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“The Wrestler” is the title song from the 2008 film, The Wrestler. The track was written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. The origins of the song are based in a lost and resumed friendship between Springsteen and Wrestler lead actor Mickey Rourke; Rourke told Springsteen about his upcoming film and asked if Springsteen could write a song for it. Springsteen subsequently did, played it for Rourke and director Darren Aronofsky before a concert. When they liked it, Springsteen gave them the song for no fee. but in what Rolling Stone termed “shocking news”, it was denied a nomination on January 22, 2009, when the Academy nominated only three songs in the category rather than the usual five. It was nominated for a 2009 MTV Movie Award, but lost to Miley Cyrus’ “The... Read on...