"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 number 6 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993 and number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Dean and Tim Nichols.
Billy Dean's song reached the top ten spot on the charts of at least two different music publications .
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