| "The Ghost of Tom Joad" | |
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| Single by Bruce Springsteen | |
| from the album The Ghost of Tom Joad | |
| Released | November 21, 1995 |
| Recorded | April–June 1995 at Thrill Hill West in Los Angeles[1] |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 4:23 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin |
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a folk rock song written by Bruce Springsteen. It is the title track to his eleventh studio album, released in 1995. The character Tom Joad, from John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, is mentioned in the title and narrative.
Originally a quiet folk song, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" has also been covered by Rage Against the Machine and Junip. Springsteen himself has performed the song in a variety of arrangements, including with the E Street Band, and a live recording featuring Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello as guest. In 2013, Springsteen re-recorded the track with Morello for his eighteenth studio album, High Hopes (2014).