Dancing in the Dark ( Bruce Springsteen song ) - wikipedia Dancing in the Dark ( Bruce Springsteen song ) `` Dancing in the Dark '' Single by Bruce Springsteen from the album Born in the U.S.A. B - side `` Pink Cadillac '' Released May 3, 1984 Format 7 - inch single 12 - inch single Recorded March 1984 Length 3 : 59 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Bruce Springsteen Producer ( s ) Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen singles chronology `` Fade Away '' ( 1980 ) `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( 1984 ) `` Cover Me '' ( 1984 ) `` Fade Away '' ( 1980 ) `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( 1984 ) `` Cover Me '' ( 1984 ) Born in the U.S.A. track listing 12 tracks Side one `` Born in the U.S.A. '' `` Cover Me '' `` Darlington County '' `` Working on the Highway '' `` Downbound Train '' `` I 'm on Fire '' Side two `` No Surrender '' `` Bobby Jean '' `` I 'm Goin ' Down '' `` Glory Days '' `` Dancing in the Dark '' `` My Hometown '' `` Dancing in the Dark '' is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. With added uptempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, the song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over one million singles in the U.S. alone. As the first single released from his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A., it became his biggest hit and propelled the album to become the best - selling album of his career. Contents 1 Composition 2 Remixes 3 Live performance history 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 6 Track listings 6.1 7 `` : Columbia / 38 - 04463 6.2 12 `` : Columbia / 44 - 05028 6.3 12 `` : Epic / TA4436 7 Charts and certifications 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 Certifications 8 See also 9 Cover versions 10 Footnotes 11 References Composition The song is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 149 beats per minute in common time. Springsteen 's vocals span from G ♯ to G ♯. Remixes In a first - for - Springsteen effort to gain dance and club play for his music, Arthur Baker created the 12 - inch `` Blaster Mix '' of `` Dancing in the Dark '', wherein he reworked the album version. The remix was released on July 2, 1984. The result generated a lot of media buzz for Springsteen, as well as actual club play ; the remix went to # 7 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart, and had the most sales of any 12 - inch single in the United States in 1984. Live Performance History On the 2009 Working on a Dream Tour, the song appeared intermittently during the encores. However, Springsteen for the first time played a number of music festivals during the routing, and `` Dancing in the Dark '' closed all of them : Pinkpop Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Glastonbury Festival, and Hard Rock Calling. When played live in recent years, the song features a harder, guitar - driven sound, with the distinctive synthesizer riff being supplied by Soozie Tyrell 's violin. During the 2012 tour the song again became a regular at live shows with audience members selected to dance not just with Bruce, but with other band members too, especially new band member Jake Clemons. Springsteen family members appeared on stage for this song on occasion, with mother Adele doing the ' Courteney Cox ' dance at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia at the start of the tour, and daughter Jessica dancing on stage with Bruce in Paris on July 5. Music video Directed by Brian De Palma, the video was shot at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 28 and 29, 1984. The first night was a pure video shot, the second was on the opening date of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song twice during that show to allow Brian De Palma to get all the footage he needed. The video is a straight performance video, with Springsteen not playing a guitar, allowing him to invite a young woman from the audience, performed by Courteney Cox, to dance along with him on the stage at the end. In September 1985, the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. Chart Performance Released as a single prior to the album 's release, the song spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ( his highest charting song to date ) in June -- July 1984 ( it was kept off the No. 1 spot by two songs, Duran Duran 's `` The Reflex '' and Prince 's `` When Doves Cry '' ). It did reach No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. It was also the first of a record - tying seven top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. `` Dancing in the Dark '' also held the No. 1 spot for six weeks on Billboard 's Top Tracks chart. The song reached No. 1 on the Radio & Records CHR and AOR airplay charts. In the UK, `` Dancing in the Dark '' originally reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart when released in May 1984. However, the song re-entered the chart in January 1985 and subsequently reached number 4, becoming the 29th best - selling single of the year. The recording also won Springsteen his first Grammy Award, picking up the prize for Best Rock Vocal Performance in 1985. In the 1984 Rolling Stone readers poll, `` Dancing in the Dark '' was voted `` Single of the Year ''. The track has since gone on to earn further recognition and is as such listed one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Track listings 7 `` : Columbia / 38 - 04463 `` Dancing in the Dark '' - 3 : 59 `` Pink Cadillac '' - 3 : 33 12 `` : Columbia / 44 - 05028 `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( Blaster Mix ) - 6 : 09 `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( Radio ) - 4 : 50 `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( Dub ) - 5 : 30 12 `` : epic / ta4436 `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( Extended Remix ) - 6 : 09 `` Pink Cadillac '' - 3 : 33 The B - side of the single, `` Pink Cadillac '', was a comic rockabilly tale about the virtues ( and vices ) of a colourful Cadillac ; in 1988 it became a # 5 hit for Natalie Cole. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 5 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada ( CHUM ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 11 France ( IFOP ) 36 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 7 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 28 US Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) US Dance / Disco Top 80 ( Billboard ) 7 US Cash Box US Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1984 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 20 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) US Billboard Hot 100 14 US Cash Box Top 100 US Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart 15 Chart ( 1985 ) Rank Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) UK Singles ( Official Single Charts ) 29 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 3 × Platinum 210,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 10,000 Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone See also List of number - one hits of 1985 ( Flanders ) List of Dutch Top 40 number - one singles of 1985 List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one songs of 1984 List of Cash Box Top 100 number - one singles of 1984 Cover versions 1985 : Big Daddy 1985 : Tina Turner ( Live version ) 1986 : The Shadows 1989 : London Philharmonic Orchestra 1993 : Zip Code Rapists ( Live version at CBGB, released on CD in 2006 ) 1997 : Kermit the Frog ( Muppets Tonight episode ) 1998 : Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers ( Rock the Party ! ) 1999 : Mary Chapin Carpenter 2001 : Pete Yorn 2006 : Tegan and Sara 2009 : Nat and Alex Wolff ( Live Version ) 2009 : Amy MacDonald ( Live version ) 2009 : White Lies ( Live Version ) 2010 : Dan Black ( named `` Drowning in the Dark Drake '' ) 2011 : Sara Beck ( Sara Lyn Beck ) 2nd track from `` A Simple Thing '' 2013 : Ruth Moody 2013 : Editors ( Live version ) 2013 : Eddie Berman and Laura Marling 2013 : Dowsing 2013 : The South African trio Mark Haze ( from Idols South Africa season seven ), Dozi and Ghapi recorded a version on their album `` Rocking Buddies ''. 2013 : Kathryn Williams 2014 : Morgan James 2015 : Downtown Boys 2015 : Hot Chip ( live ) ( mixed with LCD Soundsystem 's ' All My Friends and Purple Rain by Prince ) 2016 : Marit Larsen 2016 : Jackie Greene at The Stone Pony Footnotes ^ Jump up to : `` Bruce Springsteen Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. 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Preceded by `` The Reflex '' by Duran Duran Canadian CHUM Chart number - one single June 30, 1984 -- July 21, 1984 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` When Doves Cry '' by Prince Cash Box Top 100 number - one single June 30, 1984 -- July 7, 1984 ( 2 weeks ) Preceded by `` Magic '' by The Cars Billboard Top Tracks number - one single June 9, 1984 -- July 14, 1984 ( 6 weeks ) Succeeded by `` No Way Out '' by Jefferson Starship Preceded by `` 19 '' by Paul Hardcastle Ultratop 50 Flanders number - one single July 6, 1985 -- August 3, 1985 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` I 'm On Fire '' by Bruce Springsteen VRT Top 30 Flanders number - one single July 6, 1985 ( 1 week ) July 27, 1985 -- August 3, 1985 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` A View to a Kill '' by Duran Duran Succeeded by `` Tarzan Boy '' by Baltimora Preceded by `` Do n't You ( Forget About Me ) '' by Simple Minds Dutch Top 40 number - one single June 22, 1985 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` 19 '' by Paul Hardcastle Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Jake Clemons Charles Giordano Soozie Tyrell Former members Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious Former touring musicians Everett Bradley Barry Danielian Clark Gayton Curtis King Suki Lahav Ed Manion The Miami Horns Cindy Mizelle Michelle Moore Tom Morello Curt Ramm Jay Weinberg Studio albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. ( 1973 ) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle ( 1973 ) Born to Run ( 1975 ) Darkness on the Edge of Town ( 1978 ) The River ( 1980 ) Nebraska ( 1982 ) Born in the U.S.A. ( 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 ) `` 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 ) `` 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 ) `` 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 ) `` Stay '' ( 1979 ) `` The Ties That Bind '' ( 1980 ) `` Independence Day '' ( 1980 ) `` Out in the Street '' ( 1980 ) `` Stolen Car '' ( 1980 ) `` Wreck on the Highway '' ( 1980 ) `` Nebraska '' ( 1982 ) `` 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 ) `` Murder Incorporated '' ( 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 ) Tours 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 ) 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 Andrea Begley Albums The Message Singles `` My Immortal '' `` Ho Hey '' `` Take On Me '' `` Dancing in the Dark '' Related articles The Voice UK ( series 2 ) Danny O'Donoghue Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dancing_in_the_Dark_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)&oldid=805652654 '' Categories : 1984 singles Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Bruce Springsteen songs Dutch Top 40 number - one singles Songs written by Bruce Springsteen Song recordings produced by Jon Landau Columbia Records singles Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance 1984 songs Songs about dancing Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles containing Finnish - language text CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 maint : Unrecognized language Articles with French - language external links CS1 Norwegian - language sources ( no ) Articles with Norwegian - language external links Use mdy dates from May 2017 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2013 Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Singlechart usages for Belgium ( Flanders ) Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for Italy Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Eesti Français Hrvatski Italiano Nederlands Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 16 October 2017, at 19 : 45. 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Question: who was the girl in dancing in the dark video
Answer: Courteney Cox