"Born in the U.S.A." ("BITUSA") is composed of twelve tracks, seven recorded at Power Station studios from April 26 thru May 14, 1982. They are "Born in the U.S.A.", recorded on April 27, 1982; "Downbound Train" April 27–28, 1982, "Working on the Highway" April 30, 1982, "I'm on Fire" May 11, 1982, "Glory Days" May 5, 1982, "Darlington County" May 13, 1982, and "I'm Goin' Down" May 12–13, 1982. "Cover Me" was the first song recorded, on January 25, 1982 at The Hit Factory. The four remaining tracks are "No Surrender", recorded October 25–27, 1983; "Bobby Jean" from October 10, 1983; "My Hometown", recorded June 29, 1983, and "Dancing in the Dark", the last to be recorded, on February 14, 1984. The latter was written overnight, after co-producer Jon Landau convinced Springsteen that the album needed a single. According to Dave Marsh in "Glory Days", Springsteen was not impressed with Landau's approach. "Look," he snarled, "I've written 70 songs. You want another one, you write it." After blowing off some steam, Springsteen came in the next day with the entire song written.