I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free, Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen

“You can’t start a fire without a spark.” Released 40 years ago this month, “that one song that was going to throw gasoline on the fire” — as Bruce wrote — was “Dancing in the Dark.” The first of seven top 10 singles from "Born in the U.S.A.," it was one of the last Bruce wrote and added to the LP — one of his “most well-crafted and heartfelt pop songs,” he recalled. | Bruce Springsteen