Born in the U.S.A.
It's from 1984, before you were born.
- Artist
- Bruce Springsteen
- Genre
- Rock
- Released
- 1984
- Note
- blockbuster album
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About
As of 2026, it's 42 years old.
Born in the U.S.A. is the most misread anthem in American history — Bruce Springsteen wrote a furious lament about a Vietnam veteran abandoned by his country, set it to the most fist-pumpingly triumphant chorus imaginable, and watched politicians and fans alike mistake it for a flag-waving celebration. The verses say one thing; the chorus tricks everyone.
It became one of the best-selling albums of the decade and spawned seven Top 10 singles, all while quietly being far angrier than its rousing sound suggested.
Rousing, deceptive, and endlessly misunderstood, Born in the U.S.A. is the protest song that the whole country cheerfully sang as a celebration.
