ɐdˈɪʃənəli, "bɪkˈʌz ðə nˈaɪt" hɐdbɪn ɐ nˈoʊ. θˈɜːtiːn hˈɪt fɔːɹ pˈæɾi smˈɪθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, hˌævɪŋ bɪɡˈʌn æz ɐn ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt spɹˈɪŋstiːn sˈɔŋ hiː ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli mˈɛnt tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd hɪmsˈɛlf.
Additionally, "Because the Night" had been a no. 13 hit for Patti Smith in 1978, having begun as an unfinished Springsteen song he originally meant to record himself.