Song · 10,000 Maniacs
“Because the Night (live)” by 10,000 Maniacs
Released 1993
“Because the Night (live)” by 10,000 Maniacs appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1993. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #89 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #260 alternative song of 1993.
10,000 Maniacs cut their "Because the Night" live for MTV Unplugged in 1993, an acoustic reading of the song Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith wrote together in 1977, which the Patti Smith Group first put on record on Easter the following year. Unplugged, the song trades amplifier heat for something closer and more intimate.
It turned out to be the biggest hit the Maniacs ever had, their highest-charting single in both the US and Canada, peaking at 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. No other version of the song has climbed higher in America, Smith's own included.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 89 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
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