Bruce (song)
1980 single by Rick Springfield
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"Bruce" is a song by Australian musician Rick Springfield. The song appeared on his 1984 album, Beautiful Feelings.[1] The song reached No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2]
| "Bruce" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rick Springfield | ||||
| from the album Beautiful Feelings | ||||
| B-side | "Guenevere" | |||
| Released | 1980/1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter | Rick Springfield | |||
| Rick Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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Background
Originally recorded in 1978, relatively early in Springfield's career, the song's first-person lyrics offer a comedic take on being frequently confused with the more famous fellow musician Bruce Springsteen. One verse recounts a romantic tryst with a woman who refers to Springfield as "Bruce" during sex, another describes an encounter with a fan who expresses an affinity for Born to Run, and the final verse sees Springfield being mistakenly called Bruce even by his own mother.
Cash Box called it "a hard rocking and humorous lament over being mistaken for Bruce Springsteen."[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 27 |
