Running Scared (Roy Orbison song)
1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Running Scared" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad,[3] the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 45 rpm 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.[4] The song was included on Orbison's 1962 album Crying as the final track on the album.
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Quick Facts Single by Roy Orbison, from the album Crying ...
"Running Scared" | ||||
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Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
from the album Crying | ||||
B-side | "Love Hurts" | |||
Published | April 10, 1961 (1961-04-10) Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[1] | |||
Released | March 1961 | |||
Recorded | February 27, 1961[2] | |||
Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville[2] | |||
Genre | Orchestral pop, Rock | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Monument 438 | |||
Songwriter(s) | "Running Scared": Roy Orbison, Joe Melson "Love Hurts": Boudleaux Bryant | |||
Producer(s) | Fred Foster | |||
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