Running Scared
Roy Orbison
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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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Written by: Joe Melson, Roy Orbison
Lyrics © Orbi-Lee Music, Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, R-Key Darkus
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10 facts about this song
Release and Success"Running Scared" by Roy Orbison was released in 1961 and became a major hit. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was an international success.
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Unique CompositionThe song is known for not having a chorus. Instead, Orbison's passionate and emotional delivery drives the narrative.
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Dramatic ClimaxThe song has a dramatic climax which Orbison nails every time with his remarkable vocal range. The climax is reached near the end of the song on the line "too late."
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Collaboration with Joe Melson"Running Scared" was co-written by Orbison and Joe Melson. The two had a strong songwriting partnership, producing many of Orbison's biggest hits.
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Minimal InstrumentationThe song is renowned for its minimal use of instruments, relying on a small string section and barely-there percussion.
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Influential Ballad"Running Scared" is considered a landmark ballad in the pop genre and has influenced a number of artists including Bruce Springsteen and Chris Isaak.
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Grammy Hall of FameThe song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009, a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance."
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Presence in MoviesIt was notably used in the films Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Mulholland Drive (2001), among others.
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Bolero Style"Running Scared" was influenced by the bolero, a style of music first popularized in Cuba in the late 19th century, and known for its slow tempo and Spanish influences.
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Stereo vs. Mono RecordingThe original 1961 recording was in mono, a standard practice at the time. It was later re-recorded and re-released in stereo.
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