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American Idol Season 5 - The Songs

Because the Night

By Bill Lamb, About.com

"Because the Night" is an anthemic rock classic. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song, and it was made popular by punk pioneer/poet Patti Smith. The group 10,000 Maniacs had their biggest pop hit with an MTV Unplugged acoustic version of the song.

Performer

Becky O'Donohue - February 21, 2006

Songwriters

Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen

Notable Recorded Versions

  • Patti Smith Group - #13 Pop (1978) (Listen)
  • 10,000 Maniacs - #11 Pop (1994) (Listen)

Key Lyric Phrase

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

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