My Hometown

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"My Hometown" is a song by Bruce Springsteen that reflects on personal memories, social change, and the decline of a small American town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Born in the U.S.A.
artist Bruce Springsteen
associatedAct E Street Band
belongsToDiscographyOf Bruce Springsteen
bSide Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 6
chronology final single from Born in the U.S.A.
composer Bruce Springsteen
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1980s
followedBySingle My Hometown (chronology: "War")
linked to: My Hometown
genre heartland rock
rock
hasLiveVersionOn Live/1975–85
hasMusicVideo yes
includedIn Bruce Springsteen concert setlists
language English
length 4:33
lyricist Bruce Springsteen
narrativePerspective first person
notableLyricMotif father driving narrator around town
passing the hometown to the next generation
partOf Born in the U.S.A.
performer Bruce Springsteen
precededBySingle My Hometown (chronology: "I'm Goin' Down")
linked to: My Hometown
producer Bruce Springsteen
Chuck Plotkin
Jon Landau
Steven Van Zandt
recordingPeriod 1982–1983
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1985-11-21
setting small American town
singleFromAlbum Born in the U.S.A.
subjectMatter deindustrialization
economic hardship
racial tension
theme decline of a small American town
personal memories
social change
writer Bruce Springsteen

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Born in the U.S.A. hasPart My Hometown
Darlington County sharesAlbumWith My Hometown
My Hometown precededBySingle My Hometown (chronology: "I'm Goin' Down")
linked to: My Hometown
My Hometown followedBySingle My Hometown (chronology: "War")
linked to: My Hometown
Live/1975–85 includesSong My Hometown
Greatest Hits includesSong My Hometown
HSAS performedSong My Hometown