Tired of Being Alone#Texas version
{{Short description|1971 single by Al Green}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Tired of Being Alone
| cover = Tired of Being Alone single.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Side-A label of original 1971 edition
| type = single
| artist = Al Green
| album = Al Green Gets Next to You
| B-side =
- "Get Back Baby" (US)
- "Right Now, Right Now" (UK)
| released = {{start date|1971|06}}{{cite magazine |last1=Ochs |first1=Ed |title=Soul Sauce |magazine=Billboard |date=June 5, 1971 |page=28 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1971/Billboard%201971-06-05.pdf |access-date=19 July 2023}}
| recorded = 1971
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soul
| length = {{Duration|2:43}}
| label = Hi
| writer = Al Green
| producer = Willie Mitchell
| prev_title = Driving Wheel
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Let's Stay Together
| next_year = 1971
| misc =
}}
"Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by American singer Al Green. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Soul Singles Chart in 1971. Billboard ranked it as the number 12 song for 1971.
Background
Though released on the 1971 album, Al Green Gets Next to You, the song was written in late 1968 and intended to be released on the 1969 album, Green Is Blues. Problems occurred with the first recording, so it was postponed for production. It was altered and perfected the second time around.
"Tired of Being Alone" was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell at Hi Records and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. In 1973, Green performed the song with Chicago on the TV special Chicago in the Rockies. In 2002, this recording appeared as a bonus track on the remastered version of Chicago VI.
In 2004, Green's version was ranked number 293 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596138/tired_of_being_alone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061228110909/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596138/tired_of_being_alone|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2006|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=RollingStone.com|access-date=July 25, 2008}}
Charts
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Al Green|title=Tired of Being Alone|award=Silver|relyear=2006|certyear=2021|id=17580-2078-1|access-date=October 19, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Al Green|title=Tired of Being Alone|award=Gold|relyear=1971|certyear=1971|access-date=October 19, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
Texas version
{{Infobox song
| name = Tired of Being Alone
| cover = Tired of Being Alone Texas.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Texas
| album =
| B-side = Wrapped in Clothes of Blue
| released = {{Start date|1992|04|13}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=April 11, 1992}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = {{unbulleted list|3:17 (single version)|3:28 (The Greatest Hits version)}}
| label = Phonogram
| writer = Al Green
| producer = Texas, Kenny MacDonald
| prev_title = Mothers Heaven (Remix)
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = So Called Friend
| next_year = 1992
}}
In 1992, Scottish band Texas covered "Tired of Being Alone", which became a substantial hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version later appeared on their 2000 album, The Greatest Hits.
=Track listings=
7-inch single (TEX 8)
- "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
- "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" – 4:18
CD1 (TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)
- "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
- "Thrill Has Gone" – 4:25
- "In My Heart" (12") – 6:36
- "Prayer for You" – 6:51
CD2 'Acoustic EP' (TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)
- "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:02
- "Walk the Dust" – 5:11
- "Why Believe in You" – 3:32
- "Return" – 2:34
- Limited edition of 5000 copies (in oversized packaging), includes three exclusive black and white postcards.
=Charts=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1992) !Peak |
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/07/week-commencing-20-july-1992.html| title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 20 July 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=20 Jul 2024}}
|align="center"|173 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=21|page=39|date=May 23, 1992}}
|align="center"|60 |
| {{single chart|UK|19|date=19920503|access-date=June 21, 2021}} |
Other noteworthy versions
- "Tired of Being Alone" has been covered by other artists. Among the more successful is American singer Sybil who released the song as a non-album single in 1996, peaking at number 53 in the UK.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/tired-of-being-alone/ |title=Tired of Being Alone – Singles Chart |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 4, 2021}}