Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run 😎 ‘Born to Run’ is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title track of his third studio album Born to Run (1975). It was Springsteen's first worldwide single release, although it achieved little initial success outside of the United States. Within the U.S., however, it received extensive airplay on progressive or album-oriented rock radio stations. The single was also Springsteen’s first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #