| "Darling It Hurts" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 7" single 1986 AUS release (Mushroom Records) | ||||
| Single by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls | ||||
| from the album Gossip | ||||
| B-side | "Preaching to the Converted" | |||
| Released | September 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May 1986 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Kelly, Steve Connolly | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Thorne, Paul Kelly | |||
| Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls singles chronology | ||||
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| "Darling It Hurts" | ||||
 7" single 1987 US release (A&M Records) | ||||
"Darling It Hurts" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls released in September 1986 as the second single from their first double album, Gossip. The song, written by Kelly with lead guitarist Steve Connolly, reached No. 25 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October.[1][2] It was issued in 1987 on A&M Records in the United States, where it reached No. 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart.[3] Due to possible racist connotations the band changed its name, for international releases, to Paul Kelly and the Messengers. According to Allmusic's Mike Gagne, "Kelly's pain can be felt as he describes an ex-girlfriend of his who has turned to prostitution."[4]
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- ^ "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ "Paul Kelly – Charts & Awards – Billboard singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Gossip > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2010.