The Promised Land (Bruce Springsteen song)
1978 single by Bruce Springsteen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Promised Land" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen from his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. It was released as a single in Europe, backed by another song from Darkness on the Edge of Town, "Streets of Fire", the third single from the album after "Badlands" and "Prove It All Night".[3][4] "The Promised Land" was also included on the compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen.[5] The song has been a staple of Springsteen's live shows since 1978, and has been included on several concert albums and videos.[6] The live album Live/1975–85 includes a 1985 performance of "The Promised Land" from a concert in Los Angeles, California.[7][4] A performance of the song from a 2003 concert in Barcelona is included on the Live in Barcelona video.[8] A June 28, 2009 live performance in London from the Working on a Dream Tour was included on the London Calling: Live in Hyde Park DVD.[9] The box set The Promise contains video of three live performances of "The Promised Land", a 2009 performance from the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, New Jersey, without an audience, a 1978 performance from a concert in Phoenix, Arizona, and another 1978 performance from a concert in Houston, Texas.[10] Darren Hanlon covered "The Promised Land" on Play Some Pool, Skip Some School, Act Real Cool.[11] Eddie Vedder has also covered this song live.
"Promised Land" | ||||
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Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
from the album Darkness on the Edge of Town | ||||
B-side | "Streets of Fire" | |||
Released | October 1978 | |||
Recorded | October 27, 1977 with overdubs December 1 and 27 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant, New York City, New York | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau | |||
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology | ||||
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