New Bruce Springsteen Album Out March 6

First Published: January 19, 2012 11:12 AM EST Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Bruce Springsteen performs in the Clearwater Benefit Concert Celebrating Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday at Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2009 in New York CityBruce Springsteen’s new album, “Wrecking Ball,” will be out March 6, and he’s just released a new single, “We Take Care of Our Own.”

Although the song is musically upbeat, it references America’s current struggles with lyrics like, “Where’s the promise, from sea to shining sea?”

The announcement was made Thursday morning on the rocker’s website.

Other songs on the 11-track album include “Death to My Hometown,” '‘This Depression” and “Easy Money.”

“Wrecking Ball” is Springsteen’s 17th album and the first since the death of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons last year. Springsteen and the band are due to go on tour this year, but it hasn’t been revealed who may step in for Clemons.

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