Tampa, Fla. ? One was a 12-minute party, the other a 2-minute proclamation.

Bruce Springsteen and Jennifer Hudson used the Super Bowl stage for two very different performances Sunday night: He proved he’s still The Boss with an electric halftime show, while Hudson showed she’s ready to return to the spotlight after the slayings of three family members.

Springsteen and his E Street Band promised a 12-minute party, and more than delivered by charming the estimated 100 million television viewers with his opening line: “I want you to put the chicken fingers down and turn your television all the way up.”

Springsteen then threw himself into his four-song set: “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” “Born to Run,” “Working on a Dream,” which was backed by a choir, and a playful version of “Glory Days.”

It was a completely different energy than the one offered two hours earlier by Hudson, who made her first public appearance since the October slayings in Chicago of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings.

Wearing a flowing white top with black leggings and a military-style dark jacket, the 27-year-old singer/actress looked apprehensive and took a deep breath before launching into the anthem.

When she returned to her dressing room, she anxiously asked pre-game show producer Rickey Minor “How did I do?”

“I told her ‘Touchdown!”‘ Minor told The Associated Press after the performance.