| "Hurts So Good" | ||||
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| Single by John Cougar | ||||
| from the album American Fool | ||||
| B-side | "Close Enough" | |||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee, Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock,[2] heartland rock | |||
| Length | 3:39[1] | |||
| Label | Riva | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Mellencamp, George Green | |||
| Producer(s) | John Mellencamp, Don Gehman[1] | |||
| John Cougar singles chronology | ||||
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| "Hurts So Good" on YouTube | ||||
"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.
- ^ a b c The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 (CD liner). John Mellencamp. US: Mercury Records. 1997. p. 9. 314 536 738-2.
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