Standing on the Edge of Goodbye
{{Infobox song
| name = Standing on the Edge of Goodbye
| cover = standingontheedgeofgoodbye.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = John Berry
| album = Standing on the Edge
| B-side = Ninety Miles an Hour
| released = February 14, 1995
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:04
| label = Patriot
| writer = John Berry, Stewart Harris
| producer = Jimmy Bowen
Chuck Howard
| prev_title = You and Only You
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = I Think About It All the Time
| next_year = 1995
}}
"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from the album Standing on the Edge. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=44}} It was written by Berry and Stewart Harris.
Content
Berry wrote the song with Stewart Harris, a Nashville songwriter with whom he had never worked before. The song is composed in the key of B-flat major, and recalls an ending relationship which the narrator calls "standing on the edge of goodbye".{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112532057/ | title=Berry stands tall on 'Goodbye' | work=The Tennessean | date=May 26, 1995 | accessdate=December 10, 2020 | pages=4}}
Critical reception
Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Berry "picks up the tempo but continues to travel down the same country/soul road that got him where he is." and that it "showcases some solid writing chops."{{cite magazine|date=4 March 1995|title=Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2gsEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22pam+tillis%22+%22i+was+blown+away%22&pg=PA67}}
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in early 1995.
Chart performance
"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 4, 1995.
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!align="left"|Chart (1995) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|6|chartid=9245|publishdate=May 22, 1995|accessdate=July 21, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=John Berry}} |
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References
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{{John Berry}}
Category:John Berry (country singer) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
Category:Liberty Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller
Category:Songs written by Stewart Harris
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