Because the Night
~ Song
Annotation
Studio Session Info
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Annotation last modified on 2020-05-29 04:31 UTC.
Relationships
| publisher: | Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen (in 1975) |
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| lyricist: | Patti Smith (in 1977) Bruce Springsteen (in 1977) |
| composer: | Bruce Springsteen (in 1977) |
| publisher: | Bruce Springsteen Music Rondor Music Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) |
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| later translated versions: | La noche es… (Because the Night) |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1977-06-01 | Because the Night (version 1) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:26 | |
| 1977-06-01 | Because the Night (version 1) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:26 | |
| 1977-07-01 | Because the Night (version 2) | Bruce Springsteen | 2:31 | |
| 1977-07-01 | Because the Night (version 2) | Bruce Springsteen | 2:30 | |
| 1977-09-27 | Because the Night (version 3) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:22 | |
| 1977-09-27 | Because the Night (version 3) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:24 | |
| 1977-09-27 | Because the Night (version 3) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:26 | |
| 1977-09-27 | Because the Night (version 3) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 3:23 | |
| 1977-09-27 | Because the Night (version 3) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:19 | |
| 1977-12-30 | Because the Night (live, 1977‐12‐30: CBGB Second Avenue Theatre, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Patti Smith with Bruce Springsteen | 6:45 |
| 1977-12-30 | Because the Night (live, 1977‐12‐30: CBGB Second Avenue Theatre, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Patti Smith with Bruce Springsteen | 6:34 |
| 1977-12-30 | Because the Night (live, 1977‐12‐30: CBGB Second Avenue Theatre, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Patti Smith with Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1977-12-30 | Because the Night (live, 1977‐12‐30: CBGB Second Avenue Theatre, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Patti Smith with Bruce Springsteen | 5:11 |
| 1977 | Because the Night | Patti Smith | 3:12 | |
| 1978-03-26 | Because the Night (live, 1978-03-26: Pavilion, Paris, France) | live | Patti Smith Group | 3:28 |
| 1978-03-26 | Because the Night (live, 1978-03-26: Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France) | live | Patti Smith Group | 3:28 |
| 1978-03-26 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐03‐26: Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France) | live | Patti Smith | 3:16 |
| 1978-05-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978-05-04: The Place, Eugene, OR, USA) | live | Patti Smith | 3:52 |
| 1978-05-09 | Because the Night (live) (live, 1978-05-09: The Place, Eugene, OR, USA) | live | Patti Smith | 4:53 |
| 1978-05-12 | Because the Night (live, 1978-05-12: Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA, USA) | live | Patti Smith Group | ?:?? |
| 1978-05-12 | Because the Night (live, 1978-05-12: Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA, USA) | live | Patti Smith | ?:?? |
| 1978-05-30 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐05‐30: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:13 |
| 1978-05-30 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐05‐30: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:17 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:00 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:18 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:44 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:00 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:29 |
| 1978-07-01 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐01: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:09 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:39 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:37 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:12 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:55 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:58 |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐05: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:00 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:14 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:55 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:10 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:09 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:00 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:47 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:09 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:03 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:13 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:03 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:09 |
| 1978-07-07 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:09 |
| 1978-07-08 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐08: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:45 |
| 1978-07-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐09: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:31 |
| 1978-07-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐09: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:29 |
| 1978-07-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐09: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:57 |
| 1978-07-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐09: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-12 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐12: Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:26 |
| 1978-07-12 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐12: Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:23 |
| 1978-07-14 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐14: San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:36 |
| 1978-07-15 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐15: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
| 1978-07-16 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐16: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:09 |
| 1978-07-16 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐16: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-16 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐16: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-16 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐16: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:13 |
| 1978-07-16 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐16: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-18 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐18: Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:24 |
| 1978-07-18 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐18: Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-21 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐21: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live and partial | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 3:04 |
| 1978-07-21 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐21: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-28 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐28: Jai‐Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:33 |
| 1978-07-29 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:05 |
| 1978-07-29 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:46 |
| 1978-07-29 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-07-29 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:57 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:52 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:29 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:52 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:07 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:32 |
| 1978-08-04 | Because the Night (edit) (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:25 |
| 1978-08-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐05: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:29 |
| 1978-08-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐05: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:28 |
| 1978-08-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐05: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:04 |
| 1978-08-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐05: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:04 |
| 1978-08-05 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐05: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:28 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:03 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:04 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:10 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:45 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:05 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:12 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:03 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:00 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:03 |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1978-08-09 | Because the Night (live, 1978‐08‐09: The Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:09 |
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