| Standing on the Edge of Goodbye | |
| Cover: | standingontheedgeofgoodbye.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | John Berry |
| Album: | Standing on the Edge |
| B-Side: | Ninety Miles an Hour |
| Released: | February 14, 1995 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 4:04 |
| Label: | Patriot |
| 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.[1] It was written by Berry and Stewart Harris.
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".[2]
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."[3]
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in early 1995.
"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.
| Chart (1995) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 53 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 33 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 44.