler_(song)" title="The Wrestler (song)">The Wrestler</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_(Bruce_Springsteen_album)" title="Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen album)">Wrecking Ball</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Take_Care_of_Our_Own" title="We Take Care of Our Own">We Take Care of Our Own</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shackled_and_Drawn" class="mw-redirect" title="Shackled and Drawn">Shackled and Drawn</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Death_to_My_Hometown" title="Death to My Hometown">Death to My Hometown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen song)">Wrecking Ball</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rocky_Ground" title="Rocky Ground">Rocky Ground</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Land_of_Hope_and_Dreams" title="Land of Hope and Dreams">Land of Hope and Dreams</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/High_Hopes_(album)" title="High Hopes (album)">High Hopes</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/High_Hopes_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="High Hopes (Bruce Springsteen song)">High Hopes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/American_Skin_(41_Shots)" title="American Skin (41 Shots)">American Skin (41 Shots)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Like_Fire_Would" title="Just Like Fire Would">Just Like Fire Would</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hunter_of_Invisible_Game" title="Hunter of Invisible Game">Hunter of Invisible Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dream_Baby_Dream" title="Dream Baby Dream">Dream Baby Dream</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Western_Stars" title="Western Stars">Western Stars</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Tucson_Train" title="Tucson Train">Tucson Train</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Western_Stars_(song)" title="Western Stars (song)">Western Stars</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Goes_My_Miracle" title="There Goes My Miracle">There Goes My Miracle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_Sunshine_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Hello Sunshine (Bruce Springsteen song)">Hello Sunshine</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Letter_to_You" title="Letter to You">Letter to You</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Letter_to_You_(song)" title="Letter to You (song)">Letter to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Man_Standing_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Last Man Standing (Bruce Springsteen song)">Last Man Standing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_Prayer" title="The Power of Prayer">The Power of Prayer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ghosts_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Ghosts (Bruce Springsteen song)">Ghosts</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_See_You_in_My_Dreams_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="I'll See You in My Dreams (Bruce Springsteen song)">I'll See You in My Dreams</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;;background: #EEE;"><i><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Strong_Survive_(Bruce_Springsteen_album)" title="Only the Strong Survive (Bruce Springsteen album)">Only the Strong Survive</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Only_the_Strong_Survive_(song)" title="Only the Strong Survive (song)">Only the Strong Survive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nightshift_(song)" title="Nightshift (song)">Nightshift</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_I_Love_You_(Indeed_I_Do)" title="Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)">Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Sun_Ain%27t_Gonna_Shine_(Anymore)" title="The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)">The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Turn_Back_the_Hands_of_Time" title="Turn Back the Hands of Time">Turn Back the Hands of Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_She_Was_My_Girl" title="When She Was My Girl">When She Was My Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey,_Western_Union_Man" title="Hey, Western Union Man">Hey, Western Union Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/To_Be_a_Lover" title="To Be a Lover">I Forgot to Be Your Lover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/7_Rooms_of_Gloom" title="7 Rooms of Gloom">7 Rooms of Gloom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Becomes_of_the_Brokenhearted" title="What Becomes of the Brokenhearted">What Becomes of the Brokenhearted</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_Be_Together" title="Someday We'll Be Together">Someday We'll Be Together</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town" title="Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town">Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/War_(The_Temptations_song)#Bruce_Springsteen_version" title="War (The Temptations song)">War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Garden_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen song)">Secret Garden</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sad_Eyes_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Sad Eyes (Bruce Springsteen song)">Sad Eyes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/High_Hopes_(Tim_Scott_McConnell_song)" title="High Hopes (Tim Scott McConnell song)">High Hopes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Devils_%26_Dust_(song)" title="Devils & Dust (song)">Devils & Dust</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_True" title="Be True">Be True</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stand_on_It_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Stand on It (Bruce Springsteen song)">Stand on It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trapped_(Jimmy_Cliff_song)" title="Trapped (Jimmy Cliff song)">Trapped</a>" (live)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Because_the_Night" title="Because the Night">Because the Night</a>" (live)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chimes_of_Freedom_(EP)" title="Chimes of Freedom (EP)">Chimes of Freedom</a>" (live)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fever_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="The Fever (Bruce Springsteen song)">The Fever</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_(Maurice_Williams_song)" title="Stay (Maurice Williams song)">Stay</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pink_Cadillac_(song)" title="Pink Cadillac (song)">Pink Cadillac</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jersey_Girl_(song)" title="Jersey Girl (song)">Jersey Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Light_of_Day_(song)" title="Light of Day (song)">Light of Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chinatown_(Bleachers_song)" title="Chinatown (Bleachers song)">Chinatown</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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