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'''"It Won't Hurt"''' is the title of a song written and recorded by [[country music]] artist [[Dwight Yoakam]]. It was released in 1986 as the third and final single from his debut album, ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. While it missed the top 30 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, it becam a top ten hit in Canada, peaking at #7 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' country singles chart. The song can be heard during the [[outro]] to Yoakam's [[music video]] for "[[Honky Tonk Man]]". |
'''"It Won't Hurt"''' is the title of a song written and recorded by [[country music]] artist [[Dwight Yoakam]]. It was released in November 1986 as the third and final single from his debut album, ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. While it missed the top 30 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, it becam a top ten hit in Canada, peaking at #7 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' country singles chart. The song can be heard during the [[outro]] to Yoakam's [[music video]] for "[[Honky Tonk Man]]". |
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==Critical reception== |
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"It Won't Hurt" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 15, 1986. |
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Revision as of 12:59, 26 April 2011
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"It Won't Hurt" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1986 as the third and final single from his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. While it missed the top 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, it becam a top ten hit in Canada, peaking at #7 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart. The song can be heard during the outro to Yoakam's music video for "Honky Tonk Man".
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "classic hurtin' and drinkin' song convincingly sung."[1]
Chart performance
"It Won't Hurt" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 15, 1986.
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 31 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
Demo Version
A demo version of the song can be found on Yoakam's 2002 boxed set, Reprise Please,Baby, as well as his 2006 reissue of "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."