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"Brilliant Disguise" Single by Bruce Springsteen from the album Tunnel of Love B-side "Lucky Man" Released October 3, 1987 Format 7" single, 12" Recorded Between January and May 1987 at Thrill Hill East (Springsteen's home studio) Genre Rock Length 4:13 Label Columbia Writer(s) Bruce Springsteen Producer Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen singles chronology "Fire" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) "Tunnel of Love" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album Tunnel of Love. It was released as the first single from the album, reaching the #5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States.[1] The followup single, "Tunnel of Love", also reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, giving Springsteen two consecutive #1's.[1] The single had less commercial success in other countries. Contents 1 History 2 Video 3 Live performance history 4 External links 5 References // History Like much of the Tunnel of Love album, "Brilliant Disguise" was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, called Thrill Hill East, between January and May of 1987 with several members of the E Street Band.[2] On this song, Springsteen played several instruments and is backed by Roy Bittan on keyboards, Danny Federici on organ and Max Weinberg on drums.[2] The lyrics of "Brilliant Disguise" represent a confession of self doubt on the part of the singer.[3] The emotions expressed in the song include confusion, jealousy and anxiety about whether the singer's wife has become a stranger to him.[3] The song deals with the masks people wear and the bitterness that can ensue when we realize the darkness that may lie behind those masks.[4] The song's quiet power builds slowly.[5] The sound is scaled back from the typical E Street Band sound.[3] The singer struggles to do things right, but it doesn't help.[5] He can't trust either himself or his wife.[5] Both he and his wife continue to play their roles - he of a "faithful man", she of a "loving woman", but the singer is nonetheless wracked with self-doubt.[5] A key line towards the end of the song: "I wanna know if it's you I don't trust/Because I damn sure don't trust myself." sums up the emotions that resonate throughout the song, and indeed the entire second side of the Tunnel of Love album.[3][6] Springsteen himself wrote about the song "after '85 I'd had enough and turned inward to write about men, women and love, things that have previously been on the periphery of my work."[4] The song was later released on the compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen.[7] "Brilliant Disguise" has been ranked as the #1192 best song of all time, as well as the #27 song of 1987 and the #214 song of the 1980s, in an aggregation of critics' lists at acclaimedmusic.net.[8] The song has also been listed as one of the all time great songs in Toby Creswell's "1001 songs" and as one of the 7500 most important songs from 1944 through 2000 by Bruce Pollock.[8][9] It was also ranked as the #6 single of 1987 by the Village Voice and the #51 single of 1987 by the New Musical Express.[8][10] Video Like several other music videos from the Tunnel of Love album, including "Tunnel of Love", "One Step Up" and "Tougher Than the Rest", the video for "Brilliant Disguise" was directed by Meiert Avis.[11] The video of the song effectively reflects its emotions.[5] The singer sits uncomfortably on the edge of a chair.[5] He plays his guitar as he sings the lyrics about what it means to try to trust someone looking straight into the camera, never flinching.[5] This very personal performance can make it difficult to watch, but it effectively reflects the themes of the song.[5] The intensely personal "Brilliant Disguise" video broke new ground on MTV, being a single shot without edits. The video was nominated for four MTV Awards, including Video of the Year and, paradoxically, Best Editing. The video was later released on the VHS and DVD Video Anthology / 1978-88.[12] Live performance history Despite the personal nature of the song, it has been reasonably popular in live performances. From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour that supported the initial release of the album through July 2005, the song received 184 live performances in concert.[13] External links Lyrics & Audio clips from Brucespringsteen.net References ^ a b "Bruce Springsteen Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5738&model.vnuAlbumId=943342. Retrieved 2008-08-04.  ^ a b "Bruce Base Tunnel of Love". http://www.brucebase.org.uk/11.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-03.  ^ a b c d "Allmusic Brilliant Disguise". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:fcftxqtjld0e. Retrieved 2008-08-03.  ^ a b Patrick Humphries (1996). Bruce Springsteen. p. 80–81. ISBN 0 7119 5304 X.  ^ a b c d e f g h June Skinner Sawyers (2006). Tougher Than the Rest 100 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs. p. 115–116. ISBN 978-0-8256-3470-3.  ^ Dave Marsh (1996). Glory Days. p. xxvii. ISBN 1-56025-101-8.  ^ "allmusic The Essential Bruce Springsteen". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfixqtaldde. Retrieved 2008-08-04.  ^ a b c "Acclaimed Music Top 3000 songs". 27 May 2009. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net.  ^ Creswell, T. (2006). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Da Capo Press. p. 823. ISBN 1560259159.  ^ "1987 NME". New Musical Express. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1987.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27.  ^ "Meiert Avis". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043214/#director1980. Retrieved 2009-03-29.  ^ "Internet Movie Database - Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-1988". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096987/. Retrieved 2008-08-04.  ^ "Bruce Springsteen Set List Page Brilliant Disguise". http://www.brucesetlists.com/townlist.php. Retrieved 2008-08-03.  Preceded by "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single October 17, 1987 – October 23, 1987 Succeeded by "Love Will Find a Way" by Yes v • d • e Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen · Roy Bittan · Clarence Clemons · Nils Lofgren · Patti Scialfa · Garry Tallent · Steven Van Zandt · Max Weinberg Soozie Tyrell · Charles Giordano Former members: Ernest "Boom" Carter · Danny Federici · Suki Lahav · Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez · David Sancious Studio albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) · The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) · Born to Run (1975) · Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) · The River (1980) · Nebraska (1982) · Born in the U.S.A. (1984) · Tunnel of Love (1987) · Human Touch (1992) · Lucky Town (1992) · The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) · The Rising (2002) · Devils & Dust (2005) · We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) · Magic (2007) · Working on a Dream (2009) Live albums Live/1975–85 (1986) · Chimes of Freedom (EP) (1988) · In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) · Live in New York City (2001) · Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006) · Live in Dublin (2007) · Magic Tour Highlights (EP) (2008) Other albums Greatest Hits (1995) · Blood Brothers (EP) (1996) · Tracks (1998) · 18 Tracks (1999) · The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) · Greatest Hits (2009) Singles "Blinded by the Light" (1973) · "Spirit in the Night" (1973) · "Born to Run" (1975) · "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976) · "Prove It All Night" (1978) · "Badlands" (1978) · "The Promised Land" (1978) · "Hungry Heart" (1980) · "Fade Away" (1981) · "Sherry Darling" (1981) · "The River" (1981) · "Cadillac Ranch" (1981) · "Atlantic City" (1982) · "Open All Night" (1982) · "Dancing in the Dark" (1984) · "Cover Me" (1984) · "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) · "I'm on Fire" (1985) · "Glory Days" (1985) · "I'm Goin' Down" (1985) · "My Hometown" (1985) · "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985) · "War" (1986)  · "Fire" (1987) · "Born to Run" (live) (1988) · "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) · "Tunnel of Love" (1987) · "One Step Up" (1988) · "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988) · "Spare Parts" (1988) · "Human Touch" (1992) · "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992) · "Better Days" (1992) · "Leap of Faith" (1992) · "Lucky Town" (1993) · "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) · "Secret Garden" (1995) · "Murder Incorporated" (1995) · "Hungry Heart" (re-issue) (1995) · "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996) · "Secret Garden" (1997) · "Sad Eyes" (1999) · "The Rising" (2002) · "Lonesome Day" (2002) · "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003) · "Devils & Dust" (2005) · "All the Way Home" (2005) · "Radio Nowhere" (2007) · "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2007) · "Working on a Dream" (2008) · "My Lucky Day" (2008) · "The Wrestler" (2009) Video releases Video Anthology / 1978-88 (1989) · In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992) · Blood Brothers (1996) · The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001) · Live in New York City (2001) · Live in Barcelona (2003) · VH1 Storytellers (2005) · Wings For Wheels (2005) · Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005) · Live in Dublin (2007) · Magic Tour Highlights (2008) · London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010) Tours Born to Run tours (1974–77) · Darkness Tour (1978) · River Tour (1980–81) · Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85) · Tunnel of Love Express (1988) · Human Rights Now! (1988) · "Other Band" Tour (1992–93) · Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97) · Reunion Tour (1999–2000) · Rising Tour (2002–03) · Vote for Change (2004) · Devils & Dust Tour (2005) · Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006) · Magic Tour (2007–08) · Working on a Dream Tour (2009) Related articles Discography · Mike Appel · Jon Landau · Brendan O'Brien · E Street Band · Jay Weinberg · The Max Weinberg 7 · The Sessions Band · The Miami Horns