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{{Short description|1994 single by Bruce Springsteen}}
{{About|the song by Bruce Springsteen|the streets in the city of Philadelphia|:Category:Streets in Philadelphia}}
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Streets of Philadelphia
| cover         = Streets_of_Philadelphia.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| album         = [[Philadelphia (film)#Soundtrack|Philadelphia Official Soundtrack]]
| B-side        = [[If I Should Fall Behind (song)|If I Should Fall Behind]]
| released      = {{start date|1994|2|11}}
| recorded      = 
| studio        = Thrill Hill West ([[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], California)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dolan |first1=Marc |title=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and the PROMISE of ROCK 'N' ROLL |date=2013 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. |location=New York, NY |pages=230–231 |url=https://www.wwnorton.com/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218120505/https://wwnorton.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| venue         = 
| genre         = [[Soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kline|first=Steven|date=September 27, 2017|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/110761/the-killers-album-review-brandon-flowers-wonderful-wonderful|title=Album Review: The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful|website=[[Gigwise]]|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204015712/https://www.gigwise.com/news/110761/the-killers-album-review-brandon-flowers-wonderful-wonderful|url-status=live}}</ref>
| length        = {{unbulleted list|3:15 (single edit)|3:50  (CD soundtrack version)|4:12 (LP soundtrack version)}}
| label         = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer        = Bruce Springsteen<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 137}}</ref>
| producer      = *Bruce Springsteen
*[[Chuck Plotkin]]
| prev_title    = Lucky Town
| prev_year     = 1993
| next_title    = [[Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen song)|Secret Garden]]
| next_year     = 1995
| misc          = {{External music video|header=Music video|type=single|{{YouTube|4z2DtNW79sQ|"Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia"}}}}
}}

"'''Streets of Philadelphia'''" is a song written and performed by American [[Rock music|rock]] musician [[Bruce Springsteen]] for the 1993 film ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', starring [[Tom Hanks]], an early mainstream film dealing with [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Alex P. |last=King |title=Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes |publisher=Pascal |year=2004 |place=Paris |page=341 |language=fr |isbn=2-35019-009-9}}</ref> Released as a single by [[Columbia Records]] in 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, including 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 (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]], becoming Springsteen's 12th and latest top-10 hit.

The song received critical acclaim, including the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] and four [[Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]], [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|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 songs in American cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-songs/|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=February 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211142525/https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is listed among the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll &#124; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Background and release==
In early 1993, ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' director [[Jonathan Demme]] asked Springsteen to write a song for his film, adding "I want it to play in the malls." Springsteen replied, "Well, I'm interested, so I'd like to come up with a song for you. If you give me some time, I'll see, but I can't promise." Springsteen recalled adding, "I'm not very good at scores."

In late August 1993, following the conclusion of the [[Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour|1992-1993 World Tour]], Springsteen recorded a demo of his completed song at Thrill Hill Recording in [[Beverly Hills, California]], including all the song's instrumentation. He mailed the tape to Demme, who later said, "my wife and I sat down and listened to it, and we were literally weeping by the end".<ref name="SPRINGSTEEN Point Blank">{{cite book |last1=Sandford |first1=Christopher |title=SPRINGSTEEN Point Blank |date=1999 |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |location=New York, NY |pages=220–221 |url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208191836/https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, background vocals were added by Tommy Sims (from the "Other Band"). 

In October 1993, Springsteen recorded the song at [[A&M Studios]] in [[Los Angeles]], with Sims, [[Ornette Coleman]] on saxophone, and vocals by [["Little" Jimmy Scott]]. It was mixed by [[Bob Clearmountain]], included in the soundtrack, and the video was recorded. In mid-December, Springsteen replaced the video with his home demo from August, re-shooting some video scenes to eliminate Scott. The four-man combo version can be heard in a brief scene in the film when [[Tom Hanks]] exits [[Denzel Washington]]'s office, but it was Springsteen alone playing over the opening credits. 

"Streets of Philadelphia" was released on February 11, 1994. It is the first [[Single (music)|single]] from the film's original soundtrack, with Springsteen singing and playing all the instruments with Sims on background vocal. 

The song became a worldwide chart success.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dolan|first1=Marc|title=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and the PROMISE of ROCK 'N' ROLL|date=2013|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.|location=New York, NY|pages=230–231|url=https://www.wwnorton.com/|access-date=February 9, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218120505/https://wwnorton.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Streets of Philadelphia" achieved greater popularity in Europe than in the United States. It peaked at number nine on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, but became a number-one single in Germany, France, and Austria. It peaked at number two in the United Kingdom,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> becoming Springsteen's highest charting hit in the UK. The song reached number four in Australia, and spent five weeks at number one in [[Irish Singles Chart|Ireland]]. 

{{as of|2024}}, "Streets of Philadelphia" is Springsteen's most recent top ten hit in the United States. The song has been included in many subsequent Springsteen compilation albums, including ''[[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (1995), ''[[The Essential Bruce Springsteen]]'' (2003), and ''[[Best of Bruce Springsteen]]'' (2024). It was also included on the album ''[[All Time Greatest Movie Songs (album)|All Time Greatest Movie Songs]]'', released by [[Sony]] in 1999.

==Critical reception==
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "Springsteen's empathetic lyrics and performance zoom straight for the heart, traveling atop a slow and sturdy beat and pillowy synths. A powerful song with or without the image of the film to support it."<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= February 19, 1994 |page= 57 |access-date= March 17, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-19.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick |archive-date= March 7, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210307120611/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-19.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> Troy J. Augusto from ''[[Cash Box (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' named it Pick of the Week, describing it as an "appropriately somber song," writing, "Written in the first person, this slow-moving [[ballad]] documents the struggle of a downtrodden and forgotten soul left to wander the dark streets, out of sight of an uncaring society. Like [[Tom Hanks|Hanks]]' character in the film, Springsteen's unfortunate draws on our sympathy, not because he asks for help but because he appears unable to help himself, an important distinction. One of The Boss’ best."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Troy J.|last=Augusto|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-02-12.pdf|title=Pop Singles — Reviews: Pick of the Week|magazine=[[Cash Box (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=February 12, 1994|page=|accessdate=February 27, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227105420/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-02-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Kent Zimmerman from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' concluded, "Bruce Springsteen's custom-written theme is as scary a portrait of [[AIDS]] as you're likely to hear all year long. Combining the gruesome fears of urban abandonment coupled with the tragedy of a fatal disease in just one song is surely a miracle of subtlety."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kent|last=Zimmerman|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/94/Gavin-1994-01-14.pdf|title=Gavin Picks — Albums|magazine=[[Gavin Report]]|date=January 14, 1994|page=|accessdate=March 10, 2022|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305145453/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/94/Gavin-1994-01-14.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Hilburn]] from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' deemed it "a moving ballad about a man whose body is being destroyed by AIDS", and "a work that shows Springsteen, despite all the questions raised by changes in his life in recent years, can still write purposeful songs that connect on a deeply emotional level." He added, "Springsteen sings in a voice that expresses the helplessness and heartache of someone dying of AIDS as convincingly as Springsteen once conveyed the dreams and aspirations of youth."<ref>[[Robert Hilburn|Hilburn, Robert]] (July 7, 1994). "Calendar > Comment On Entertainment > Today's Top 10 List From Our Home Office". p. B8. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref>

In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] said, "However good it may be the brooding ballad is hardly classic Bruce and can be expected to shuttle rapidly out next week".<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending March 19th 1994|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1994/week-ending-march-19th-1994|website=Chart Watch UK|date=March 13, 1994|access-date=September 6, 2021|author-link=James Masterton|archive-date=September 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907060931/https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1994/week-ending-march-19th-1994|url-status=live}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Music & Media]]'' commented, "The man who used to walk upon [[E Street Band|E-Street]], now roams the Philly lanes. This synth-dominated track from the ''OST [[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' revives the "etherealism" of ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel Of Love]]''."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=  |last=  |title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |date= February 12, 1994 |page= 11 |access-date= March 9, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-02-12.pdf |archive-date= March 8, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308061959/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-02-12.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> Stephen Dalton from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' wrote, "The Boss fights through eerie ambient mists and prowls in a buried, snaking backbeat as he pleads for human warmth in a freezing world. It's a heartbreaker, surpassing most of Brucie's recent chest-beating in its soulful understatement."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53113361512/|title=Long Play|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=March 19, 1994|page=51|access-date=August 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816235921/https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53113361512|url-status=live}}</ref> Neil Spencer from ''[[The Observer]]'' felt Springsteen's "sombre" "Streets of Philadelphia" "reflects a dark night of the soul as the disease takes hold".<ref>Spencer, Neil (March 6, 1994). "Pop Releases". ''[[The Observer]]''.</ref> Pete Stanton of ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song four out of five, writing, "This is far gentler, far lovelier and far nicer than anything he's done for ages. Taken from the excellent film [...], this should see Bruce back in the charts."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Pete|last=Stanton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52592190013/in/album-72177720304791051/|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=March 16, 1994|page=53|access-date=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229040525/https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52592190013/in/album-72177720304791051/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music video==
The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jonathan Demme and his nephew [[Ted Demme]] in December 1993, begins by showing Springsteen walking along desolate city streets, followed by a bustling park and schoolyard, interspersed with footage from the film. After a quick shot of [[Rittenhouse Square]], it ends with Springsteen walking along the [[Delaware River]], with the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] in the background. [[Tom Hanks]] is also visible as the lead character he plays in the film, looking on as Bruce begins the final verse. One newspaper review called it "the saddest track cut this decade".<ref name="SPRINGSTEEN Point Blank"/>

The vocal track for the video was recorded live with a hidden microphone, to a pre-recorded [[instrumental]] track. This technique, appropriate for emotionally intense songs for which conventional video lip-syncing would seem especially false, was used by [[John Mellencamp]] in part on his 1985 "Rain on the Scarecrow" video, and by Springsteen, in his 1987 "[[Brilliant Disguise]]" video, singing the song directly into the camera as he sits on the edge of his chair on a Sandy Hook, New Jersey sound stage.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Luerssen |first1=John |title=Springsteen FAQ All That's Left to Know About the Boss |date=2012 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-1617130939 |page=279 |url=http://backbeatbooks.com/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213183635/http://www.backbeatbooks.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Live performances==
Because of the song's sterling achievements in the awards world, Springsteen played the song live in three high-visibility, prime-time awards show broadcasts: at the [[66th Academy Awards]] in March 1994, at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in September 1994, and at the [[Grammy Awards of 1995]] in March 1995. Between this, ''Philadelphia'''s strong box office performance, and the single being a top 10 pop hit, "Streets of Philadelphia" became one of Springsteen's best-known songs to the general music audience.

Springsteen went on to perform the song only sparingly in his concerts. In solo guitar form and missing the song's trademark synthesizers-and-drums feel, it was performed semi-regularly on the solo and stark [[Ghost of Tom Joad Tour]] between 1995 and 1997. After that, the song was performed only appearing a dozen times on the [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour|E Street Band Reunion Tour]] in 1999 and 2000. As of January 2016, the song has been played only a few times across the nine tours since then.

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| [[66th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |title=The 66th Academy Awards |date=October 4, 2014 |access-date=2 July 2017 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321233829/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures
| {{won}}
|-
| [[51st Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/philadelphia |title=Philadelphia – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1994}} |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028195755/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/philadelphia |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/37th-annual-grammy-awards-1994| title=1994 Grammy Award Winners| publisher=Grammy.com| access-date=1 May 2011| archive-date=February 14, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214053230/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/37th-annual-grammy-awards-1994| url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1994 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment|Best Song from a Movie]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1994 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]]
| {{won}}
|}

==Track listings==
* '''CD, 7-inch, and cassette single'''
# "Streets of Philadelphia" – 3:15
# "If I Should Fall Behind" – 4:43

* '''CD maxi and maxi cassette'''
# "Streets of Philadelphia" – 3:15
# "If I Should Fall Behind" – 4:43
# "Growin' Up" – 3:13
# "The Big Muddy" – 4:11

The [[B-side]]s were selected from the previous year's live album ''[[In Concert/MTV Plugged]]''.

==Personnel==
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Margotin |first1=Philippe |last2=Guesdon |first2=Jean-Michel |title=Bruce Springsteen All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrlRzQEACAAJ |date=2020 |publisher=[[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell Illustrated]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-78472-649-2 |page=356}}</ref>

* [[Bruce Springsteen]]&nbsp;– vocals, keyboards, bass, drum machine, tambourine
* [[Tommy Sims]]&nbsp;– background vocals

'''Technical'''
* Bruce Springsteen&nbsp;– producer
* [[Chuck Plotkin]]&nbsp;– producer
* Toby Scott&nbsp;– engineer
* [[Bob Clearmountain]]&nbsp;– mixer

==Charts==
{{Col-begin}}
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"
!Chart (1994)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=2407|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|6|chartid=2450|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-07.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=19|page=13|date=May 7, 1994|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824174237/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-07.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-02.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=14|page=18|date=April 2, 1994|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823194619/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European AC Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-02.pdf|title=Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=April 2, 1994|page=25|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823194619/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
|3
|-
{{single chart|France|1|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|songid=2753|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2624873#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (31.3_06.4. '94)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|date=March 30, 1994|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318004802/https://timarit.is/page/2624873#page/n1/mode/2up|url-status=live}}</ref>
|1
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-07.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=19|page=13|date=May 7, 1994|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824174237/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-07.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-03-05.pdf|title=Regional Airplay: South|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=10|page=23|date=5 March 1994}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|6|year=1994|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|2|date=19940326|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Bruce Springsteen|song=Streets of Philadelphia|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Bruce Springsteen|artistid=26627|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|3|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
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{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|13|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
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!scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf|title=U.S. Cash Box Charts|website=popmusichistory|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116032144/https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|6
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===Year-end charts===
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"
!Chart (1994)
!Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1994/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1994|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115201924/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1994/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
|39
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!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1994|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1994|language=de|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228162652/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1994|url-status=live}}</ref>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1994|title=Jaaroverzichten 1994|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212091412/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1994|url-status=live}}</ref>
|8
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2687&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2687.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2687|title=RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331211933/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2687&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2687.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2687|url-status=live}}</ref>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7995&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7995.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7995|title=RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401032951/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7995&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7995.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7995|url-status=live}}</ref>
|30
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 in Review – Sales Charts|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|page=24|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=February 1, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703042341/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1994|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1994|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|language=fr|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629162247/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1994|url-status=live}}</ref>
|5
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!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1994|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=February 2, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002254/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|url-status=live}}</ref>
|3
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!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2723094#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1994|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=16|date=January 2, 1995|access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706150546/https://timarit.is/page/2723094#page/n15/mode/2up|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 In Review, Regional Airplay: South|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|page=19|date=24 December 1994}}</ref>
| 6
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201994.pdf|title=Single top 100 over 1994|publisher=Top40|language=nl|access-date=April 17, 2010|archive-date=December 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206111019/http://top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201994.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|13
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1994&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1994|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112532/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1994&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
|31
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=3883|title=End of Year Charts 1994|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=February 1, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217032121/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=3883|url-status=live}}</ref>
|50
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!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1994&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1994|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609144922/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1994&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|13
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1994|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1994|language=de|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101164801/http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1994|url-status=live}}</ref>
|12
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1994|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=9|date=January 14, 1995}}</ref>
|22
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1994|access-date=August 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301121519/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|archive-date=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|54
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ|title=1994 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-68|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
|18
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"
!Chart (1990–1999)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|publisher=[[Jam!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|archive-date=August 29, 2000|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
|52
|}
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Streets of Philadelphia"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1994|certyear=2023|certmonth=9|access-date=November 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|nocert=true|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref name="Brazil">{{cite news|url=https://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=170054_02&pesq=Brasil&pasta=ano%20199&hf=memoria.bn.br&pagfis=58633|title=Notas Musicais|language=pt|date=July 17, 1994|access-date=August 8, 2023|newspaper=[[Jornal do Commercio]]}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=2020|id=9643|access-date=October 21, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|salesamount=400,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-09-17-N.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]|title=Movie Soundtracks Start Moving Units In Germany|page=55|first=Wolfganf|last=Spahr|issn=0006-2510|date=17 September 1994|accessdate=7 December 2023|archive-date=July 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720124949/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-09-17-N.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=2024|access-date=August 26, 2024|id=13105}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|nosales=true|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=2024|access-date=September 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=2020|id=6333-1989-1|access-date=February 15, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Bruce Springsteen|title=Streets of Philadelphia|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=2022|access-date=May 25, 2022|refname="riaa"}}
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==Release history==
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|+Release dates and formats for "Streets of Philadelphia"
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!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
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|February 11, 1994
|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
|<ref name="riaa"/>
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!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|March 7, 1994
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=21|date=March 5, 1994}}</ref>
|}

==Cover versions==
The song has been covered live by Jack Folland, [[Tori Amos]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[David Gray (British musician)|David Gray]], [[Waxahatchee]] and Lonely the Brave. Recorded covers have been released by [[Ray Conniff]] (on his 1997 album, ''I Love Movies''), [[Casiotone for the Painfully Alone]], [[Marah (band)|Marah]], [[Liv Kristine]], [[Molly Johnson]], [[Bettye LaVette]], [[Salem (Michigan band)|SALEM]], [[Gregorian (band)|Gregorian]] and I [[Muvrini]] with [[Anggun]]. Philadelphia rappers, [[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]] & the [[Larsiny Family]] have made a cover of this song on the ''Put Ya L in the Sky'' mixtape, in an effort to stop crime in the city. French artist [[Patrick Bruel]] and [[U2]] covered the song, translating the lyrics into [[French language|French]] while retaining the music.

After the movie ''Philadelphia'' was released, many artists covered it. In 1993, when Rhino Records assembled its box set, ''Academy Award Winning Songs (1934–1993)'', the same year, it was unable to license the Springsteen track and instead commissioned [[Richie Havens]] to record a cover version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/streets-of-philadelphia-mt0030217449|title=Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen &#124; Song Info|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421210239/https://www.allmusic.com/song/streets-of-philadelphia-mt0030217449|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, the French string quartet [[Quatuor Ébène]] recorded a version on their album ''Fiction'', with drummer Richard Héry, sung by the quartet's violist Mathieu Herzog.

The song is also covered by [[The Fray]] on their album ''[[Scars and Stories]]'', released in 2012.

In 2011, the German group Gregorian released a Gregorian chant version of the song in their album ''Masters of Chant Chapter VIII''.

Also in 2011, [[Idols South Africa]] season seven winner [[Dave van Vuuren]] performed the song on the show and recorded it on his album ''Free the Animals''.<ref>[http://www.musica.co.za/cd/id/6009143495036/David_Van-Vuuren-Free_The_Animals Musica.co.za] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222054757/http://www.musica.co.za/cd/id/6009143495036/David_Van-Vuuren-Free_The_Animals |date=February 22, 2014 }}, Retrieved 4 February 2014</ref>

In 2009, it was covered by [[Luis Eduardo Aute]] in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] as "Els carrers de Philadelphia", for the CD of [[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]]'s [[telethon]] ''[[TV3 (Catalonia)#La Marat.C3.B3 de TV3|La Marató]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/marato/disc/2019/1650/|title=El disc|website=Ccma.com|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102210437/https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/marato/disc/2019/1650/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2013, Sir [[Elton John]] performed the song at the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] tribute concert honoring Bruce Springsteen as the 2013 [[MusiCares Person of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/02/09/bruce-springsteen-musicares-honoree-friday-night/1902639/|title=Bruce Springsteen honored at star-studded MusiCares|author=Edna Gundersen|website=Usatoday.com|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210091311/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/02/09/bruce-springsteen-musicares-honoree-friday-night/1902639/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Fat White Family]]'s Saul Adamczewski and [[Childhood (band)]]'s Ben Romans-Hopcraft, covered the song on their 2018 album, ''Karaoke for One: Vol 1'', under the band name Insecure Men.

[[Waxahatchee]] covered the song in 2021 for the deluxe issue of her 2020 album ''[[Saint Cloud (album)|Saint Cloud]]''.

==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia}}
* [[List of number-one hits of 1994 (Austria)]]
* [[List of RPM number-one singles of 1994]]
* [[List of European number-one hits of 1994]]
* [[List of number-one hits of 1994 (France)]]
* [[List of number-one hits of 1994 (Germany)]]
* [[List of number-one singles of 1994 (Ireland)]]
* [[VG-lista 1964 to 1994#1994|List of 1964–1994 number-one hits in Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://brucebase.wikidot.com/song:streets-of-philadelphia Brucebase history of song]
* [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1991676|pure_url=yes}} "Streets of Philadelphia" review at Allmusic]
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203879|pure_url=yes}} Information on the "Streets of Philadelphia" single at Allmusic]
* {{YouTube|tKdk97y2Wjg|Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia}}

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