We Only Come Out at Night

"We Only Come Out at Night"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Released	October 23, 1995
Studio sessions	March-August 1995 – Pumpkinland and Chicago Recording Company July 25, 1995 – Chicago Recording Company August 1995 – The Village Recorder
Length	4:05
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
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"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. As a result the song charted at #20 on the Billboard Rock Digital Sales chart.

Lyrics

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

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

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	Disc two – Twilight to Starlight	Studio
The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins		Tribute
Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness		Live

Tour stats

• Total plays: 84 plays (71 full, 12 tease, 1 abandoned, 2 soundcheck), 48 acoustic, 2 artists
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-01-02 at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, CA
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-04-30 at The World Is A Vampire festival, Gold Coast, QLD, AU

External links

• "We Only Come Out at Night" at SPFC