Because the Night - wikipedia Because the Night This article is about the song. For the novel, see Because the Night ( novel ). `` Because the Night '' Artwork for U.S. and some European releases Single by Patti Smith Group from the album Easter B - side `` God Speed '' Released March 2, 1978 ( 1978 - 03 - 02 ) Format 7 - inch 45 rpm Recorded 1977 Studio Record Plant, New York City Genre Rock Length 3 : 22 Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith Producer ( s ) Jimmy Iovine Patti Smith singles chronology `` Ask the Angels '' ( 1977 ) Ask the Angels 1977 `` Because the Night '' ( 1978 ) Because the Night1978 `` Privilege ( Set Me Free ) '' ( 1978 ) Privilege ( Set Me Free ) 1978 Audio sample file help `` Because the Night '' is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith that was first released in 1978 as a single off the Patti Smith Group album Easter. This version rose to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number 5 in the United Kingdom, and helped propel sales of Easter to mainstream success -- even as Smith was deciding to retire from a life of constant touring. The song has subsequently been covered by numerous other artists, and at least two of these cover versions have been substantial chart hits. A 1992 version of the song by Co.Ro was a hit in several countries in Europe and South America, and reached number 1 in Spain. The following year, a live acoustic version was recorded by 10,000 Maniacs for MTV Unplugged. This recording reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest charting version of the song in the US. In 1987, the song was ranked number 116 on NME magazine 's list of `` The Top 150 Singles of All Time ''. It remains the best - known song of Smith 's catalog. Contents 1 History 2 Charts and certifications 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 2.3 Sales certifications 3 Co.Ro version 4 10,000 Maniacs version 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Cascada version 5.1 Track listing 5.2 Chart performance 5.3 Release history 6 Garbage and Screaming Females version 7 Other cover versions 8 References 9 External links History The song was originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen during sessions for his Darkness on the Edge of Town album. He was not satisfied with the song and later declared he already knew he was n't going to finish it since it was `` a ( nother ) love song '' ; the Patti Smith Group was working on Easter in the studio next door, with engineer / producer Jimmy Iovine working on both albums. Iovine gave Smith a tape of the song, she recast it, and it was included on Easter, becoming the first single released from that album. Though it was never released on any of Springsteen 's studio albums, in concert beginning with his Darkness Tour Springsteen would often perform the song with his own lyrics. The song was first performed live at a Patti Smith concert at the CBGB 's Theater in New York City on December 30, 1977 ( Patti 's 31st birthday ) with Springsteen joining on vocals and guitar. The only two commercially released recordings of a Springsteen version of the song were in the 1986 box set Live / 1975 -- 85, where Smith was listed as co-writer ; and the 2010 compilation album The Promise ( using the original recording from the Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions, but using Smith 's lyrics ). Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 21 Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 15 Canada ( RPM ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 16 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 9 UK ( The Official Charts Company ) 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 10 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Rank Australia 91 Canada 98 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 72 U.S. Cash Box 95 Sales certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Co.Ro version `` Because the Night '' Artwork for German releases ; the Canadian CD single uses the similar artwork but uses different colors and font Single by Co.Ro featuring Taleesa from the album The Album B - side `` It 's a Love '' Released Format CD single, CD maxi Genre Synth - pop eurodance Length 4 : 32 Label ZYX Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith Co.Ro featuring Taleesa singles chronology `` Because the Night '' ( 1992 ) `` There 's Something Going On '' ( 1993 ) In 1992, the Italian dance act Co.Ro released a version that sold over 660,000 copies. It also samples the Depeche Mode song `` Master and Servant ''. It was a hit in Europe, becoming gold record in France and reaching number one in Spain. In Brazil, it was huge a success, and became a big opening of a Eurodance explosion in the 1990s. Track listing CD single -- Europe ( 1992 ) `` Because the Night '' ( T.L.S. Radio Mix ) -- 4 : 32 `` Because the Night '' ( T.L.S. Mix ) -- 5 : 20 `` It 's a Love '' ( T.S.F. Mix ) -- 3 : 40 `` Because the Night '' ( Dub Mix ) -- 5 : 20 Chart performance Chart ( 1992 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 14 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 8 France ( SNEP ) 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 Ireland ( IRMA ) 21 Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 26 UK ( The Official Charts Company ) 61 10,000 Maniacs version `` Because the Night '' Single by 10,000 Maniacs from the album MTV Unplugged B - side `` Stockton Gala Days '' Released October 28, 1993 ( 1993 - 10 - 28 ) Format CD, cassette Recorded April 21, 1993 Studio Sony Music Genre Alternative rock Length 3 : 44 Label Elektra, MTV Networks Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith Producer ( s ) Paul Fox 10,000 Maniacs singles chronology `` Everyday Is Like Sunday '' ( 1993 ) `` Because the Night '' ( 1993 ) `` More Than This '' ( 1997 ) Audio sample file help A well - known acoustic 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. A live version with lead vocalist Mary Ramsey was also included on their 2016 album Playing Favorites. Track listing CD single -- US ( 1993 ) `` Because the Night '' ( Live version ) -- 3 : 28 `` Stockton Gala Days '' ( Live version ) -- 5 : 25 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1993 -- 94 ) Peak position Canada ( RPM ) 10 UK ( The Official Charts Company ) 65 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 7 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 7 Chart ( 1994 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Rank Canada 86 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 40 Cascada version This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( December 2016 ) `` Because the Night '' Single by Cascada from the album Perfect Day Released July 18, 2008 ( 2008 - 07 - 18 ) Format CD, CD maxi Recorded 2008 Genre Eurodance, Dance - Pop Length 3 : 25 Label Zooland Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith Producer ( s ) Yann Pfeiffer, DJ Manian Cascada singles chronology `` What Do You Want from Me ? '' ( 2008 ) `` Because the Night '' ( 2008 ) `` Faded '' ( 2008 ) In 2008, Cascada recorded a version which appears on their second album Perfect Day. The music video for the single premiered on YouTube on May 28, 2008. The single was released on July 18, 2008 in Germany, July 21, 2008 in France and August 4, 2008 in the UK. Track listing CD single -- Germany ( 2008 ) `` Because the Night '' -- 3 : 26 `` Because the Night '' ( Original Mix ) -- 5 : 32 `` Because the Night '' ( Mondo Remix ) -- 5 : 58 `` Because the Night '' ( 2 - 4 Grooves remix ) -- 5 : 45 `` Because the Night '' ( The Hitmen remix ) -- 5 : 49 `` Because the Night '' ( Manian Bootleg Cut ) -- 5 : 04 `` Because the Night '' ( Manox remix ) -- 6 : 19 Chart performance Chart ( 2008 ) Peak Position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 45 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) 90 Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) 53 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 41 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 5 Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) 56 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 28 Release history Country Release Date Record Label Germany July 18, 2008 Zooland United Kingdom July 28, 2008 Zooland Garbage and Screaming Females version `` Because the Night '' Single by Garbage and Screaming Females B - side `` Love Like Suicide '' Released April 20, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 20 ) Format 10 - inch single, digital download Recorded 2013 Studio EastWest Studio 1, Los Angeles Genre Alternative rock Length 4 : 55 Label STUNVOLUME Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith Producer ( s ) Garbage and Screaming Females Garbage singles chronology `` Automatic Systematic Habit '' ( 2012 ) `` Because the Night '' ( 2013 ) `` Girls Talk '' ( 2014 ) Music video `` Because the Night '' on YouTube In early 2013, Garbage and Screaming Females recorded a cover of `` Because the Night '' for an exclusive vinyl release on that year 's Record Store Day ; an annual celebration of independent record stores. Garbage had released two singles ( `` Blood for Poppies '' and `` Battle in Me '' ) to mark the 2012 event, and were keen to release `` something special '' for the following year. The band decided to record `` Because the Night '' with Screaming Females following some well - received duets of the track at live dates during their North American tour. Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females originally suggested covering `` Because the Night '' live. `` We thought it 'd be the perfect opportunity to solidify a recording and do something really special for the fans and for all the independent record stores, '' Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson told Billboard. Screaming Females flew from their base in New Jersey to Los Angeles to record the track with Garbage, who had set up two complete sets of instruments in EastWest Studios for the session. Garbage drummer Butch Vig told NME : `` We did it old - school style. They came out to Hollywood and we went into a big tracking room and recorded Phil Spector style... We cut it live and did very few overdubs, did everything in a day and it came out pretty great. Marissa plays, I think, a 48 - bar guitar solo at the end, that girl can shred like Eddie Van Halen, no kidding. '' Garbage used social media to raise awareness of the release, and to Record Store Day in general. The band shot a video where they professed their love for independent stores, and stated their earliest memories of shopping in them, while Manson wrote a statement about the importance of the continued existence of these stores, and of vinyl records : `` In a world like ours, where we live increasingly isolated lives behind the lonely glow of our computer screens, Record Store Day reminds us all that an independent record store is worth protecting and fighting for. They are a haven and a harbour for all curious and wandering souls ''. Manson also tipped her hat to Patti Smith in the run - up to RSD 2013 : `` She is absolutely, without a doubt, one of my greatest inspirations. When I think I ca n't do things, I think about her and what she 's achieved and what she continues to achieve on her own terms -- always. That really inspires me. I do n't know if she 's aware of the cover we 're releasing, or if she 's aware that I covered `` Kimberly '' with Angelfish. '' `` Because the Night '' was pressed to a `` Coke bottle - green '' 10 '' vinyl and backed with `` Love Like Suicide '' and a fan remix of the album 's opening track `` Automatic Systematic Habit ''. An original Garbage song, `` Love Like Suicide '' had been previously released as bonus track exclusive to the Japan pressing of Not Your Kind of People. Manson explained the songs inclusion to MySpace : `` We 're releasing it now because we wanted to give a nice gift for the fans. '' The remix of `` Automatic... '' was produced by Garbage fan Konstantin Khazev and won first prize in an amateur remix competition held through the Beatport website in 2012. The RSD package was limited to 5,000 units, with the sleeve artwork created by Marissa Paternoster. The release of `` Because the Night '' in the United Kingdom was delayed due to problems with the record 's distributor. The band made a statement via social media the evening before Record Store Day : `` We are so pissed off and disappointed about this. And so sad that on Record Store Day in the UK our little jewel will not be available for sale ''. The UK release of `` Because the Night '' was rescheduled to May 13, 2013. The single debuted at number 100 on the Physical Singles chart, before shooting up to number 4 the following week. On May 7, 2013, Garbage issued a digital single of `` Because the Night '' in the United States, which was followed a week later by an international digital release. Music video While Garbage and Screaming Females recorded at EastWest Studios, Sophie Muller shot black and white footage to document the sessions. On March 4, 2013, a teaser video was released to YouTube featuring clips of the band members. The full music video was subsequently released on April 17 ; ahead of Record Store Day. Critical reception The cover version of `` Because the Night '' was positively received by contemporary music critics in advance of Record Store Day. Billboard magazine 's Hilary Hughes stated, ``... the Garbage / Screaming Females release embodies the shifts brought on by Record Store Day that impact the music industry across the board - and the shaping trends that have fueled Record Store Day 's meteoric rise from a community experiment to an international movement, '' referencing the pairing of artists and the independent label of release. Chris Martins of Spin wrote, ``... the bands gel awesomely. The highlight comes when Paternoster starts to shred. We have a feeling Miss Smith will be proud. '' Track listing 10 '' Record Store Day release ( STNVOL - 007 ) `` Because the Night '' -- 4 : 55 `` Automatic Systematic Habit '' ( Costa Cadeu remix ) -- 4 : 38 `` Love Like Suicide '' -- 3 : 51 Digital Single `` Because the Night '' -- 4 : 55 Release history Release date Territory Record label Format April 20, 2013 United States STUNVOLUME 10 '' vinyl ( Record Store Day release ) May 7, 2013 Digital single May 13, 2013 United Kingdom 10 '' vinyl Worldwide Digital single Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position UK Physical Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) USA Hot Single Sales ( Billboard ) 23 Other cover versions Italian singer Anna Oxa recorded an Italian version as `` Notti per due '' ( Nights for two ) with lyrics by Paolo Amerigo Cassella for her second album, entitled simply Anna Oxa, released in 1979. Mike Scott and the Waterboys used the song 's intro whenever they performed the song `` The Pan Within '' live in concert since 1985. In 1986, heavy metal band Keel did a version of the song on their album The Final Frontier. In 1994, the experimental alternative band Sonic Youth drastically reworked the song for the first track, `` Becuz '', from their album Washing Machine. A version by punk singer Beki Bondage appeared on the 1997 compilation album Barefoot -- A Tribute to Patti Smith. In 1998, Kim Wilde released a cover of the song, which appears on the Germany - only various artists release Philharmania. The Spanish rock band Tahúres Zurdos included a cover titled La noches es..., with Spanish lyrics, on their album El tiempo de la luz, released on 2000. A version of the song appears on Jun Togawa 's album 20th Jun Togawa, released in 2000. German DJ Jan Wayne released a dance version in 2002 that reached number 14 in the UK and number 2 on the Belgian and Dutch charts. R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe performed the song with Springsteen at a Vote for Change tour performance in 2004. 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( 1984 ) Tunnel of Love ( 1987 ) Human Touch ( 1992 ) Lucky Town ( 1992 ) The Ghost of Tom Joad ( 1995 ) The Rising ( 2002 ) Devils & Dust ( 2005 ) We Shall Overcome : The Seeger Sessions ( 2006 ) Magic ( 2007 ) Working on a Dream ( 2009 ) Wrecking Ball ( 2012 ) High Hopes ( 2014 ) Live albums & Bruce Springsteen Archives Live 1975 -- 85 ( 1986 ) In Concert / MTV Plugged ( 1993 ) Live in New York City ( 2001 ) Hammersmith Odeon London ' 75 ( 2006 ) Live in Dublin ( 2007 ) Live from the Carousel ( 2011 ) Apollo Theater 3 / 09 / 12 ( 2014 ) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 ( 2015 ) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 ( 2015 ) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 ( 2015 ) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 ( 2015 ) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 ( 2015 ) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 ( 2015 ) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 ( 2015 ) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 ( 2015 ) The Christic Shows 1990 ( 2016 ) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11 / 22 / 09 ( 2016 ) Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8 / 23 / 08 ( 2017 ) Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 ( 2017 ) Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10 / 20 / 09 ( 2017 ) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 ( 2017 ) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 ( 2017 ) King 's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 ( 2017 ) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 ( 2017 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1995 ) 18 Tracks ( 1999 ) The Essential Bruce Springsteen ( 2003 ) Greatest Hits ( 2009 ) The Promise ( 2010 ) Collection : 1973 -- 2012 ( 2013 ) Chapter and Verse ( 2016 ) Box sets The Born in the U.S.A. 12 '' Single Collection ( 1985 ) Tracks ( 1998 ) The Collection ( 2004 ) Born to Run : 30th Anniversary Edition ( 2005 ) The Collection 1973 -- 1984 ( 2010 ) The Promise : The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story ( 2010 ) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973 -- 1984 ( 2014 ) The Ties That Bind : The River Collection ( 2015 ) EPs Live Collection ( 1987 ) Chimes of Freedom ( 1988 ) Blood Brothers ( 1996 ) PBS Exclusive ( 2007 ) Magic Tour Highlights ( 2008 ) American Beauty ( 2014 ) Singles `` Blinded by the Light '' ( 1973 ) `` Spirit in the Night '' ( 1973 ) `` 4th of July, Asbury Park ( Sandy ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Born to Run '' ( 1975 ) `` Tenth Avenue Freeze - Out '' ( 1976 ) `` Prove It All Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Badlands '' ( 1978 ) `` The Promised Land '' ( 1978 ) `` Rosalita ( Come Out Tonight ) '' ( 1979 ) `` Hungry Heart '' ( 1980 ) `` Fade Away '' ( 1981 ) `` Sherry Darling '' ( 1981 ) `` The River '' ( 1981 ) `` Cadillac Ranch '' ( 1981 ) `` Point Blank '' ( 1981 ) `` Atlantic City '' ( 1982 ) `` Open All Night '' ( 1982 ) `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( 1984 ) `` Cover Me '' ( 1984 ) `` Born in the U.S.A. '' ( 1984 ) `` I 'm on Fire '' ( 1985 ) `` Glory Days '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Goin ' Down '' ( 1985 ) `` My Hometown '' ( 1985 ) `` Santa Claus Is Comin ' to Town '' ( 1985 ) `` War '' ( 1986 ) `` Fire '' ( 1987 ) `` Brilliant Disguise '' ( 1987 ) `` Tunnel of Love '' ( 1987 ) `` One Step Up '' ( 1988 ) `` Tougher Than the Rest '' ( 1988 ) `` Spare Parts '' ( 1988 ) `` Human Touch '' ( 1992 ) `` 57 Channels ( And Nothin ' On ) '' ( 1992 ) `` Better Days '' ( 1992 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' ( 1994 ) `` Secret Garden '' ( 1995 ) `` The Ghost of Tom Joad '' ( 1996 ) `` Sad Eyes '' ( 1999 ) `` The Rising '' ( 2002 ) `` Lonesome Day '' ( 2002 ) `` Waitin ' on a Sunny Day '' ( 2003 ) `` Devils & Dust '' ( 2005 ) `` All The Way Home '' ( 2005 ) `` Radio Nowhere '' ( 2007 ) `` Girls in Their Summer Clothes '' ( 2008 ) `` Working on a Dream '' ( 2008 ) `` My Lucky Day '' ( 2008 ) `` The Wrestler '' ( 2009 ) `` We Take Care of Our Own '' ( 2012 ) `` Death to My Hometown '' ( 2012 ) `` High Hopes '' ( 2013 ) `` Just Like Fire Would '' ( 2014 ) Charting songs `` Be True '' ( 1981 ) `` Ramrod '' ( 1981 ) `` Nebraska '' ( 1982 ) `` Johnny 99 '' ( 1982 ) `` No Surrender '' ( 1984 ) `` Stand on It '' ( 1985 ) `` Trapped '' ( live ) ( 1985 ) `` Because the Night '' ( live ) ( 1986 ) `` Chimes of Freedom '' ( live ) ( 1988 ) `` Youngstown '' ( 1995 ) `` American Skin ( 41 Shots ) '' ( 2001 ) `` Pay Me My Money Down '' ( 2006 ) `` Long Walk Home '' ( 2006 ) `` My City of Ruins '' ( 2011 ) `` Rocky Ground '' ( 2012 ) Other notable songs `` Growin ' Up '' ( 1973 ) `` For You '' ( 1973 ) `` Incident on 57th Street '' ( 1973 ) `` The Fever '' ( 1973 ) `` Thunder Road '' ( 1975 ) `` Night '' ( 1975 ) `` Backstreets '' ( 1975 ) `` She 's the One '' ( 1975 ) `` Meeting Across the River '' ( 1975 ) `` Jungleland '' ( 1975 ) `` Adam Raised a Cain '' ( 1978 ) `` Racing in the Street '' ( 1978 ) `` Darkness on the Edge of Town '' ( 1978 ) `` Stay '' ( 1979 ) `` The Ties That Bind '' ( 1980 ) `` Independence Day '' ( 1980 ) `` Out in the Street '' ( 1980 ) `` Stolen Car '' ( 1980 ) `` Wreck on the Highway '' ( 1980 ) `` Highway Patrolman '' ( 1982 ) `` Darlington County '' ( 1984 ) `` Working on the Highway '' ( 1984 ) `` Downbound Train '' ( 1984 ) `` Bobby Jean '' ( 1984 ) `` Pink Cadillac '' ( 1984 ) `` Jersey Girl '' ( 1986 ) `` Light of Day '' ( 1993 ) `` The New Timer '' ( 1995 ) `` Land of Hope and Dreams '' ( 2012 ) `` Hunter of Invisible Game '' ( 2014 ) Video releases Video Anthology / 1978 -- 88 ( 1989 ) In Concert / MTV Plugged ( 1992 ) Blood Brothers ( 1996 ) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978 -- 2000 ( 2001 ) Live in New York City ( 2001 ) Live in Barcelona ( 2003 ) VH1 Storytellers ( 2005 ) Wings For Wheels ( 2005 ) Hammersmith Odeon London ' 75 ( 2005 ) Live in Dublin ( 2007 ) Magic Tour Highlights ( 2008 ) London Calling : Live in Hyde Park ( 2010 ) The Promise : The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town ( 2010 ) Springsteen & I ( 2013 ) Born in the U.S.A. Live : London 2013 ( 2014 ) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen ( 2014 ) Bruce Springsteen 's High Hopes ( 2014 ) High Hopes in South Africa ( 2014 ) Hunter of Invisible Game ( 2014 ) Concerts Born to Run tours ( 1974 -- 77 ) Darkness Tour ( 1978 ) The River Tour ( 1980 -- 81 ) Born in the U.S.A. Tour ( 1984 -- 85 ) Tunnel of Love Express ( 1988 ) Human Rights Now ! ( 1988 ) Bruce Springsteen 1992 -- 1993 World Tour ( 1992 -- 93 ) Ghost of Tom Joad Tour ( 1995 -- 97 ) Reunion Tour ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Rising Tour ( 2002 -- 03 ) Vote for Change ( 2004 ) Devils & Dust Tour ( 2005 ) Seeger Sessions Band Tour ( 2006 ) Magic Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) Working on a Dream Tour ( 2009 ) Wrecking Ball Tour ( 2012 - 13 ) High Hopes Tour ( 2014 ) The River Tour 2016 ( 2016 ) Summer ' 17 ( 2017 ) Springsteen on Broadway ( 2017 - 18 ) Related Discography E Street Band Steel Mill The Sessions Band The Miami Horns Born to Run autobiography E Street Radio Little Steven 's Underground Garage Outlaw Pete Mike Appel Jon Landau Brendan O'Brien Bob Clearmountain The Max Weinberg 7 Southside Johnny Joe Grushecky Badlands : A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen 's Nebraska Greetings from E Street Book Category 10,000 Maniacs Dennis Drew Steve Gustafson John Lombardo Jerome Augustyniak Mary Ramsey Jeff Erickson Rob Buck Duane Calhoun Chet Cardinale Jim Colavito Tim Edborg Jim Foti Debbie Heverly Natalie Merchant Terry Newhouse Oskar Saville Bob Wachter Albums Human Conflict Number Five Secrets of the I Ching The Wishing Chair In My Tribe Blind Man 's Zoo Hope Chest : The Fredonia Recordings 1982 -- 1983 Our Time in Eden MTV Unplugged Love Among the Ruins The Earth Pressed Flat Campfire Songs : The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs Live Twenty - Five Extended Versions Triangles Music from the Motion Picture Twice Told Tales Playing Favorites Singles `` Peace Train '' `` Like the Weather '' `` What 's the Matter Here '' `` Trouble Me '' `` These Are Days '' `` Candy Everybody Wants '' `` Few and Far Between '' `` Everyday Is Like Sunday '' `` Because the Night '' `` More Than This '' Related articles Two Thousand Maniacs ! 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Question: who wrote the lyrics to because the night
Answer: Bruce Springsteen