"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" is the title of 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

Standing on the Edge (John Berry album)

Standing on the Edge is an album released by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in 1995 by Patriot Records. It peaked at #12 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America...

. The song reached #2 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

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." She goes on to say that the song "showcases some solid writing chops."

Chart performance

"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)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6