Love Hurts

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1960 song by Boudleaux Bryant

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::summary 1960 song by Boudleaux Bryant ::

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FieldValue
nameLove Hurts
coverLove Hurts.single.jpg
captionWest German release picture sleeve
publishedby Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
artistthe Everly Brothers
albumA Date with the Everly Brothers
releasedOctober 1960
recordedJuly 1960
genreCountry
length2:22
labelWarner Bros. Nashville
writerBoudleaux Bryant
misc
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::callout[type=note] the song written by Boudleaux Bryant ::

| name = Love Hurts | cover = Love Hurts.single.jpg | caption = West German release picture sleeve | alt = | type = | published = by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. | artist = the Everly Brothers | album = A Date with the Everly Brothers | released = October 1960 | recorded = July 1960 | studio = | genre = Country | length = 2:22 | label = Warner Bros. Nashville | writer = Boudleaux Bryant | producer = | misc =

"Love Hurts" is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is most well known in two hit versions by UK artists: by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth in 1974 and by English singer-songwriter Jim Capaldi in 1975.

Original version by the Everly Brothers

The song was introduced in October 1960 as an album track on A Date with the Everly Brothers but was never released as a single (A-side or B-side) by the Everlys. Due to a falling out with their manager and publisher Wesley Rose, they were prevented from issuing it as a single, though it had been meant for them. It was after the quarrel was settled in 1964 that they rerecorded it for the 1965 album Rock 'n' Soul.

Roy Orbison version

| name = Love Hurts | cover = RoyOrbisonRunningScared.jpg | alt = | caption = US picture sleeve | type = single | artist = Roy Orbison | album = Crying | A-side = Running Scared | released = March 1961 | recorded = February 27, 1961 | studio = RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville | genre = Pop | length = | label = Monument | writer = Boudleaux Bryant | producer = Fred Foster | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = Roy Orbison covered "Love Hurts" in 1961 and issued it as the B-side to "Running Scared." While "Running Scared" was an international hit, the B-side only picked up significant airplay in Australia. Consequently, chart figures for Australia show "Running Scared"/"Love Hurts" as a double A-Side, both sides peaking at No. 5. This makes Orbison's recording of "Love Hurts" the first version to be a hit.

::data[format=table] | Chart (1961) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia | 5 | ::

Gram Parsons version

Gram Parsons performed the song in harmony with Emmylou Harris on his posthumously released 1974 album Grievous Angel. Harris has continued to perform the song throughout her career, including on her 1998 live album Spyboy.

Nazareth version

| name = Love Hurts | cover = Nazareth Love Hurts.png | alt = | caption = Netherlands single sleeve | type = single | artist = Nazareth | album = Hair of the Dog | B-side = | released = November 8, 1974 | studio = | genre =

  • Hard rock
  • soft rock
  • AOR | length = (U.S. single) | label = | writer = Boudleaux Bryant | producer = Manny Charlton | prev_title = This Flight Tonight | prev_year = 1973 | next_title = Shanghai'd in Shanghai | next_year = 1974 | misc = Performed as a power ballad, the Nazareth version is the most popular version of the song and the only rendition of "Love Hurts" to become a hit single in the United States, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1976. Billboard ranked it as the No. 23 song for 1976. As part of the "Hot Tracks" EP it also reached No. 15 in the UK in 1977.{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 388}} Nazareth's version was an international hit, peaking at No. 1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and Norway. The Nazareth single was so successful in Norway that it charted for 61 weeks on the Norwegian charts (VG-lista Top 10), including 14 weeks at No. 1, making it the top single of all time in that country.

A later recording by Nazareth, featuring the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, peaked at No. 89 in Germany in 1994.

The lyrics of the song were changed for Nazareth's 1975 album, where the original line "love is like a stove/it burns you when it's hot" was changed to "love is like a flame/it burns you when it's hot".

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1975–77) | Peak position | Argentina | Australia (Kent Music Report) | South Africa (Springbok Radio) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 3 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1975)Rank
South African Singles Chart3
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Chart (1976)Rank
url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEKtitle= National Top 100 Singles for 1976
Belgian BRT Top 3010
Canadian RPM Top 200 Singles14
Dutch Top 403
US Billboard Hot 10023
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All-time chart

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ChartRank
Norway1
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Certifications

In media

Nazareth's version was used in an advertisement for Esurance, and also in a series of advertisements by Zurich. The song was featured in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. A cover of the song by Canadian singer Nan Vernon was featured in the credits of its sequel, Halloween II.

Jim Capaldi version

| name = Love Hurts | cover = Jim Capaldi Love Hurts.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Jim Capaldi | album = Short Cut Draw Blood | B-side = Sugar Honey | released = | recorded = 1975 | studio = | genre = Pop | length = | label = Island | writer = Boudleaux Bryant | producer = Steve Smith | prev_title = It's All Up to You | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = Goodbye Love | next_year = 1976 | misc = Jim Capaldi reached number 4 in the UK charts with his interpretation of "Love Hurts" in November 1975, which was to prove his highest-charting UK single. Described by Rolling Stone as having "a sense of pain very different from Roy Orbison's", the single also charted in the US, West Germany, and Sweden.

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1975–76) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 6 | | Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 15 | | | | | South Africa (Springbok) | 13 | | Sweden | 16 | | UK | 4 | | US | 97 | | West Germany | 42 | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)Canada RPM
31
137
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Cher version

| name = Love Hurts | cover = Cher Love Hurts single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Cher | album = Love Hurts | B-side = One Small Step | released = | recorded = | studio = | length = 4:07 | label = Geffen | writer = Boudleaux Bryant | producer = Richie Zito | prev_title = Save Up All Your Tears | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Could've Been You | next_year = 1992 | misc = American singer Cher recorded her first version in 1975 for the album Stars but did not release this version as a single. She later recorded a second version in 1991 for her album of the same name (1991). This version was a cover of Nazareth's version. The single became a minor hit in the UK in December 1991.

Track listings

  • European 7-inch and cassette single
  1. "Love Hurts" – 4:19
  2. "One Small Step" – 3:27
  • European 12-inch and CD single
  1. "Love Hurts" – 4:19
  2. "One Small Step" – 3:27
  3. "Just Like Jesse James" – 4:06

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1991) | Peak position | |---|---| | UK Airplay (Music Week) | 39 | ::

Don Mclean version

Don McLean covered the song for his album Believers in 1981.

References

References

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  7. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
  8. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989".
  9. (December 27, 1976). "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". [[Kent Music Report]].
  10. (December 18, 1976). "Nazareth Success".
  11. "Esurance TV Commercial, 'The Pain Won't Last Long' Song By Nazareth". ispot.tv.
  12. "Zurich Film Advert By McCann: True Love, Warmth: Ads of the World". adsoftheworld.com.
  13. "Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' soundtrack to include vintage recordings from KISS, Alice Cooper, Rush, Peter Frampton, Nazareth, Blue Oyster Cult, BTO, and More - Soundtrack.Net".
  14. (2009-08-01). "Rob Zombie's 'Halloween II' Soundtrack Features New Recordings « news".
  15. [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/jim%20capaldi/ Jim Capaldi in the UK charts] {{webarchive. link. (September 12, 2012 , The Official Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2011.)
  16. "Album review".
  17. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jim-capaldi-p3832/charts-awards Jim Capaldi in the Billboard charts], Allmusic. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  18. "Chartverfolgung / Jim Capaldi / Single". [[Media Control Charts]].
  19. [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jim+Capaldi&titel=Love+Hurts&cat=s "Love Hurts" in the Swedish charts], swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  20. Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
  21. (April 3, 1976). "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".
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  23. "RPM Top 200 of 1976 - January 8, 1977".
  24. (November 23, 1991). "New Releases: Singles".
  25. (December 21, 1991). "Top 50 Airplay Chart".

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