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=About the song=
 
=About the song=
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"[[Bring On The Night]]" is a song written by [[Sting]] which appears on [[The Police]]'s second studio album, [[Reggatta de Blanc]]. It was recorded in [[1979]].
  
 
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[[Bring On The Night]] appears on the following album releases<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106></ref>:
 
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==Video==
 
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=Lyrics=
 
=Lyrics=
 
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This is a sample set of lyrics
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The afternoon has gently passed me by
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They should go here
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The evening spreads itself against the sky
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Waiting for tomorrow, just another day
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God bid yesterday good-bye
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Bring on the night
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I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
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Bring on the night
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I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
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The future is but a question mark
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Hangs above my head, there in the dark
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Can't see for the brightness is staring me blind
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God bid yesterday good-bye
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Bring on the night
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I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
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Bring on the night
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I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
  
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I couldn't spend another hour of daylight
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I couldn't stand another hour of daylight
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</pre><ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106></ref>
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as well
 
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</pre>
 
  
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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* 'Lyrics, 10/07:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"This was another guitar riff I was deeply proud of but unable to find a home for. The dog was hopelessly resigned about his walk this time as well, so the song ended up as another one about longing. The second line was shamelessly lifted from T.S. Eliot's 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'. What was it Eliot said? "Bad Poets borrow, good poets steal"?"
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</blockquote>
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*L'Historia Bandido, '81:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"'Bring On The Night' was originally called 'Carrion Prince'. I got the title from a Ted Hughes poem called 'King Of Carrion'. It was about Pontius Pilate and so was the song originally. Now it's about Gary Gilmore! I didn't realise it until I read 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer, the story of Gary Gilmore. 'Bring on the night / I couldn't stand another hour of daylight.' Gilmore's death wish. This very abstract thing I wrote fits this incredible true story. I sing it with him in mind and it's got to be the theme song if they ever make a movie of his life."
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*The Independent, 9/93:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"I had read 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer, and I was struck by the darkness of that character, Gary Gilmore. The Adverts had done that song 'Gary Gilmore's Eyes' - I still perform it on stage and use it as a springboard for a piano solo. I was off and on as a personality at that time. The seven years of the Police really were the best years of my life and the worst. I was at the top of the tree, but at the same time my marriage (to the actress Frances Tomelty) was breaking up. Then I had to go through the bullshit business of fame, wondering whether it was real. The songs reflected this: there'd be the happy go lucky pop stuff and then occasionally something darker."
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</blockquote>
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*'Bring On The Night' Album Liner Notes, '86:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"'Bring On The Night', recorded by the Police in '78, was written almost three years earlier, or at least adapted from a song that was written at that time. I see no reason why songs shouldn't be rifled and developed to produce something new. If I can borrow from T.S. Eliot, I can certainly borrow from myself."
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*Andy Summers: Guitar Magazine, 3/80:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"When I use my fingers I play more with the flesh of the fingers than the nails. It's much more a rhythmic thing than classical guitar style. There is one number, 'Bring On The Night', which is all classical arpeggios up and down the fingerboard, through a flanger. When you're playing it at 2,000 watts through the PA it sounds great."
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</blockquote>
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*On Gustavo Cerati's version of 'Bring On The Night'... Le Clarin, 10/99:<ref>''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106>.</ref>
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"I think that's a good record and that particular song is very good. It is flattering that other people take your music and reinterpret it. I don't complain about that. Even though they make different decisions from yours. That makes it good."
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</blockquote>
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
 
''This section needs more information.''
 
''This section needs more information.''

Revision as of 19:17, 21 April 2008

"Bring On The Night"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by The Police
Released: YYYY
Recorded: 1979
Length: SONG LENGTH
Album(s): Reggatta de Blanc
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): PRODUCER NAME(S)
Studio(s): RECORDING STUDIO(S)
Released as single? YES, B-SIDE, or NO

"Bring On The Night" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1979.

About the song

"Bring On The Night" is a song written by Sting which appears on The Police's second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc. It was recorded in 1979.

Personnel

This section needs more information.

Release History

Albums

Bring On The Night appears on the following album releases<ref>ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106></ref>:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg Reggatta de Blanc 1979-10-02 United Kingdom
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-09-30 United Kingdom
Police-album-live!.jpg The Police Live! 1995-06-13 United Kingdom
Police-album-thepolice.jpg The Police 2007-06-11 United States

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) 1979-12-01 Country

Video

"Bring On The Night" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Police-aroundtheworld.jpg Around the World 1983-02-01 United Kingdom
Police-outlandostosynchronicities.jpg Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live! 1995-05-01 United Kingdom
Police-liveghostinthemachine.jpg Live Ghost In The Machine 2001-10-01 Japan


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

The afternoon has gently passed me by 
The evening spreads itself against the sky 
Waiting for tomorrow, just another day 
God bid yesterday good-bye 

Bring on the night 
I couldn't spend another hour of daylight 
Bring on the night 
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight 

The future is but a question mark 
Hangs above my head, there in the dark 
Can't see for the brightness is staring me blind 
God bid yesterday good-bye 

Bring on the night 
I couldn't spend another hour of daylight 
Bring on the night 
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight 

I couldn't spend another hour of daylight 
I couldn't stand another hour of daylight

<ref>ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 21 April 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=106></ref>

Quotations and trivia

"This was another guitar riff I was deeply proud of but unable to find a home for. The dog was hopelessly resigned about his walk this time as well, so the song ended up as another one about longing. The second line was shamelessly lifted from T.S. Eliot's 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'. What was it Eliot said? "Bad Poets borrow, good poets steal"?"

"'Bring On The Night' was originally called 'Carrion Prince'. I got the title from a Ted Hughes poem called 'King Of Carrion'. It was about Pontius Pilate and so was the song originally. Now it's about Gary Gilmore! I didn't realise it until I read 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer, the story of Gary Gilmore. 'Bring on the night / I couldn't stand another hour of daylight.' Gilmore's death wish. This very abstract thing I wrote fits this incredible true story. I sing it with him in mind and it's got to be the theme song if they ever make a movie of his life."

"I had read 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer, and I was struck by the darkness of that character, Gary Gilmore. The Adverts had done that song 'Gary Gilmore's Eyes' - I still perform it on stage and use it as a springboard for a piano solo. I was off and on as a personality at that time. The seven years of the Police really were the best years of my life and the worst. I was at the top of the tree, but at the same time my marriage (to the actress Frances Tomelty) was breaking up. Then I had to go through the bullshit business of fame, wondering whether it was real. The songs reflected this: there'd be the happy go lucky pop stuff and then occasionally something darker."

"'Bring On The Night', recorded by the Police in '78, was written almost three years earlier, or at least adapted from a song that was written at that time. I see no reason why songs shouldn't be rifled and developed to produce something new. If I can borrow from T.S. Eliot, I can certainly borrow from myself."

"When I use my fingers I play more with the flesh of the fingers than the nails. It's much more a rhythmic thing than classical guitar style. There is one number, 'Bring On The Night', which is all classical arpeggios up and down the fingerboard, through a flanger. When you're playing it at 2,000 watts through the PA it sounds great."

"I think that's a good record and that particular song is very good. It is flattering that other people take your music and reinterpret it. I don't complain about that. Even though they make different decisions from yours. That makes it good."

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

  • Police, The. Reggatta de Blanc. (1979) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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