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“Dancing in the Dark” is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. According to the Dancing in the Dark Songfacts ,Springsteen wrote this after his manager, Jon Landau, demanded a hit single from the album. After a brief altercation, he complied and wrote this that same night.Adding up-tempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, it became his biggest hit and, as the first single released from Born in the U.S.A., started it off to becoming the best-selling album of Springsteen’s career.

“Dancing in the Dark” was the last song written and recorded for Born in the U.S.A. Springsteen’s producer and manager Jon Landau liked the album but wanted a sure-fire first single, one that was fresh and directly relevant to Springsteen’s current state of mind (as much of Born in the U.S.A. had been written two years earlier). Landau and Springsteen got into an argument, but later on Springsteen wrote “Dancing in the Dark”, and his irked mood from the day’s argument combined with the frustrations at trying to complete the album quickly poured out into the lyrics.

Released as a single prior to the album’s release, the song spent four weeks at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (his highest charting song to date) in June–July 1984 (it was kept off the #1 spot by Duran Duran’s “The Reflex” and that year’s song of the summer, Prince’s “When Doves Cry”). It did reach #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 #1 spot for six weeks on Billboard’s Top Tracks chart.
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  • mpolverelli

    Milano '85 we were there !!!!

    yesterday morning

  • giggleloop1

    Newcastle '85, we were there!!!!

    last week

  • njokmo413

    favorite song by Springsteen

    last week

  • nick_honest

    a masterpiece

    16 days ago

  • metallicorphan

    listen to that buzz from the synth(i think)

    21 days ago

  • oldiesfanjohn

    excellent one from the Bossman!

    last month

  • shazzaroo1980

    Excellent!!!

    last month

  • Miss_Calvero

    ♥

    last month

  • Turnersmemo

    Here in the UK this song has been banned on "elf n safety'" grounds. Should you wish to listen to the song a risk assessment must be carrie out by a suitable qualified 80s dancer

    last month

  • AvianCrowd0

    you can't start a fire, without a spark!

    last month

  • JimiVonMicrodot

    Great great song. I bought the single when I was a boy. The B-side was Pink Cadillac. That was a great song too

    March 2012

  • heatherosie

    If you haven't seen Springsteen live you ABSOLUTELY have to! He's amazing! Touch Tones Music is holding a contest right now to see the last show of The Wrecking Ball World Tour in the US (it's in New Jersey, obviously) with free flights and hotel stay! https://www.facebook.com/TouchTunes?v=app_111895501427

    March 2012

  • Krauthexe

    all night long ! :}}

    March 2012

  • tryagainguy

    awesome!

    March 2012

  • steve__

    Amazing song.

    March 2012

  • oma-ute

    <3

    February 2012

  • TheLegend72

    This is my favourite song from the Born In The USA album.

    February 2012

  • Demola25

    The best song i have ever heard.

    February 2012

  • rikrijean

    *** SUCH A GREAT SONG......YEP ***

    January 2012

  • r-iman

    THE BOSS got to love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    January 2012
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