The Hitter
~ Recording by Bruce Springsteen
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (age-restricted symbol on DVD) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (age-restricted symbol on DVD) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 2.4 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C2 93900 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 91960 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CN 93900 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 91960 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CN 93900 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP 782-3 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP 782-3 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200002000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | CDCOL 7000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (no age-restricted symbol on DVD) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002007, COL 520000 2 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 52 520000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 52 520000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (no age-restricted symbol on DVD) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002007, COL 520000 2 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 4 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 520000 7 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 520000 7 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.3 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.3 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.5 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.5 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 520000.3 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 520000.3 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 3 520000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 3 520000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | CDCOL 7000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 4 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 4 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200002000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (dual disc longbox, version 1) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | DDC 93900 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (dual disc longbox, version 1) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | DDC 93900 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (dual disc longbox, version 2) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | DDC 93900 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (dual disc longbox, version 2) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | DDC 93900 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (with French sticker) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (with French sticker) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002000, COL 520000 2 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 3 520000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 3 520000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200007000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5200007000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Magic | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | HY-0692 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Spain, “El Periódico” reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 520000 2 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Spain, “El Periódico” reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 520000 2 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | G010000559427L |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Portugal, “Editora Planeta DeAgostini” reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Planeta de Agostini | 509975200002 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Portugal, “Editora Planeta DeAgostini” reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Planeta de Agostini | 509975200002 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Italy, “Corriere della Sera” and “Sorrisi e Canzoni” reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 12SC0130 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:52 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (96kHz · 24bit) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | G010000559427L_96 |
| 2.4 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (US, 2020 reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 19075978921 |
| 2.4 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust (Europe, 2020 reissue) | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19075978921 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 114.013 / 2 520000 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 114.013 / 2 520000 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SB10028C |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SB10028C |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.5 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000.5 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP 782-3 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP 782-3 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | [none] |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | [none] |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CSK 55416 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | [none] |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002007, COL 520000 2 |
| 2.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 520000 2, 5200002007, COL 520000 2 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:48 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only), RCA (bootleg label pretending to be the real thing), Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one) | [none] |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| Music World (bootleg label) | [none] |
| 2.114 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Новая Фонотека В Кармане | Bruce Springsteen | Album + Compilation |
| Новая Фонотека В Кармане | [none] |
| 2.114 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | MP3 | Bruce Springsteen | Album + Compilation + Live |
| MP3 Music Collection | PD34519 / PD34520 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | [none] |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| PROF Records (bootlegs) | PR 194040905 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album + Compilation | Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | HDCD-2401 | |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album |
| DSD Direct Stream Digital | TL-8767 |
| 1.10 | The Hitter | 5:53 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | Album | Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only) | 520000 2, COL 5200002-5200002000 | |
| 2.114 | The Hitter | ?:?? | Bruce Springsteen | MP3 Collection | Bruce Springsteen | Album + Compilation |
| Digital Records (Russian pirate imprint) | [none] |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Nick DiDia Toby Scott |
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| additional engineer: | Billy Bowers (US engineer) |
| assistant engineer: | Karl Egsieker Tom Tapley |
| producer and mixer: | Brendan O’Brien (engineer) |
| guitar, keyboard [keyboards] and percussion: | Bruce Springsteen |
| horn [horns]: | Brice Andrus (American horn player) Donald Strand (tuba player) Thomas Witte (hornist) Susan Welty |
| strings: | Nashville String Machine |
| vocals: | Bruce Springsteen |
| horn arranger and strings arranger: | Eddie Horst |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Bruce Springsteen (in 2005) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | SONY BMG Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd. (in 2005) |
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| additionally recorded at: | Masterphonics in Nashville, Tennessee, United States Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| recorded at: | Thrill Hill East (Springsteen’s home studio in Rumson) in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States Thrill Hill Recording Los Angeles (Springsteen’s home studio in Beverly Hills) in Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| additionally mixed at: | Thrill Hill Recording Los Angeles (Springsteen’s home studio in Beverly Hills) in Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| mixed at: | Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/2PlPegkfW8hx7HLfOlWrz2 [info] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNhMLEQpavY [info] |
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| other databases: | https://www.whosampled.com/Bruce-Springsteen/The-Hitter/ [info] |
| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/86766 [info] |
| recording of: | The Hitter |
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Related works
The Hitter
| lyricist and composer: | Bruce Springsteen (in 1996) |
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