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It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City

First released 1972EnglishRock120+ recordingson 888 releasesISWC T-070.081.326-8
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Written by

Bruce SpringsteenComposerBruce SpringsteenLyricistBruce SpringsteenArranger

Recordings

PerformanceBy
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:13
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen2:55
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Station to Station outtake)David Bowie3:49
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen5:00
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:32
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:33
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen6:15
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:09
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:40
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:23
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:37
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:58
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:40
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:47
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:16
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City · videoBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:26
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:55
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:14
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:53
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen4:08
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:06
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:17
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen5:12
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:22
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:54
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:55
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen2:47
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen5:37
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City · videoBruce Springsteen
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:16
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:05
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:02
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:52
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:18
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen5:05
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:08
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:13
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:27
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:58
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:07
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:09
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:54
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:01
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:47
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:07
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:48
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:28
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:47
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:26
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:15
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:53
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:13
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen0:55
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen, The E Street Band with Vini Lopez
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen4:32
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:37
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:48
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:48
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:15
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:18
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:07
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:49
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:41
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:50
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:24
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:32
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:09
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:45
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:13
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:24
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:57
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:26
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:12
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:13
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:43
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:55
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:29
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:51
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:20
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:32
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:31
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:30
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:05
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen3:36

On these albums

It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the CityBruce Springsteen · 1972
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.Bruce Springsteen · 1973
1975‐08‐15, early show: The Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA
1975‐08‐15, early show: The Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1975
Born to Run
Born to RunBruce Springsteen · 1975
1975‐08‐23: Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA
1975‐08‐23: Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1975
1975‐11‐18: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
1975‐11‐18: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UKBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1976
Hot Coals From the Fiery Furnace
Hot Coals From the Fiery FurnaceBruce Springsteen · 1976
1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1976
1977‐03‐25: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
1977‐03‐25: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1977
1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA
1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1978
1978‐09‐19: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA
1978‐09‐19: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1978
Last American Hero From Asbury Park
Last American Hero From Asbury ParkBruce Springsteen · 1978
1979‐01‐01: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA
1979‐01‐01: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1979
Rescued
RescuedBruce Springsteen · 1980
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Born to Run
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Born to RunBruce Springsteen · 1980
More Greetings From Asbury Park N.J.
More Greetings From Asbury Park N.J.Bruce Springsteen · 1980
The Boss of the Boardwalk
The Boss of the BoardwalkBruce Springsteen · 1980
The Boss Is Back
The Boss Is BackBruce Springsteen · 1981
Retrospective
RetrospectiveBruce Springsteen · 1982
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen · 1982
All Those Years
All Those YearsBruce Springsteen · 1985
Live/1975–85
Live/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1985
Boston Hall 3‐3‐74
Boston Hall 3‐3‐74Bruce Springsteen · 1986
Complete
CompleteBruce Springsteen · 1986
The Bruce Springsteen Collection
The Bruce Springsteen CollectionBruce Springsteen · 1988
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1988
Live and Unreleased 1971/79
Live and Unreleased 1971/79Bruce Springsteen · 1989
The Early Years, Volume Two: The John Hammond Demos 1972
The Early Years, Volume Two: The John Hammond Demos 1972Bruce Springsteen · 1989
Sound + Vision
Sound + VisionDavid Bowie · 1989
1975‐12‐28: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA
1975‐12‐28: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USABruce Springsteen · 1990
1975‐10‐02: Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
1975‐10‐02: Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1990
Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen
Collected Works of Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen · 1990
Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen · 1990
1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1990
Lost in the Flood
Lost in the FloodBruce Springsteen · 1990
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street ShuffleBruce Springsteen · 1991
The Boss Keeps Rockin’, Vol. 3
The Boss Keeps Rockin’, Vol. 3Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1991
The World of Bruce Springsteen
The World of Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen · 1991
Nebraska / Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Nebraska / Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.Bruce Springsteen · 1991
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 4: Greetings From Asbury Park Outtakes
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 4: Greetings From Asbury Park OuttakesBruce Springsteen · 1992
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 3: CBS Audition (Hammond Demos)
The Unsurpassed Springsteen, Volume 3: CBS Audition (Hammond Demos)Bruce Springsteen · 1992
Ultra Rare Trax, Vol. 1
Ultra Rare Trax, Vol. 1Bruce Springsteen · 1992
Backstreets
BackstreetsBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1992
Ultra Rare Trax, Vol. 2
Ultra Rare Trax, Vol. 2Bruce Springsteen · 1992
A Concert for the Kristen Ann Carr Fund
A Concert for the Kristen Ann Carr FundBruce Springsteen · 1993
1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA / 1976‐05‐10: Municipal Auditorium Theater, Mobile, AL, USA
1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA / 1976‐05‐10: Municipal Auditorium Theater, Mobile, AL, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1994
1975‐09‐12: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX, USA
1975‐09‐12: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1994
1974‐07‐13: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA
1974‐07‐13: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1995
1973‐07‐31, late show: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA
1973‐07‐31, late show: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1995
1976‐05‐10: Municipal Auditorium Theater, Mobile, AL, USA
1976‐05‐10: Municipal Auditorium Theater, Mobile, AL, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1995
1978‐12‐19: Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, USA
1978‐12‐19: Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1995
1975‐11‐24: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
1975‐11‐24: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UKBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1995
1977‐03‐06: Jai‐Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USA
1977‐03‐06: Jai‐Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1996
Interview With Bruce Springsteen
Interview With Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen · 1996
1978‐06‐24: Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, USA
1978‐06‐24: Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, USABruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · 1996
One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen
One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce SpringsteenVarious Artists · 1997
Asbury Park Night
Asbury Park NightBruce Springsteen · 1997
Alternative Biography
Alternative BiographyDavid Bowie · 1997
Deep Down in the Vaults
Deep Down in the VaultsBruce Springsteen · 1998
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979David Bowie · 1998

Source: MusicBrainz work 5a564a66-106f-38b6-823a-101396c9ad09 (CC0).