Dancing in the Dark (4:01)
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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.
“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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uta24 wrote:
Sooooo gooooood.
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marcy50 wrote:
Awesome song,,,he is my fella..he is so sharp!
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diana2amazing wrote:
Classic!!
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winnizerl wrote:
Musik aus den guten, schönen, grandiosen jungen, wilden Jahren (Zeiten). Erhaben über die Zeiten....
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thoweber69 wrote:
ich liebe es ,das Lied
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hazjazz wrote:
one of top tunes ,all time.
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remember?
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The dark angel flies away over a hill.
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hey baby.........
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luv it xxxx
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lindakerr wrote:
what a gr8 songxxxx
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blakelylaw wrote:
Do it in half-time.
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Ro3ie wrote:
I can't tap my feet, the beat's too fast! 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234!!!!!
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viloja wrote:
"Estoy cansado y aburrido de mí mismo...Necesito una reacción de amor... No puedes empezar fuego sin una chispa"
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ladycaroledowns wrote:
brilliant!!!!!!!
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miamigirlie wrote:
:) great memorieeeesssssssssssssss......nice beat!!!
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LthirdSeyeD wrote:
What is even decent about him? I don't get the hype of this guy
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TheLoveGuru wrote:
Great Classic!
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mickmartin777 wrote:
i dont wanna change a thing
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panterman wrote:
i wanna change my clothes my hair my face!
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