Murder Incorporated

In this song, Bruce Springsteen looks at how violence and neglect have become so common in America that they're simply accepted as part of society. He envisions "Murder Incorporated" as a huge company that profits from taking or destroying lives so others can profit. "There's a body count incorporated into our way of life," Springsteen explained when introducing the song at the Beacon Theater in 1995. "We've come to accept the expendability of some of our citizens' lives and dreams as just a part of the price of doing business."

Springsteen recorded this song in 1982 during the sessions for his 1984 Born In The U.S.A. album, but he left it off the track list. He brought it back from the dead in 1995 when he released it on his Greatest Hits album. He started playing it live that year as well, and it quickly became a concert favorite.

At one point, Murder Incorporated was going to be the title to Springsteen's 1984 album, but he decided on Born In The U.S.A. instead.