| "Should've Known Better" | ||||
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| Single by Richard Marx | ||||
| from the album Richard Marx | ||||
| B-side | "Should’ve Known Better (LP Version)" | |||
| Released | September 8, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:10 (album version) 3:38 (single mix) 4:32 (rock radio version) | |||
| Label | Manhattan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Marx | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Marx | |||
| Richard Marx singles chronology | ||||
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"Should've Known Better" is a hit song written, composed, and performed by American rock singer Richard Marx. It was released in September 1987 as the second single from his Triple Platinum-selling self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as #7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987 and #4 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart.
Marx became the first solo artist in recording history to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 with four singles from a debut album.
In the lyrics, the speaker is still in love with an ex-lover and tortured by it, to the point of regretting falling in love with her.
The music video for the selection was directed by Dominic Sena.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 17, 2021). "The Number Ones: Richard Marx's "Hold On To The Nights". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Marx also got to #3 with his follow-up, the slick and airless soft-rock chug "Should've Known Better