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Streets Of Philadelphia (BRUCE SPRINGTEEN) with sheet music from the film "Philadelphia"
Streets Of Philadelphia (BRUCE SPRINGTEEN) with sheet music from the film "Philadelphia"
Streets Of Philadelphia (BRUCE SPRINGTEEN)
Sheet music Library available here: sheetmusiclibrary.website
Personnel
Bruce Springsteen - vocals, keyboards, drum machine
Tommy Sims - background vocals
"Streets of Philadelphia" is a song written and performed by American
rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the film Philadelphia (1993), an
early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. Released as a single in
1994, the song was a hit in many countries, particularly in Austria,
Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy and Norway, where it
topped the singles charts. In the United States, the single peaked at
number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Streets of Philadelphia" achieved greater popularity in Europe than in
the United States. While it peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot
100 chart, it became a number-one single in Germany, France and Austria.
It peaked at number two in the United Kingdom,[3] becoming
Springsteen's highest charting hit in Britain, and number four in
Australia. As of 2012, "Streets of Philadelphia" ranks as his most
recent top ten hit. The song was included on the album All Time Greatest
Movie Songs, released by Sony in 1999.
The song was a critical triumph and went on to win the Academy Award for
Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Rock
Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and Best Song Written
Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. In 2004 it finished at
number 68 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American
cinema.
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