We Only Come Out at Night

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"We Only Come Out at Night"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedOctober 23, 1995
Studio sessions
Length4:05
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan

"We Only Come Out at Night" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

In February 2020 it was used in a commercial for the iPhone 11, advertising the low-light capability of the device's camera.[1] As a result the song charted at #20 on the Billboard Rock Digital Sales chart.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

we only come out at night, the days are much too bright
we only come out at night
and once again, you'll pretend to know me well, my friends
and once again, i'll pretend to know the way
thru the empty space
thru the secret places of the heart
we only come out at night, the days are much too bright
we only come out at night
i walk alone, i walk alone to find the way home
i'm on my own, i'm on my own to see the ways
that i can't help the days, you will make it home o.k
i know you can, and you can
we only come out at night, the days are much too bright
we only come out at night
and once again, you'll pretend to know that
there's an end, that there's an end to this begin
it will help you sleep at night
it will make it seem that right is always right
alright?
we only come out at night

Chart positions[edit | edit source]

Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Rock Digital songs (Billboard)[2] 20
US Alternative Digital songs (Billboard)[3] 19
LyricFind U.S. Songs (Billboard)[4] 4
LyricFind Global Songs (Billboard)[5] 22
Scotland (OCC)[6] 92

Availability

TitleNotesType
Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessDisc two – Twilight to StarlightStudio
The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing PumpkinsTribute
Celebrating *20* Years of SadnessLive

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