--- title: Hot Chip Covers Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen: Video description: Perhaps we've finally found 2015's song of the summer canonical: https://time.com/3914742/hot-chip-bruce-springsteen-dancing-in-the-dark-cover/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-09T19:00:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:26.476Z og:title: Watch Hot Chip Cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' og:description: The British synthpop band turns the classic song into a total party anthem og:url: https://time.com/3914742/hot-chip-bruce-springsteen-dancing-in-the-dark-cover/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Hot Chip Cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' twitter:description: The British synthpop band turns the classic song into a total party anthem twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Hot Chip Turn Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" Into a Total Party Anthem by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 9, 2015 7:00 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 9, 2015 7:00 PM UTC It’s always risky to cover Bruce Springsteen—he’s The Boss, after all—but we’re glad Hot Chip has tackled “Dancing in the Dark.” In the above clip, you’ll see the British synthpop band performing the 1984 hit at a recent show in Milwaukee, but they’ve been covering it [at various shows](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/13/hot-chip-review-glasgow-infectious-funk-why-make-sense) for about a month now. ([Including ](http://www.papermag.com/2015/06/the%5F10%5Fbest%5Fthings%5Fwe%5Fsaw%5Fat%5Fg.php)this past weekend’s Governor’s Ball Festival in New York City.) They manage to take the tune and totally make it their own—adding lots of synth and keyboards and energy to it—while still maintaining its integrity. You’ll know what song you’re listening to, but it still feels like something new and exciting. Now they just need to get[ Courteney Cox to dance on stage with them](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr05/2013/7/15/19/anigif%5Fenhanced-buzz-26339-1373929536-2.gif). ### Artists Who Have Never Won A Grammy  Queen John Rodgers—Redferns/Getty Images  Jackson 5 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Spice Girls Ray Burmiston—Photoshot/Getty Images  GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Recording artist Katy Perry performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. 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