Born in the U.S.A.

E40118

rock album studio album

Born in the U.S.A. is Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 rock album known for its anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics about American working-class life.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Born in the U.S.A. canonical	34
Born in the U.S.A. Tour	6
Born in the U.S.A. (album)	3
Born in the U.S.A. (song)	3
Born in the U.S.A. Tour setlist	2
Born in the U.S.A. (album era songs)	1
Born in the U.S.A. (album) promotion	1
Born in the U.S.A. (single)	1
Born in the U.S.A. (snippet)	1
Born in the U.S.A. tour setlists	1
Bruce Springsteen album "Born in the U.S.A."	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Born in the U.S.A.
Context triple: [Bruce Springsteen, notableWork, Born in the U.S.A.]

A. Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited is a landmark 1965 rock album by Bob Dylan, renowned for its electric sound and the iconic track "Like a Rolling Stone."
B. Tangled Up in Blue
"Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
C. RocknRolla
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast in a story about London’s criminal underworld and a high-stakes real estate scam.
D. Bringing It All Back Home
Bringing It All Back Home is a landmark 1965 album by Bob Dylan that marked his pivotal shift from acoustic folk to electric rock music.
E. American Idiot
American Idiot is a politically charged punk rock concept album by Green Day that follows the story of a disillusioned youth in post-9/11 America.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Born in the U.S.A.
Target entity description: Born in the U.S.A. is Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 rock album known for its anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics about American working-class life.

A. Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited is a landmark 1965 rock album by Bob Dylan, renowned for its electric sound and the iconic track "Like a Rolling Stone."
B. Tangled Up in Blue
"Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
C. RocknRolla
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast in a story about London’s criminal underworld and a high-stakes real estate scam.
D. Bringing It All Back Home
Bringing It All Back Home is a landmark 1965 album by Bob Dylan that marked his pivotal shift from acoustic folk to electric rock music.
E. American Idiot
American Idiot is a politically charged punk rock concept album by Green Day that follows the story of a disillusioned youth in post-9/11 America.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rock album ⓘ studio album ⓘ
artist	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
award	Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ⓘ surface form: Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (for Dancing in the Dark single era)
certificationRIAA	15× Platinum ⓘ
chartPositionUK	1 ⓘ
chartPositionUS	1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner	Andrea Klein ⓘ
decade	1980s ⓘ
genre	heartland rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasPart	Bobby Jean ⓘ Born in the U.S.A. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (song) Cover Me ⓘ Dancing in the Dark ⓘ Darlington County ⓘ Downbound Train ⓘ Glory Days ⓘ I’m Goin’ Down ⓘ I’m on Fire ⓘ My Hometown ⓘ No Surrender ⓘ Working on the Highway ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	46:57 ⓘ
mainTheme	American working-class life ⓘ Vietnam War veterans ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ
nextWork	Live/1975–85 ⓘ
notableFor	anthemic sound ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
numberOfTop10SinglesUS	7 ⓘ
numberOfTracks	12 ⓘ
performer	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
photographer	Annie Leibovitz ⓘ
previousWork	Nebraska ⓘ
producer	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Chuck Plotkin ⓘ Jon Landau ⓘ Steven Van Zandt ⓘ
recordingEnd	1984 ⓘ
recordingStart	1982 ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1984-06-04 ⓘ
salesWorldwide	over 30 million copies ⓘ
studio	The Hit Factory, New York City ⓘ The Power Station, New York City ⓘ Thrill Hill East, Colts Neck, New Jersey ⓘ

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Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bruce Springsteen → notableWork → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (song)

Bruce Springsteen → notableAlbum → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Clarence Clemons → performedOn → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bruce Springsteen album "Born in the U.S.A."

The Boss → associatedWithWork → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Born in the U.S.A. → hasPart → Born in the U.S.A. self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (song)

E Street Band → recordedOn → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Springsteen on Broadway → notableSongPerformed → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Roy Bittan → notableWork → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Adam Raised a Cain → includedInTourSetlist → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Something in the Night → performedOnTour → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Candy's Room → includedInTourSetlist → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Racing in the Street → includedInTour → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Cover Me → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Cover Me → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (album)

Cover Me → includedIn → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. tour setlists

Cover Me → followedBy → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (single)

Darlington County → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Darlington County → includedOnStudioAlbum → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Darlington County → sharesAlbumWith → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (song)

Working on the Highway → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Working on the Highway → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (album)

Working on the Highway → includedInTour → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Downbound Train → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Downbound Train → recordedFor → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

I’m on Fire → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm on Fire

I’m on Fire → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm on Fire

No Surrender → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

No Surrender → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Bobby Jean → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Bobby Jean → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Bobby Jean → includedIn → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour setlist

I’m Goin’ Down → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm Goin' Down

I’m Goin’ Down → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm Goin' Down

I’m Goin’ Down → includedIn → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm Goin' Down

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour setlist

Glory Days → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Glory Days → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (album) promotion

Glory Days → associatedWithTour → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. Tour

Dancing in the Dark → partOfAlbum → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Dancing in the Dark → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Dancing in the Dark → singleFrom → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

My Hometown → album → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

My Hometown → partOf → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

My Hometown → singleFromAlbum → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Live/1975–85 → includesSong → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Ain’t Got You → precededBy → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (album era songs)

Tunnel of Love Express Tour → notableSongPerformed → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Chapter and Verse → featuresSong → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Greatest Hits → includesSong → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

Jon Landau → notableWork → Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Born in the U.S.A. (album)

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