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"Running Scared" Lyrics

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Just runnin' scared each place we go
So afraid that he might show
Yeah, runnin' scared, what would I do
If he came back and wanted you

Just runnin' scared, feelin' low
Runnin' scared, you love him so
Just runnin' scared, afraid to lose
If he came back which one would you choose

Then all at once he was standing there
So sure of himself, his head in the air
My heart was breaking, which one would it be
You turned around and walked away with me.
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LanguageEnglish
GenrePop
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Duration00:02:14
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Copyright ©Orbi-Lee Music, Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, R-Key Darkus
WriterJoe Melson, Roy Orbison
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedMarch 6th, 2022
About"Running Scared" is a 1961 American pop song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad, the song was released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Running Scared" also reached No.9 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies in the US alone. The song was included on Orbison's 1962 album Crying as the final track on the album.

Noted for being a song written without a chorus, the song builds in the lyrics, arrangement, and vocals to a climax that, without vibrato, demonstrates the power of Orbison's clear, full voice. It is written in the bolero style; Orbison is credited with bringing this to the rock genre. Fred Foster producer of the session and of Monument Records did not want the powerful high note that ends the song to end in falsetto but in full or natural voice. According to Foster, the last note that ends the song is actually G above High C in full natural voice. The note is actually tenor high A, over Middle C.

While "Running Scared" was an international hit, the B-side "Love Hurts" also picked up significant airplay in Australia. Consequently, chart figures for Australia show "Running Scared"/"Love Hurts" as a double A-side, both sides peaking at number five. This makes Orbison's recording of "Love Hurts" the first version to be a hit. "Love Hurts" later became better known in a version by rock band Nazareth, who had an international hit with it in 1975.

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Roy Orbison - Definitive Collection [2004]
Roy Orbison - Essential: 70th Anniversary Edition [2006]
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Roy Orbison - Monument Singles A-Sides (1960-1964) [2011]
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Roy Orbison - The Great Roy Orbison: In Concert [1998]
Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison: Authorized Bootleg Collection [1999]
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Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison Limited Edition [1998]
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Roy Orbison - Platinum Collection [2004]
Roy Orbison - Anthology [2013]
Roy Orbison - The Ultimate Collection [2016]
Roy Orbison - The Real... Roy Orbison - The Ultimate Collection [2015]
Roy Orbison - Dream Baby [2013]
Roy Orbison - Black & White Night 30 [2017]
Roy Orbison - 1960-1965: The Rock 'N' Roll Era [1991]
Roy Orbison - 16 Biggest Hits (Eco) [2009]
Roy Orbison - Crying [1962]
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Roy Orbison - A Black & White Night Live [1989]
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