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"Wrecking Ball" is a song written and performed by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It is the title track of Wrecking Ball, his 17th studio album. It was first released as a live single in 2009, and it charted at number three on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[1]
| "Wrecking Ball" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
| from the album Wrecking Ball | ||||
| Released | 2009 (live version), 2012 (studio version) | |||
| Length | 5:48 (6:37 live single version) | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter | Bruce Springsteen | |||
| Producer | Ron Aniello | |||
| Bruce Springsteen singles chronology | ||||
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History
editThe song was written in 2009 as a tribute to New Jersey's Giants Stadium before its impending closure and demolition; Springsteen and the E Street Band had performed there nearly twenty times since the 1980s.[2] It was debuted live at their final five concerts at the stadium in October 2009 (as part of the Working on a Dream Tour), which were also the final concerts hosted by the venue.[3] A live version of the song from these concerts was released in 2009 as a single.[4]
"Wrecking Ball" was listed at number 43 in Rolling Stone' list of Bruce Springsteen's 100 best songs. His guitarist Steve Van Zandt said about the song: "I think it's a great example of how good craft becomes art. I really believe that is how most of it happens. It's rare that someone sets out to do something that is great art and actually succeeds at it. Most of the time that's not the thought. Bruce certainly does that more than most."[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021.
- ↑ Waddell, Ray (November 14, 2009). "PhillySoul". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 45. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Google Books.
And tearing down Giants Stadium is so symbolic for us that Bruce wrote his recent song, 'Wrecking Ball,' about his feelings about the end of his neighborhood football field, where he has played 24 times.
- 1 2 Sheffield, Brian Hiatt, David Browne, David Fricke, Jon Dolan, Thomas Walsh, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Patrick Doyle, Andy Greene, Will Hermes, Rob; Hiatt, Brian; Browne, David; Fricke, David; Dolan, Jon; Walsh, Thomas; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Doyle, Patrick; Greene, Andy; Hermes, Will; Sheffield, Rob (December 11, 2018). "100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs". Rolling Stone.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Wrecking Ball (Live at Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ – October 2009) – Single di Bruce Springsteen" – via music.apple.com.