Dancing in the Dark
Bruce Springsteen
1984
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1984
Release: 1984Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original 1984 recording on Born in the U.S.A.. Year precision is retained; the album association is not an assertion of an exact first-release day.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Born in the U.S.A. - official Columbia original album page
Original 1984 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 2024: older return
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Springsteen wrote the song out of frustration when his manager asked for a hit single for the album "Born in the U.S.A."
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 9
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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