Only Love Can Hurt Like This

"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
Single by Paloma Faith
from the album A Perfect Contradiction
Released11 May 2014 (2014-05-11)
Genre
Length
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 3:37 (radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)
Paloma Faith singles chronology
"Can't Rely on You"
(2014)
"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
(2014)
"Trouble with My Baby"
(2014)
Music video
"Only Love Can Hurt Like This" on YouTube

"Only Love Can Hurt Like This" is a song by English singer Paloma Faith, written by Diane Warren. Released as the second single to promote her third studio album, A Perfect Contradiction (2014), on 11 May 2014,[1] it was promoted on shows such as Alan Carr: Chatty Man.[2] The song peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, making it Faith's highest-charting single as a solo artist in the country. In Australia, the song was promoted through a high-profile TV advertisement for Channel 7's drama series Winners & Losers,[3] and it reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart on 26 July 2014. In 2022, due to a resurgence of popularity on TikTok, the song charted in several other countries.

  1. ^ "Paloma Faith announces new single, Only Love Can Hurt Like This". Officialcharts.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ Daniela S (7 May 2014). "Paloma Faith- (Alan Carr Full)". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Paloma Faith claims the top spot". ARIA CHARTS.