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}} "I'm Goin' Down" is a song written and performed by American singer Bruce Springsteen that was released as the sixth single from his album ''Born in the U.S.A.'' in August 1985. The song is one of several of the album's tracks that he recorded with the E Street Band in May 1982 at the Power Station music studio. The release of these full-band tracks was put into question when Springsteen used solo material for his September 1982 LP, ''Nebraska'', and considered doing the same for his next album, which would become ''Born in the U.S.A.'' He later decided to use several of the May 1982 recordings on ''Born in the U.S.A.'' "I'm Goin' Down" beat out contender "Pink Cadillac" for a spot on the album. "I'm Goin' Down", which features a prominent drum performance and possesses an energetic feel, deals with the frustration of diminishing sexual activity in romantic relationships. As a single, it reached No. 9 in the United States and the top 40 in Sweden, Canada, and Italy. The song, which has received positive appraisal from critics, has not been performed often by Springsteen since his Born in the U.S.A. Tour; between 2009 and 2014, he played it at less than 12 percent of his concerts. Cover versions of "I'm Goin' Down" include renditions by Frank Black and the Catholics, Free Energy, Vampire Weekend, Dessa, and Trampled by Turtles. ==Background and recording== In October 1980, Springsteen released his fifth album, ''The River''. For his next album, which would become ''Nebraska'', Springsteen initially recorded a demo cassette by himself of over a dozen songs on January 3, 1982. In April 1982,〔 Springsteen began recording sessions at the Power Station studio in New York City with the E Street Band—whose line-up then consisted of Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Steve Van Zandt, and Max Weinberg—with production by Springsteen, Van Zandt, Jon Landau, and Chuck Plotkin. At first, Springsteen attempted full-band versions of ''Nebraska'' songs at these sessions, including "Atlantic City", "Nebraska", and "Mansion on the Hill". However, he and his co-producers were unsatisfied with the group renditions of the demo songs.〔 To buy time to decide on a solution, by May the band had begun recording other material,〔 including "I'm Goin' Down", "Born in the U.S.A.", "Glory Days", "Downbound Train", "Darlington County", "Working on the Highway", and "I'm on Fire". "I'm Goin' Down" was recorded on May 12. Eventually, Springsteen decided to release the January demos as the ''Nebraska'' album, which came out in September 1982, such that "I'm Goin' Down" and other band tracks from May were temporarily shelved. In 1983, Springsteen did more songs with the E Street Band, but was considering instead recording his next album solo, like ''Nebraska''.〔 By the following year, Landau and Plotkin had convinced Springsteen to release band tracks, including several from May 1982 and a number of subsequently recorded songs.〔 At one point, Springsteen was not going to include "I'm Goin' Down" on ''Born in The U.S.A.'', but later added it in place of "Pink Cadillac", which he used as the B-side of the "Dancing in the Dark" single.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm Goin' Down」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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