Running Scared (No.4)
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"Running Scared" was written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson and was released as a single by Roy Orbison in 1961.
Noted for being a song without a chorus, the song is written in the bolero style, Orbison is credited with bringing this to the rock genre.
The song went to No.1 on the American Billboard hot 100 chart in March 1961, while peaking at No.9 in the UK.