It Don't Hurt Like It Used To
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"It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" is a song recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released to radio on February 8, 2016 as the third single from his sixth studio album, Summer Forever. The song was written by Currington, Cary Barlowe and Shy Carter.
Background
Billy Currington wrote the song with Cary Barlowe and Shy Carter, and it is the only song that Currington wrote on his album Summer Forever.[1] According to Currington, he happened to visit his friends Barlowe and Carter: "Cary and I picked up guitars at the same time and played basically the same chord, and the next thing you know, we were writing the song."Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). He said: "I remember I just started saying all the words that you hear in the beginning of the song, they just started falling out. Shy was like, ‘What was that, man?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, it’s just coming out.’ So we wrote ’em down, and then I guess within an hour the song had basically written itself."[2]
The song is about the breakup of a relationship. According to Currington, the line "But you drug my heart through the Alabama dirt" was inspired by a past relationship.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Commercial reception
The song first entered Country Airplay at No. 59 for the chart of February 20, 2016 on its radio release.[3] It entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 49 on chart dated April 16, 2016.[4] It has sold 214,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016.[5]
Chart performance
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 78 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 44 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 3 |
References
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 25, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Billy Currington, 'It Don't Hurt Like It Used To' [Listen]". Taste of Country.
- ^ Wolff, Kurt (June 1, 2015). "Billy Currington on New Album 'Summer Forever': 'It Fits the Way I Live My Life'". Radio.com.
- ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. February 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. April 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 19, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: September 19, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.