Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark

"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Fire in the Dark
B-side"Steam Roller"
ReleasedNovember 30, 1992
GenreCountry
Length3:37
LabelSBK/Liberty
Songwriter(s)Billy Dean
Tim Nichols
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Billy Dean
Billy Dean singles chronology
"If There Hadn't Been You"
(1992)
"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark"
(1992)
"I Wanna Take Care of You"
(1993)

"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in November 1992 as the first single from Dean's album Fire in the Dark. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993[1] and No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2] It was written by Dean and Tim Nichols.