Out Here on My Own - wikipedia Out Here on My Own `` Out Here on My Own '' Single by Irene Cara from the album Fame B - side `` Out Here on My Own '' ( Vocal with Full Orchestration ) Released August 1980 Length 3 : 09 Label RSO Songwriter ( s ) Lesley Gore, Michael Gore Producer ( s ) Michael Gore Irene Cara singles chronology `` Fame '' ( 1980 ) `` Out Here on My Own '' ( 1980 ) `` Anyone Can See '' ( 1982 ) `` Fame '' ( 1980 ) `` Out Here on My Own '' ( 1980 ) `` Anyone Can See '' ( 1982 ) `` Out Here on My Own '' is a ballad from the 1980 musical film Fame, performed by Irene Cara. It was written by sibling songwriting duo Lesley Gore ( lyricist ) and Michael Gore ( composer ). The song was produced by Michael Gore, and published by MGM BMI / Variety ASCAP. Cara performed the song at the 1981 Academy Awards, where the song was nominated for Best Original Song. The song was released on the soundtrack to the 1980 film Fame, which also contains an instrumental version of the track. Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Awards and nominations 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Covers 6 References Critical reception In its original review of the song in August 1980, Billboard described Cara 's performance as `` a sensitive vocal reading with only acoustical keyboard supporting her graceful voice '', and noted it was certain to impact `` pop and adult contemporary play ''. Ottawa Citizen described the song as `` showstopping ''. Upon the re-release of the soundtrack in 2003, Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote that the song `` remains as simplistic and memorable a statement of isolation as has ever been written ''. Dance Magazine wrote `` The lyrics to `` Fame '', `` Out Here on My Own '' and `` I Sing the Body Electric '' became anthems for young performers following their passions ``. Comparing the 1980 film and 2009 reimagining, Today.com wrote that Naturi Naughton 's version is a `` gigantic and booming... anthem for careerist kids determined to bulldoze their way into a multi-platform revenue stream deal with ICM '', while in the original film `` Cara sings the song, gets told how good she is, then dismisses the entire thing by calling it ' sentimental s -- - ' ''. In a review of the 2009 film, The Independent Critic wrote `` The music in Tancharoen 's `` Fame '' certainly has its moment, most notably Naughton 's outstanding version of the original film 's `` Out Here on My Own, '' the only left over with the exception of a closing credit Naughton version of `` Fame ''. FilmSchoolRejects wrote `` only one scene transcends the façade and evokes genuine feeling : Naughton 's terrific rendition of `` Out Here on My Own, '' which gets closer to evoking the emotions swelling in an artist struggling to find her place in the world than a thousand heavily choreographed hip - hop dance numbers ever could ``. The AV Club deemed it a `` heartbreaking cover '' while FilmScoreClickTrack described the song as a `` gorgeous ballad ''. Awards and nominations The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. This was the first time two songs from the same film had both been nominated in this category. Fame went on to win the prize over Out Here on My Own, though both became hit singles of 1980. Out Here on My Own became a `` multi-platinum soundtrack record ''. Michael Gore, commenting on the joint nomination for a project a brother / sister team had worked on together, said `` I 'm not sure if that has ever happened before ''. Personnel Irene Cara - vocals Frank Owens - piano Charts The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the US, and No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart. Covers Angela Clemmons released a version of the song as a single in 1980 that reached # 61 on the US R&B chart. Nikka Costa covered the song for her 1981 self - titled debut album. The single spent several weeks atop European charts. The song was covered by Judy Torres on the 1999 album The White Party : Anniversary Edition. Lesley Gore performed a `` reimagined '' version of the song for her 2005 album Ever Since. It was sung by Naturi Naughton in the 2009 remake of Fame. In 2011, the song was covered by Amber Riley ( Mercedes ) and Lea Michele ( Rachel ) in `` Asian F '', the third season episode of Glee. It reached # 165 on the UK Singles Chart. References Jump up ^ `` Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. ^ Jump up to : Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ( 9 August 1980 ). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1 --. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ Johnson Publishing Company ( 2 April 1981 ). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 62 --. ISSN 0021 - 5996. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. `` Fame ( Original Soundtrack ) - Original Soundtrack - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ( 3 May 2003 ). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 45 --. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ `` Dance Magazine -- If it 's happening in the world of dance, it 's happening in Dance Magazine ''. Dancemagazine.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Fame ' 2009 vs. ' Fame ' 1980 : What changed ? ''. TODAY.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Fame Review ''. Theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Review : Fame ''. Film School Rejects. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Review : Fame Movie Review The A.V. Club ''. Avclub.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` CD Review : Fame ( 2009 ) - Film Score Click Track ''. Filmscoreclicktrack.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Out Here on My Own '' chart positions Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Angela Clemmons, `` Out Here on My Own '' chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ( 18 December 1999 ). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 37 --. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ( 9 July 2005 ). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 66 --. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ The Glee Cast, `` Out Here on My Own '' chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Fame Films 1980 film 2009 film Television 1982 TV series Episodes `` Fame Looks At Music ' 83 '' `` The Heart of Rock ' N ' Roll '' awards and nominations Fame L.A. See also Musical `` Fame '' ( song ) `` Out Here on My Own '' The Kids from `` Fame '' The Kids from `` Fame '' ( album ) Irene Cara Studio albums Anyone Can See ( 1982 ) What a Feelin ' ( 1983 ) Carasmatic ( 1987 ) Singles `` Fame '' ( 1980 ) `` Out Here on My Own '' ( 1980 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' ( 1983 ) `` Why Me ? '' ( 1983 ) `` Breakdance '' ( 1984 ) `` You Were Made for Me '' ( 1984 ) Book : Irene Cara Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Out_Here_on_My_Own&oldid=833898334 '' Categories : 1980 songs 1980 singles 2011 singles Irene Cara songs RSO Records singles Songs written for films Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 23 : 01. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings out here on my own in fame the musical
Answer: Irene Cara