Dancing in the Dark
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"Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dancing in the Dark canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedAct | E Street Band ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major international hit ⓘ |
| chronology | lead single from Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Brian De Palma ⓘ |
| era | 1980s rock ⓘ |
| features | Courteney Cox ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformance | frequently performed on Bruce Springsteen tours ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Dancing in the Dark music video ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyric | "I get up in the evening, and I ain't got nothing to say" ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine | "You can't start a fire without a spark" ⓘ |
| hasStyle | anthemic rock ⓘ |
| hasTempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bruce Springsteen greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bruce Springsteen's pressure to write a hit single ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostFamousSongsOf | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring a young Courteney Cox in the music video
ⓘ
upbeat sound with introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Chuck Plotkin ⓘ Jon Landau ⓘ Steven Van Zandt ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-05-04 ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| theme |
frustration and desire for change
ⓘ
self-doubt ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
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