BECAUSE THE NIGHT is known to have been performed at least 82 times during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour (111 dates, May 1978 to January 1979). A few of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour. On this tour, the song was played in its traditional full-band arrangement and featured a prolonged piano intro. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the Berkeley, July 1, 1978 official live download in 2021. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on The Roxy July 7, 1978 official live download in 2018. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on The Agora, Cleveland 1978 official live download in 2014. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the September 19, 1978 official live download in 2019. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ September 20, 1978 official live download in 2017. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the September 30, 1978 official live download in 2020. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story box set in 2010. The of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the Winterland 12/15/78 official live download in 2019. The live 16 Dec 1978 version of BECAUSE THE NIGHT was released on the Winterland 12/16/78 official live download in 2019., Because the Night Lyrics: Take me now, baby, here as I am / Pull me close, try and understand / Desire is hunger, it's the fire I breathe / Love is a banquet on which we feed / Come on now, try, Patti Smith "Because The Night": Take me now baby here as I am Pull me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breat.