"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] | |||
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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Music video | ||||
"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.
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