Hungry Heart (track)
by Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart appears on the following album(s) by Bruce Springsteen:
- The River (track #6) (this album) (1980)
- The Essential Bruce Springsteen (track #13) (compilation) (2003)
- Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (1995)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Box Set) (track #6) (compilation) (2015)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Box Set) (track #23) (compilation) (2015)
- The Album Collection: 1973-1984, Vol. 1 (track #40) (compilation) (2014)
- Collection: 1973-2012 (track #6) (compilation) (2013)
- Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ July 25, 1992 (track #27) (2019)
- Bridge School Benefit Concert, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, October 13, 1986 (track #10) (2019)
- Waldbühne, Berlin Germany. May 14, 1993 (track #24) (2022)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/17/2026 15:23 | NickD89 | 6,983 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 17:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 21:57 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 19:12 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2025 02:23 |  AAL2014 | 40,843 | 76/100 |
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Squonk007 09/14/2021 15:21 | #273712
Great track, very catchy hook.
Springsteen's biggest pop moment to date. It was originally to have been recorded by the Ramones but Springsteen changed his mind and in turn it has become one of his all time classics. Great track.
Thematially continues our dive into the river... another soul on the run from home, heartbroken, but guilty of leaving adulthood in the dust...we'll, it's right on his heels as we'll see in just a few songs...
Also, catchy as shit.
revolver94 08/13/2014 00:21 | #119356
Definitely not the second best track on the album hahaha
Shadow23 02/03/2013 09:05 | #63758
Reminds me of Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over"
Romanelli 01/23/2012 19:06 | #35723
For anyone else, a great hit. Coming from Bruce, it was "WTF?" A POP song? A top 40 hit? Blasphemy! Still...he makes it seem effortless.
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