Dancing in the Dark

song written and composed by Bruce Springsteen, originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen and released in 1984
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1159364
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Dancing in the Dark

Summary

Dancing in the Dark is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dancing in the Dark's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Dancing in the Dark's composer is recorded as Bruce Springsteen[4].
  • Dancing in the Dark's genre is electronic rock[5].
  • Dancing in the Dark's genre is power pop[6].
  • Dancing in the Dark's genre is dance-rock[7].
  • Dancing in the Dark's genre is pop music[8].
  • Dancing in the Dark followed Fade Away[9].
  • Dancing in the Dark was followed by Cover Me[10].
  • Dancing in the Dark was performed by Bruce Springsteen[11].
  • Among the performers on Dancing in the Dark was Bruce Springsteen[12].
  • Dancing in the Dark's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[13].
  • Dancing in the Dark's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Dancing in the Dark was published on 1984[15].
  • Dancing in the Dark's lyricist is recorded as Bruce Springsteen[16].
  • Dancing in the Dark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dancing in the Dark'}[17].
  • Dancing in the Dark's different from is recorded as Dancing in the Dark[18].
  • Dancing in the Dark's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+239'}[19].
  • Dancing in the Dark's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].
  • Dancing in the Dark's recording date is recorded as February 14, 1984[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • Genre(s): heartland rock, pop rock, rock, rock and roll[23]

  • Community tags: 1984, bitusa, heartland rock, pop rock, rock, rock and roll[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8556ea5-f89f-3c2f-922f-d5225c1a4511[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bruce Springsteen[11].

Publication

Dancing in the Dark was published on 1984[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include electronic rock[5], power pop[6], dance-rock[7], and pop music[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dancing in the Dark followed Fade Away[9]. It was followed by Cover Me[10].

Why It Matters

Dancing in the Dark ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen
    Form of creative work song
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700430687, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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