Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)

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"Dancing in the Dark"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Born in the U.S.A.
B-side"Pink Cadillac"
ReleasedMay 9, 1984[1]
RecordedFebruary 14, 1984[2]
StudioThe Hit Factory, New York[2]
Genre
Length3:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Open All Night"
(1982) 		"Dancing in the Dark"
(1984) 		"Cover Me"
(1984)
Music video
"Dancing in the Dark" at YouTube

"Dancing in the Dark" is a 1984 song by Bruce Springsteen. It is the leading single from his seventh studio album Born in the U.S.A. and went to number 2 in the United States, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland and Sweden, number 4 in the United Kingdom and South Africa, number 3 in Canada, number 1 in Belgium, number 7 in Norway and number 5 in Australia. It won a Grammy Award in 1985 and features Courteney Cox in the music video.

Track listings[change | change source]

7": Columbia / 38-04463[change | change source]

  1. "Dancing in the Dark" – 3:59
  2. "Pink Cadillac" – 3:33

7": CBS / WA-4463 *[change | change source]

  1. "Dancing in the Dark" – 3:59
  2. "Pink Cadillac" – 3:33

(*Car-shaped picture disc released in the UK, featuring a pink Cadillac on the front side)

12": Columbia / 44-05028[change | change source]

  1. "Dancing in the Dark" (Blaster Mix) – 6:09
  2. "Dancing in the Dark" (Radio) – 4:50
  3. "Dancing in the Dark" (Dub) – 5:30

12": CBS / TA4436[change | change source]

  1. "Dancing in the Dark" (Extended Remix) – 6:09
  2. "Pink Cadillac" – 3:33

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Marsh, Dave (2004). BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TWO HEARTS THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY, 1972–2003. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 310, 346–347. ISBN 0-203-49470-9. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heylin, Clinton (2012). Springsteen Song by Song: A Critical Look. Penguin. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9781101626030.
  3. ↑ Holden, Stephen (May 27, 1984). "Springsteen Scans the American Dream". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hiatt, Brian; Browne, David; Fricke, David; Dolan, Jon; Walsh, Thomas; Vosick-Levinson, Simon; Doyle, Patrick; Greene, Andy; Hermes, Will; Sheffield, Rob (11 December 2018). "The 100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Bruce Springsteen Songs". www.watchmojo.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Breihan, Tom (August 24, 2020). "The Number Ones: Duran Duran's "The Reflex". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023. Bruce Springsteen's synth-rocking frustration anthem "Dancing In The Dark," his highest-charting single, peaked at #2...
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