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{{Short description|1971 single by Al Green}}
{{Refimprove|date=October 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{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|June 1971<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ochs |first1=Ed |title=Soul Sauce |journal=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}}</ref>}}
| recorded   = 1971
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| length     = {{Duration|2:43}}
| label      = [[Hi Records|Hi]]
| writer     = Al Green
| producer   = [[Willie Mitchell (musician)|Willie Mitchell]]
| prev_title = [[Driving Wheel]]
| prev_year  = 1971
| next_title = [[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|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|''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 (musician)|Willie Mitchell]] at [[Hi Records]] and mixed by Mitchell and [[Terry Manning]]. In 1973, Green performed the song with [[Chicago (band)|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1971)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14429/al-green/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title=  Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=356}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Best Selling Soul Singles]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=237}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|}
==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 (band)|Texas]]
| album      =
| B-side     = Wrapped in Clothes of Blue
| released   = {{Start date|1992|04|13}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=19|date=April 11, 1992}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| length     = {{unbulleted list|3:17<small> (single version)</small>|3:28 <small>(The Greatest Hits version)</small>}}
| label      = [[Phonogram Records|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 (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 (Texas album)|The Greatest Hits]]''.
===Track listings===
'''7-inch single <small>(TEX 8)</small>'''
# "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
# "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue" – 4:18
'''CD1 <small>(TEXCD 8 / 866 883-2)</small>'''
# "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:17
# "[[Thrill Has Gone]]" – 4:25
# "[[In My Heart (Texas song)|In My Heart]]" (12") – 6:36
# "[[Prayer for You]]" – 6:51
'''CD2 'Acoustic EP' <small>(TEXCB 8 / 866 769-2)</small>'''
# "Tired of Being Alone" – 3:02
# "Walk the Dust" – 5:11
# "[[Why Believe in You]]" – 3:32
# "Return" – 2:34
* <small>Limited edition of 5000 copies (in oversized packaging), includes three exclusive black and white [[postcard]]s.</small>
===Charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1992)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|align="center"|173
|-
|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=21|page=39|date=May 23, 1992}}</ref>
|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 Lynch|Sybil]] who released the song as a non-album single in 1996, peaking at number 53 in the UK.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Al Green}}
{{Texas (band)}}
{{Sybil}}
[[Category:1971 singles]]
[[Category:1971 songs]]
[[Category:1992 singles]]
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[[Category:Texas (band) songs]]
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Willie Mitchell (musician)]]