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Born to Run

song written and composed by Bruce Springsteen; originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen in 1974 and released in 1975
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2734366
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Summary

Born to Run is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: heartland rock[3]
  • Follows: Spirit in the Night[4]
  • Followed by: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out[5]
  • Producer: Mike Appel[6]
  • Performer: Bruce Springsteen[7], Allan Clarke[8]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[9]
  • Distribution format: vinyl record[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Publication date: August 25, 1975[12]
  • Title: Born to Run[13]
  • Duration: 4.5[14]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • Genre(s): pop rock, rock, rock and roll[16]

  • Community tags: pop rock, rock, rock and roll[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9893a23c-f282-3b07-a2db-b4f2f3b9f4b2[18]

Why It Matters

Born to Run has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Bruce Springsteen Columbia Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Erik den yngre · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Publication date → —
    Record label → Columbia Records
    Genre → heartland rock
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Duration: 4.5 minute"
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