Something In The Night

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Track 3 of Darkness On The Edge Of Town, 1978.

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Credits

• Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 109 times. 2025-05-20 Co-op Live, Manchester, England 2024-06-14 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain 2024-03-28 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 2023-09-03 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa 2013-09-14 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England 2013-06-22 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2013-06-15 Wembley Stadium, London, England 2013-05-31 Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy 2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-24 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2012-11-30 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2009-11-18 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-10-02 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-08-19 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT 2009-08-01 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain 2009-07-23 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2009-05-23 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2008-06-29 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2008-06-21 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2008-05-07 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 2008-04-05 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2008-03-24 Value City Arena, Columbus, OH 2007-09-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2003-09-07 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2003-08-16 Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA 2003-08-08 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-05-15 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2003-05-12 Koning Boudewijnstadion, Brussels, Belgium 2002-10-18 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2002-09-27 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2002-09-24 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 2000-06-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-04-21 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 1999-09-20 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-08-07 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-08-02 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1978-09-15 Palladium, New York City, NY 1978-08-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1978-06-05 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH 1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1978-06-02 Halsey Field House, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-30 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-29 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-26 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-24 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY 1977-03-14 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY 1977-03-11 Gymnasium, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 1977-03-10 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH 1977-02-15 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI 1977-02-13 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1977-02-12 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON 1977-02-10 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY 1977-02-09 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1976-11-04 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-03 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-02 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-30 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-29 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-28 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-25 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-17 McDonough Arena, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1976-10-16 William & Mary Hall, The College Of William And Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1976-10-13 Wilkins Theatre, Kean College, Union, NJ 1976-10-12 Rutgers Gym, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1976-10-10 Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1976-10-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1976-10-05 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 1976-10-02 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 1976-09-30 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-29 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ 1976-08-22 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA 1976-08-21 Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 1976-08-07 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-06 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-05 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-02 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-01 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 5 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 1 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 3 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 16 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 8 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 9 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 6 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 127 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 14 show(s) of 111 on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour. Performed at 29 show(s) of 54 on The Lawsuit Tour. Performed at 8 known other show(s), plus 1 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 19 official live downloads:

• 2025-05-20 Co-op Live, Manchester, England
• 2024-06-14 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
• 2024-03-28 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
• 2023-09-03 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
• 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
• 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
• 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
• 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY
• 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs From Around The World (2019) and The Darkness Tour '78 (2023).

On The Tracks

SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT - V1a	5:06	DDOC / UP / DDO / LUTHER
SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT - V1b	5:05	DO-3 / UP / AM
SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT - V1c	5:05	ODM / HOD / UP / AM
SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT - V1d	5:11	DARKNESS / PROMISE: DELUXE
SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT - V2	4:38	DO-2 / GT / LUTHER / LM-2 / SOTE

Note: "Something In The Night" was written in 1976, rehearsed in the barn at Bruce's new rental in Holmdel, New Jersey, and premiered live on August 1, 1976. It was played extensively during the Lawsuit Tour 1976–1977, which gave Springsteen opportunities to revise lyrics and modify arrangements. The tour featured a full-time horn section, the Miami Horns, and they were also used in several arrangements. When the Darkness sessions began on June 1, 1977, several cuts of "Something In The Night" were recorded that evening, and the album take was chosen from these. According to Sony logs, there were two subsequent recording sessions on June 14 and 16, and that was it, until mixing sessions began in 1978. There are five circulating versions, four of which which are based on the June 1 take, and one, that could have been recorded on any of the June dates. Godfatherecords release G.R. BOX 01, 'The Unbroken Promise: Lighting Up The Darkness Sessions', a 6 CD compilation of outtakes from the Darkness sessions, describes in its extensive liner notes that "Something In The Night" appears in three versions, with one version recorded in June–July 1977 at Atlantic Studios and two during September–October 1977. Unfortunately, the Sony logs specify only three days in 1977 when sessions were held. The final notation is mix take #42 (V2d), from February 27, 1978, was pressed to metal acetate on April 12, 1978, and became track three on Darkness On The Edge of Town.

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^{Studio Sessions: Darkness On the Edge of Town}

Lyrics

Something In The Night

Hmmm
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh

Well I'm riding down Kingsley figuring I'll get a drink
Well I turn the radio up loud so I don't have to think at all
And I take her to the floor looking for a moment when the world seems right
And I tear into the guts, hmmm, of something in the night

Well you're born with nothing, and better off that way
Soon as you've got something they send someone to try and take it away
Well you can ride this road 'till dawn without another human being in sight
Yeah just kids wasted on, hmmm, something in the night

Woah nothing is forgotten or forgiven, when it's your last time around, hm
And I got stuff running 'round my head that I just can't live down

When we found the things we loved, they were crushed and dying in the dirt
We tried to pick up the pieces, and get away without getting hurt
But they caught us at the state line, and burned our cars in one last fight
And left us running burned and blind, hmmm, chasing something in the night

Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woah yeah
Woahhh
So!

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