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'Born To Run'
Bruce Springsteen
Born To Run might have been hard for Bruce to write, however it earned him a number sixteen hit in the UK twelve years after in was released on his album of the same name. |  Song facts | | Composer | Bruce Springsteen | | | Genre | Rock | | | Album | Born To Run | | | Year of release | 1975 | | | UK Chart Position | 16 |
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Bruce Springsteen on writing Born To Run | |
Bruce Springsteen reveals to Trevor Dann (via a long-distance phone call) how he wrote Born To Run - "It took me a really long time to write it...it was really hard to write".
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