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This article is about the song written by Boudleaux Bryant. For other uses, see Love Hurts (disambiguation).

"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.

"Love Hurts"
Songbythe Everly Brothers
from the album A Date with the Everly Brothers
PublishedAugust 30, 1960 (1960-08-30) Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[1]
ReleasedOctober 1960
RecordedJuly 1960
GenreCountry
Length2:22
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
Audio video
"Love Hurts (2007 Remaster)"onYouTube

Original version by the Everly Brothers

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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

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"Love Hurts"
 
US picture sleeve
SinglebyRoy Orbison
from the album Crying
A-side"Running Scared"
ReleasedMarch 1961
RecordedFebruary 27, 1961[2]
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville[2]
GenrePop
Length2:26
LabelMonument
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
Producer(s)Fred Foster
Audio video
"Love Hurts"onYouTube

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.

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Australia 5

Nazareth version

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"Love Hurts"
 
Netherlands single sleeve
SinglebyNazareth
from the album Hair of the Dog
B-side
  • "Down" (non-U.S.)
  • "Hair of the Dog" (U.S.)
    • ReleasedNovember 8, 1974
    Genre
  • hard rock[3]
    • Length3:53
    3:03 (U.S. single)
    Label
  • Vertigo (Europe)
  • A&M (US/Canada)
    • Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
    Producer(s)Manny Charlton
    Nazareth singles chronology
    "This Flight Tonight"
    (1973)     		"Love Hurts"
    (1974)     		"Shanghai'd in Shanghai"
    (1974)
    Audio video
    "Love Hurts (Single Edit)"onYouTube

    Performed as a power ballad,[4] 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.[5] As part of the "Hot Tracks (EP)" it also reached No. 15 in the UK in 1977.[6] 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.[7]

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

    The lyrics of the song were changed for Nazareth's 1975 recording, 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

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    Weekly charts

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    Chart (1975-1977) Peak
    position
    Argentina[8] 3
    Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[9] 8
    Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 11
    Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 1
    Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 28
    Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 1
    Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 30
    Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 1
    New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 4
    Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1
    South Africa (Springbok Radio)[18] 1
    Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 6
    UK Singles (OCC)[20] 41
    USBillboard Hot 100[21] 8

    Year-end charts

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    In media

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    Nazareth's version was used in an advertisement for Esurance,[26] and also in a series of advertisements by Zurich.[27]

    Jim Capaldi version

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    "Love Hurts"
     
    SinglebyJim Capaldi
    from the album Short Cut Draw Blood
    B-side"Sugar Honey"
    ReleasedNovember 1975 (November 1975)
    Recorded1975
    GenrePop
    Length3:29
    LabelIsland
    Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
    Producer(s)Steve Smith
    Jim Capaldi singles chronology
    "It's All Up to You"
    (1974)     		"Love Hurts"
    (1975)     		"Goodbye Love"
    (1976)
    Audio video
    "Love Hurts"onYouTube

    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.[28] Described by Rolling Stone as having "a sense of pain very different from Roy Orbison's."[29] the single also charted in the US,[30] Germany,[31] and Sweden.[32]

    Weekly charts

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    Chart (1975–76) Peak
    position
    Australia (Kent Music Report)[33] 6
    Canada RPM Top Singles[34] 15
    Germany 42
    Ireland (IRMA)[35] 8
    South Africa (Springbok)[36] 13
    Sweden 16
    UK 4
    US 97

    Year-end charts

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    Chart (1976) Position
    Australia (Kent Music Report)[22] 31
    Canada RPM[37] 137

    Cher version

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    "Love Hurts"
     
    SinglebyCher
    from the album Love Hurts
    B-side"One Small Step"
    ReleasedNovember 25, 1991 (1991-11-25)[38]
    Length4:07
    LabelGeffen
    Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
    Producer(s)Richie Zito
    Cher singles chronology
    "Save Up All Your Tears"
    (1991)     		"Love Hurts"
    (1991)     		"Could've Been You"
    (1992)
    Audio video
    "Love Hurts"onYouTube

    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. This version was a cover of Nazareth's version. The single became a minor hit in the UK in December 1991.

    Track listings

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    1. "Love Hurts" – 4:19
    2. "One Small Step" – 3:27
    1. "Love Hurts" – 4:19
    2. "One Small Step" – 3:27
    3. "Just Like Jesse James" – 4:06

    Charts

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    Chart (1991) Peak
    position
    UK Singles (OCC)[39] 43

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1960). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1960 Music July-Dec 3D Ser Vol 14 Pt 5. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  • ^ a b Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  • ^ Phil Hardy (1995). The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-306-80640-7.
  • ^ "Collective Soul". Spin. June 1995. p. 104. ISSN 0886-3032.
  • ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
  • ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  • ^ a b "BEST OF ALL TIME – SINGLES". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  • ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Cash Box. 19 February 1977. p. 59.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4088a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts". VG-lista. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  • ^ "Nazareth – Love Hurts". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  • ^ "Nazareth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  • ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
  • ^ "Nazareth Success" (PDF). Cash Box. December 18, 1976. p. 48. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  • ^ "Canadian single certifications – Nazareth – Love Hurts". Music Canada.
  • ^ "American single certifications – Nazareth – Love Hurts". Recording Industry Association of America.
  • ^ "Esurance TV Commercial, 'The Pain Won't Last Long' Song By Nazareth". ispot.tv. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  • ^ "Zurich Film Advert By McCann: True Love, Warmth: Ads of the World". adsoftheworld.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  • ^ Jim Capaldi in the UK charts Archived September 12, 2012, at archive.today, The Official Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  • ^ Marsh, Dave (March 11, 1976). "Album review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ Jim Capaldi in the Billboard charts, Allmusic. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  • ^ "Chartverfolgung / Jim Capaldi / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  • ^ "Love Hurts" in the Swedish charts, swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 3, 1976. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  • ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Hurts". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  • ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  • ^ "RPM Top 200 of 1976 - January 8, 1977" (PDF).
  • ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 23, 1991. p. 21.
  • ^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

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