On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song)

"On My Own"
Single by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
from the album Winner in You
B-side	"Stir It Up"
Released	February 23, 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Pop [1]
Length	4:50
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager
Producer(s)	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"Stir It Up" (1985) "On My Own" (1986) "Oh, People" (1986)
Michael McDonald singles chronology
"No Lookin' Back" (1985) "On My Own" (1986) "Sweet Freedom" (1986)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "On My Own" Chart (1986) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 3 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [9] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [10] 16 Ireland (IRMA) [11] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 15 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 1 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [18] 2 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [19] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 1 US Top 100 Singles ( Cash Box ) [21] 1 US Black Contemporary Singles ( Cash Box ) [22] 1 West Germany (GfK) [23] 18

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "On My Own" Chart (1986) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [24] 88 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [25] 13 Canada Top Singles (RPM) [26] 6 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [27] 58 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [28] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [29] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [30] 24 UK Singles (OCC) [31] 22 US Billboard Hot 100 [32] 4 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [33] 9 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) [34] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [35] 1 US Top 100 Singles (Cash Box) [36] 10 US Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box) [37] 8 All-time charts All-time chart performance for "On My Own" Chart (1958–2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [38] 277

Certifications

Certifications for "On My Own"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [39]	Silver	250,000^
United States (RIAA) [40]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Reba McEntire version

"On My Own"
Single by Reba McEntire Featuring Martina McBride, Linda Davis and Trisha Yearwood
from the album Starting Over
B-side	"Read My Mind"
Released	September 16, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	4:34
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager
Producer(s)	Tony Brown Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire Featuring Martina McBride, Linda Davis and Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"And Still" (1995) "On My Own" (1995) "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" (1995)

In September 1995, country entertainer Reba McEntire released a cover version of the song as the first single from her album Starting Over . Her version, featuring guest vocals from Martina McBride, Linda Davis and fellow MCA labelmate Trisha Yearwood, peaked at number 20 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, although only McEntire received chart credit for it. Its music video was directed by Dominic Orlando and was filmed on the Chaplin Stage.

The four artists performed the song at the 1995 Country Music Association Awards, and again at the 1996 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Charts

Chart performance for "On My Own"

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [41]	22
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [42]	20

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External links

• On My Own at AllMusic