spɹˈɪŋstiːn fˈaɪnəli skˈoːɹd hɪz ˈoʊn ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl tˈɑːp tˈɛn hˈɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wɪð "hˈʌŋɡɹi hˈɑːɹt" wˌɪtʃ wʌz hɪz fˈɜːst sˈɪŋɡəl ɹᵻlˈiːs sˈʌbsᵻkwənt tə ðə pˈɔɪntɚ sˈɪstɚz səksˈɛs wɪð "fˈaɪɚ" spɹˈɪŋstiːn hæd ɪn fˈækt ɹˈɪʔn̩ "hˈʌŋɡɹi hˈɑːɹt" fɚðə ɹˈæmˌɑːnz bˌʌt wʌz pɚswˈeɪdᵻd baɪ hɪz mˈænɪdʒɚ slˈæʃ pɹədˈuːsɚ dʒˈɑːn lˈændaʊ ðætðə sˈɔŋ wʌzðɪ aɪdˈiəl vˈiəkəl tə bɹˈeɪk spɹˈɪŋstiːn æz ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ sˈɪŋɡəlz ˈɑːɹɾɪst.
Springsteen finally scored his own inaugural top 10 hit in 1980 with "Hungry Heart" which was his first single release subsequent to the Pointer Sisters' success with "Fire" (Springsteen had in fact written "Hungry Heart" for the Ramones but was persuaded by his manager/producer Jon Landau that the song was the ideal vehicle to break Springsteen as a major singles artist).