Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark

"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in November 1992 as the first single from Dean's album Fire in the Dark. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993^[1] and No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[2] It was written by Dean and Tim Nichols.

"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Fire in the Dark
B-side	"Steam Roller"
Released	November 30, 1992
Genre	Country
Length	3:37
Label	SBK/Liberty
Songwriter(s)	Billy Dean Tim Nichols
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen Billy Dean
Billy Dean singles chronology
"If There Hadn't Been You" (1992) "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" (1992) "I Wanna Take Care of You" (1993)

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in late 1992.

Chart performance

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	19