Everything about Because The Night totally explained
"
Because the Night" is a
rock song written by
Bruce Springsteen and
Patti Smith, and released as a lead single from
Patti Smith Group 1978 album
Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of
Easter to mainstream success – even as Smith was deciding to retire from a life of constant touring. The song remains one of the best known of Smith's catalog. In 1987, "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group was ranked number 116 on
NME magazine's list of "The Top 150 Singles of All Time".
History
The original song was recorded by Bruce Springsteen during sessions for his
Darkness on the Edge of Town album. The Patti Smith Group was working on
Easter in the studio next door, and the bands were exchanging tapes; Springsteen even composed some songs in the other band's style. With male-centered lyrics and a reported
Latin feel, the original version of the song – a workingman's lament – wasn't finding a place on the Springsteen album. Smith took the song and recast it from a female perspective, and it was included on
Easter, becoming the first single release from that album. Though it was never released on a Springsteen studio album, in concert beginning with his
Darkness Tour Springsteen would often perform the song with his original lyrics, borrowing Smith's rock arrangement. The only commercially-released recording of a Springsteen version of the song was included on
Live/1975–85.
Charts
10,000 Maniacs' version
A well-known live version was recorded by
10,000 Maniacs in 1993 for
MTV Unplugged, with a few lyrical alterations. The recording gained considerable radio airplay and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was the first time the group broke the top forty.
Other cover versions
- In 1986, heavy metal band Keel did a hard rock version of the song on their album The Final Frontier.
- In 1992, Co Ro featuring Taleesa released a version that sold over 660,000 copies. It was a gold record in France and reached number one in Italy, Spain, and several other European countries.
- In 1998 Kim Wilde released a cover of the song which appearing on the Germany-only various artists release Philharmania.
- The Spanish band Tahúres zurdos covered this for their 2000 album El tiempo de la luz. The title ("La noche es") and the lyrics where translated into Spanish, but the song kept the "Because the night belongs to lovers, because the night belongs to us" part intact in English. The lyrics are not a literal translation, but still quite true to the original.
Live cover performances
During a Bruce Springsteen show in Miami U2 singer Bono came on stage to perform the song live with the E Street Band. At a Vote for Change-tour performance R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe performed the song with Springsteen. Member of E Street Band, Nils Lofgren has never recorded the song but is known for an especially fiery concert performance of it. The genesis for this version came about when Springsteen asked Lofgren to work on a solo to add to the song, and it has since become a Lofgren staple.
Fifth season American Idol contestant Becky O'Donohue performed the song in an episode of the talent-contest program in 2006.
Cascada Version
According to an online message posted on Cascadas official website, Natalie Horler stated that "Because the Night" would be the third single to be released from their second studio album Perfect Day. The music video has been made, as stated by Horler on the website. A release date for the single and video premiere is yet TBC.
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