| "Sherry Darling" | ||||
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| Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
| from the album The River | ||||
| B-side | "Be True" | |||
| Released | February 20, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | May–April 1980 | |||
| Studio | Power Station (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt | |||
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"Sherry Darling" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen from his fifth studio album The River. Originally written for his previous album, 1978's Darkness on the Edge of Town, the song was rejected for not fitting that album's somber tone. The song's frat crowd noises were meant to evoke early rock and roll songs like "Louie, Louie," which similarly had loud incidental crowd noises.
Considered for single release sporadically since 1978, "Sherry Darling" was ultimately released as a single in the UK and Europe in 1981. Though not charting, the song has become a live favorite and has attracted positive reception from music writers.