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Streets of Philadelphia is een nummer geschreven en gezongen door de Amerikaanse muzikant Bruce Springsteen, afkomstig uit de film Philadelphia uit 1993. Het is een langzaam melodisch nummer over leven met aids. Het nummer won een Academy Award voor Beste Originele Nummer. Op 31 januari 1994 werd het nummer eerst in Europa op single uitgebracht en op 11 februari dat jaar volgden de VS, Canada, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland.

"Streets of Philadelphia" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks, an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. Released as a single by Columbia Records in 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, including Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, and Norway, where it topped the singles charts. In the United States, the single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Springsteen's 12th and latest top-10 hit.

The song received critical acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. In 2004, it finished at number 68 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema. The song is listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.