Cover Me (song)
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| Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||||||||||
| from the album Born in the U.S.A. | ||||||||||||
| B-side | "Jersey Girl" | |||||||||||
| Released | July 31, 1984 | |||||||||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||||||||||
| Recorded | January 1982 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||||
| Length | 3:26 | |||||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt |
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"Cover Me" is a Gold-certified 1984 hit song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. It was the second single released from his successful album Born in the U.S.A. Springsteen wrote the song for Donna Summer. However, his manager, Jon Landau, decided the song had hit potential, and so he kept it for the upcoming Springsteen album.
The song was recorded in January 1982, during the first wave of the Born in the U.S.A. sessions. At the time, the song was originally suggested for Donna Summer, but rejected by Jon Landau in favor of "Protection" (another song written by Springsteen). Interestingly, an unreleased "outtake" of the song, titled "Drop On Down and Cover Me", has long been considered a precursor to the officially released "Cover Me", but was actually recorded much later over the course of the album sessions.
The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in October 1984. It was the second of a record-tying seven Top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A.
No music video was made for the song.
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Continuing the club play goal started with "Dancing in the Dark", Arthur Baker created the 12-inch "Undercover Mix" of "Cover Me". This was a large-scale transformation: a new bass line was cut, an unused backing vocal by industry legend Jocelyn Brown was restored, and reggae and dub elements were introduced. It was released on October 15, 1984.
As with the previous effort, the result displeased some of Springsteen's more strait-laced fans, but did gain actual club play: the remix went to number 11 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco chart.
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