Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest
"If you're rough enough for love honey, I'm tougher than the rest."
Album: Tunnel of Love [8th album]
Recorded: New Jersey, USA [at Springsteen's home studio]
Genre: Rock
Album Release: October 5th 1987
Single Release: June 1988 [5th single - only released in Europe]
Length: 4:35
Producer: Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin & Jon Landau
Vocalist: Bruce Springsteen [age 38]
Label: Columbia
Music Video
Charts, Streams & Sales
Spotify: Over 75 million
YouTube Music: Over 35 million
Credits
Drums [Springsteen], harmonica [Springsteen], guitar [Springsteen]
Details
- 'Tunnel of Love' is an album of love songs made by a man in a struggling marriage. 'Tougher Than the Rest' is about a man seeking a new woman. Released in 1987, Springsteen and his first wife were separated by 1988 and divorced a year after that.
In 1990 Bruce welcomed a newborn child into the world with soon to be new wife and fellow member of the E Street band Patti Scialfa. Who is it that can be seen romantically singing with Bruce in the music video for 'Tougher Than the Rest'? In 1987? It's that same Patti Scialfa (see 3.59 in the video above). - During live performances Bruce dedicates the song to Patti Scialfa.
- There is a cover version by Everything But the Girl from 1992.
- There is a cover version by Angel Olsen from 2017.
- There is a cover version by Emmylou Harris from 1990.
- There is a cover version by Camera Obscura.
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