Overview
- The single sold 16,000 downloads in the tracking week ending Jan. 29, opening at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart, according to Luminate.
- In its first two days the track logged 678,000 official U.S. streams and a 175,000 radio airplay audience, also entering Hot Rock & Alternative Songs at No. 20.
- In the United Kingdom it started at No. 4 on the Official Singles Downloads chart and No. 6 on the Official Singles Sales chart.
- Springsteen wrote, recorded, and released the track within days, naming Alex Pretti and Renée Good and condemning ICE tactics while referencing President Trump, Stephen Miller, and Kristi Noem.
- Reaction has been sharply divided, with a DHS assistant secretary publicly criticizing Springsteen and at least one review faulting the song’s rushed craftsmanship.