"History Is Made at Night" is an original song introduced in the fourth episode of the first season of the musical TV series "Smash", entitled "The Cost of Art". It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, but within the show's universe, it was written by the songwriting team of Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) and Julia Houston (Debra Messing) for their Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell.

The song is a duet sung by Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. Besides "The Cost of Art", the song is performed various times throughout Season 1, most notably between Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) and Michael Swift (Will Chase) in the sixth episode of the season, entitled Chemistry. The song is also performed as part of a medley in the seventh episode of the season "The Workshop" and Ivy and Bobby begin to sing it in the thirteenth episode "Tech" before they get cut off by a lighting issue.

The song is featured as a track on the cast albums The Music of Smash and Bombshell. The version on the released track is by Megan Hilty and Will Chase, as seen in episode 6.

The song is also covered by the UK band Steps on their album Light Up the World.

In episode 4, The Cost of Art, Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) is forced to sit out of "History Is Made at Night" and another workshopped number after Ivy claims she can't hear herself sing. Michael Slezak of TV Line infers that this is due to Ivy's influence over the musical from sleeping with the director, and notes the "downright vicious" smile she gives Karen after she is asked to sit out the numbers. Only snippets of the song are played in this episode.

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