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โธ 1978 ยท Rock
Because the Night
from Easter
โBecause the Nightโ charted at #72 on Billboardโs 1978 Year-End Hot 100.
- Written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen.
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Because the Night
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Co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith in 1978, then reborn as a jangly 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged favorite in 1993.
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