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"The Fear of Being Alone" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Bruce Miller, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in September 1996 as the first single from the album What If It's You. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"The Fear of Being Alone"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album What If It's You
B-side	"Never Had a Reason To"
Released	September 16, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller
Producer(s)	Reba McEntire, John Guess
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1996) "The Fear of Being Alone" (1996) "How Was I to Know" (1996)

Music video

The music video for "The Fear of Being Alone" was directed by Dominic Orlando, and premiered in late 1996. It was filmed at Starstruck Studios, and features Reba singing at a recording studio.

Chart performance

The song debuted at #41 on the Hot Country Singles chart[1] for the week of October 5, 1996 and peaked at #2 for the week of December 7, 1996, behind Alan Jackson's "Little Bitty". It stayed at #2 for three weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 10 weeks.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	36

References

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