Tougher Than the Rest

This article is about the Bruce Springsteen single. For the Once Upon a Time episode, see Tougher Than the Rest (Once Upon a Time).

"Tougher Than the Rest"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Tunnel of Love
B-side"Roulette"
ReleasedJune 6, 1988 (UK)[1]
RecordedBetween January 1 and May 15, 1987
StudioThrill Hill East, Rumson, New Jersey
GenreRock
Length4:35
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"One Step Up"
(1988) 		"Tougher Than the Rest"
(1988) 		"Spare Parts"
(1988)

"Tougher Than the Rest" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 Tunnel of Love album. It was released as a single in some countries, following "Brilliant Disguise" and the title track, but was not released as a single in the United States.[2] It reached as high as No. 3 on the Swiss charts, and also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Austria.[3][4][5][6] While the song is not one of his most popular ones in the USA, it sold much better in the UK[7] and is one of Springsteen's most beloved songs in Europe.

  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 773.
  2. ^ "Bruce Springsteen Chart History". Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "Tougher Than the Rest - Switzerland". swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Tougher Than the Rest - UK". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  5. ^ Humphries, Patrick (1996). Bruce Springsteen. p. 78. ISBN 0-7119-5304-X.
  6. ^ "Tougher Than the Rest". Irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "Tougher Than the Rest by Bruce Springsteen - Songfacts". Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.