| "Darlington County" | |
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| Song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Born in the U.S.A. | |
| Released | June 4, 1984 |
| Recorded | April - May 1982 at The Power Station in New York |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:48 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer | Bruce Springsteen |
| Producer | Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt |
| Born in the U.S.A. track listing | |
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"Darlington County" is a 1984 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on the album Born in the U.S.A. and has remained a popular concert song for Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The version of the song that was released on the album was recorded in April or May 1982 at the Power Station in one of the early Born in the U.S.A. recording sessions.[1]
The actual Darlington County is in South Carolina.
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Jeff Stevens and the Bullets took a cover version to #69 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1987.
Darlington County was played in every leg of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour. The song did not emerge again until four days after the breakup with the Other Band. During the Reunion Tour, the song was performed frequently.
After the Attacks of September 11, the song (whose lyrics mention the World Trade Center) was not played until the third leg of The Rising Tour. It was played throughout the remainder of the tour and the song reappeared on the Magic Tour. The song has been played about 260 times through 2008.