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"Because the Night" is a Rock song composed by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith , and first released on Smith's 1978 album '' Easter ''. The original song was recorded by 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. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the U.S. Pop Singles 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. Though it was never released on a Springsteen studio album, in concert beginning with his 1978 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 ''. SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS This song has been interpreted by a number of artists since then. In 1992, Co Ro featuring Taleesa had a big hit with it, selling over 660,000 copies in France and Germany. It was a Gold Record in France and hit number one in several European and South American countries, including Italy and Spain. A well-known version was recorded by 10,000 Maniacs in 1993 for '' MTV Unplugged '', with a few lyrical alterations. The recording gained considerable radio airplay and actually eclipsed the original Smith single by reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1986, the heavy metal band Keel did the number, while in 2002 Jan Wayne had his turn. In 1998 Kim Wilde released a cover of the song, appearing on the Germany-only various artists release ''Philharmania''. Chihiro Onitsuka performed the song on 18 August 2001 at the Rising Sun Rock Festival .JPopsuki Tracker, Details for Chihiro Onitsuka - Because The Night (08.18.01 Rising Sun Rock Fest.) In 2002, the singer Nadine released a Eurodance version of this song. 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 (in the same way as he had with Youngstown ), and it has since become a Lofgren staple, often played as a duo with Buck Brown on keyboards. The Spanish band ''Tahures Zurdos'' released a Spanish version in 2000 in the album ''El tiempo de la luz''. On February 21 , 2006 , Fifth Season '' American Idol '' contestant Becky O'Donohue performed the song in an episode of the talent-contest program; it was the first ''Idol'' appearance of a Springsteen song, other than a snippet of " Fire " during the same season's audition rounds. The Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas recorded a version of the song for her 2006 album "Ochenta's". During a Springsteen show in Miami, U2 singer Bono came on stage to perform the song live with the E-Street Band. The song has also been confirmed to be in Eurodance group named " Cascada " Second Album. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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