"Because the Night" is a rock song from 1977 written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith [2] which appears on the 1978 Patti Smith Group album Easter. On March 2, 1978, the song was released as a single, and was commercially successful, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [ 3 ] and No. 5 in the United Kingdom , which helped propel ...

Inductees U2, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith perform "Because the Night" at the 25th anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. ...more. Looking for more Induction Ceremony memories from U2?

Apr 19, 2021 · In 1978, Bruce Springsteen was busy recording his album Darkness in the Edge of Town. Patti Smith just so happened to be recording in the studio next door. Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen had written a track called ‘Because the Night’ but he had no place for it on his record.

Aug 2, 2021 · It’s the only song that Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen ever wrote together, and it’s a classic. It was her first hit, from her 1978 album Easter. Its origins are among those most often...

“Because the Night” was first written by Bruce Springsteen during his Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions but he was convinced by Patti Smith’s engineer (Jimmy Iovine) to give the song to...

Jun 21, 2018 · In 1977, Patti Smith pressed play for the first time on the tape Bruce Springsteen had scrawled “Because the Night” across. Instantly, she knew the song had transformative powers. She just...

Jun 1, 2022 · Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen Discuss How ‘Because the Night’ Came to Be (Book Excerpt)