This article is about the John Mellencamp song. For the Astrid S song, see Hurts So Good (Astrid S song). For the Millie Jackson song that was later covered by Susan Cadogan and Jimmy Sommerville, see It Hurts So Good.
"Hurts So Good" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing under the stage name "John Cougar". The song was a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100[3] for the singer/songwriter. It was the first of three major hit singles from his 1982 album American Fool. The others were "Jack & Diane" and "Hand to Hold On To," which were all released in 1982. The song was also a critical success with Mellencamp, winning the Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 25th Grammy Awards on February 23, 1983.
"Hurts So Good" was written by Mellencamp and George Green, Mellencamp's childhood friend and occasional writing partner. The song was first conceived, Mellencamp claims, when he had uttered the phrase "hurt so good.” Mellencamp repeated the lines to Green, and they finished the song very quickly.[4] In 2004, Mellencamp expounded on the writing of "Hurts So Good" in an interview with American Songwriter magazine: "George Green and I wrote that together. We exchanged lines back and forth between each other and laughed about it at the time. Then I went and picked up the guitar, and within seconds, I had those chords."[5]
Cash Box said that "steady 4/4snare work and choppy fuzz tone guitar chords kick off this steel-edged pop/rocker."[2]
Music videoedit
Much of the video was filmed in Medora, Indiana, a small town located approximately 20 mi (30 km) southwest of Seymour, Indiana, where Mellencamp was born and raised.
Chartsedit
The song hit number one on Billboard'sHot Tracksmainstream rock chart. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 7, 1982, and, although it failed to make number one, it spent 16 weeks in the top 10, the longest time for any song in the 1980s. It was kept off the top spot by "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.[6] The song was listed at #83 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time.[6]
The single was also a hit in Canada reaching #3 on RPM magazine's Top 50 Singles chart.[7] It reached number five in Australia and South Africa[8]
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This article is about the John Mellencamp song For the Astrid S song see Hurts So Good Astrid S song For the Millie Jackson song that was later covered by Susan Cadogan and Jimmy Sommerville see It Hurts So Good Hurts So Good is a song by American singer songwriter John Mellencamp then performing under the stage name John Cougar The song was a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 3 for the singer songwriter It was the first of three major hit singles from his 1982 album American Fool The others were Jack amp Diane and Hand to Hold On To which were all released in 1982 The song was also a critical success with Mellencamp winning the Best Rock Vocal Performance Male at the 25th Grammy Awards on February 23 1983 Hurts So Good Single by John Cougarfrom the album American FoolB side Close Enough ReleasedApril 1982 1982 04 StudioCherokee Los Angeles 1 GenrePop rock 2 Length3 39 1 LabelRivaSongwriter s John Mellencamp George GreenProducer s John Mellencamp Don Gehman 1 John Cougar singles chronology Ain t Even Done with the Night 1981 Hurts So Good 1982 Jack amp Diane 1982 Music video Hurts So Good on YouTube Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 All time charts 5 Certifications 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground and recording edit Hurts So Good was written by Mellencamp and George Green Mellencamp s childhood friend and occasional writing partner The song was first conceived Mellencamp claims when he had uttered the phrase hurt so good Mellencamp repeated the lines to Green and they finished the song very quickly 4 In 2004 Mellencamp expounded on the writing of Hurts So Good in an interview with American Songwriter magazine George Green and I wrote that together We exchanged lines back and forth between each other and laughed about it at the time Then I went and picked up the guitar and within seconds I had those chords 5 The song was recorded at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles California and was engineered by Don Gehman and George Tutko Backing Mellencamp were Larry Crane and Mike Wanchic guitars backing vocals Kenny Aronoff drums George Chocolate Perry bass and Dave Parman backing vocals 1 Reception editCash Box said that steady 4 4 snare work and choppy fuzz tone guitar chords kick off this steel edged pop rocker 2 Music video editMuch of the video was filmed in Medora Indiana a small town located approximately 20 mi 30 km southwest of Seymour Indiana where Mellencamp was born and raised Charts editThe song hit number one on Billboard s Hot Tracks mainstream rock chart It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 7 1982 and although it failed to make number one it spent 16 weeks in the top 10 the longest time for any song in the 1980s It was kept off the top spot by Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 6 The song was listed at 83 on Billboard s Greatest Songs of All Time 6 The single was also a hit in Canada reaching 3 on RPM magazine s Top 50 Singles chart 7 It reached number five in Australia and South Africa 8 Weekly charts edit Chart 1982 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 5 Canada RPM Top Singles 3 New Zealand RIANZ 9 39 South Africa Springbok 8 5 US Billboard Hot 100 10 2 US Cash Box Top 100 11 1 Year end charts edit Chart 1982 Rank Australia Kent Music Report 12 13 16 Canada 7 10 US Billboard Hot 100 14 8 US Cash Box 15 14 All time charts edit Chart 1958 2018 Position US Billboard Hot 100 16 104Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 17 Platinum 100 000 United States RIAA 18 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one mainstream rock hits United States References edit a b c d The Best That I Could Do 1978 1988 CD liner John Mellencamp US Mercury Records 1997 p 9 314 536 738 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Reviews PDF Cash Box April 24 1982 p 10 Retrieved July 7 2022 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 8th Edition Billboard Publications page 418 White Timothy 1997 Who s to Say the Way a Man Should Spend His Days The First Two Hundred Years of the John Mellencamp Story The Best That I Could Do 1978 1988 CD liner John Mellencamp US Mercury Records p 6 314 536 738 2 Mellencamp John January 1 2005 John Mellencamp American Songwriter Interview Interviewed by Paul Zollo a b The Billboard Hot 100 All Time Top Songs Billboard com a b Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved January 6 2012 a b Acts M SA Charts 1965 1989 Springbok Radio Radio Orion Retrieved May 15 2015 via rock co za Hung Steffen John Cougar Hurts So Good charts nz Retrieved January 6 2012 Whitburn Joel June 1991 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 Record Research ISBN 0 89820 089 X Top 100 Singles Cash Box July 24 1982 via tropicalglen com National Top 100 Singles for 1982 Kent Music Report January 3 1983 Retrieved January 22 2023 via Imgur Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australia Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Top 100 Hits of 1982 Top 100 Songs of 1982 musicoutfitters com Retrieved September 18 2019 Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles Cash Box December 25 1982 Archived from the original on July 11 2018 Retrieved January 17 2019 via tropicalglen com Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved December 10 2018 Canadian single certifications John Cougar Mellancamp Hurts So Good Music Canada Retrieved August 3 2023 American single certifications John Mellencamp Hurts So Good Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved August 3 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurts So Good amp oldid 1186799590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
