Rocky Ground

"Rocky Ground"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Wrecking Ball
ReleasedApril 21, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreRock, hip hop, gospel
Length4:40
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Ron Aniello, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau (executive prod.)
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"We Take Care of Our Own"
(2012)
"Rocky Ground"
(2012)
"Death to My Hometown"
(2012)
Music video
"Rocky Ground" on YouTube

"Rocky Ground" is a song written and recorded by American musician Bruce Springsteen. It is the second single from his album Wrecking Ball and was released exclusively in select stores as a limited-edition 7-inch 45-rpm vinyl single as a part of Record Store Day on April 21, 2012.[1][2][3][4]

The song made its live debut on March 9, 2012, during Springsteen and the E Street Band's performance at the Apollo Theatre.

A music video for the song was first teased on Facebook and Twitter on May 24, 2012, and released the following day on May 25, 2012. The music video features the lyrics being written down on paper in sync with the song, interchanging this with a series of urban and suburban imagery.

On June 15, 2012, a video for the "Modern Mix" of the song was released. The remixed version was produced by Ron Aniello and Matthew Koma.

Rolling Stone named the song the 7th best song of 2012.[5]

  1. ^ http://backstreets.com/news.html
  2. ^ "Home | RECORD STORE DAY".
  3. ^ ""Rocky Ground" Single für "Record Store Day"". 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Home". recordstoredaygermany.de.
  5. ^ "50 Best Songs of 2012". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.