Love Doesn't Have to Hurt
| "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" | ||||
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| Single by Atomic Kitten | ||||
| from the album Feels So Good | ||||
| B-side | "Use Your Imagination" | |||
| Released | 31 March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Motor Museum Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" is a song by Atomic Kitten, released as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, Feels So Good. The single peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background
The song was written by Susanna Hoffs, and was spurred following the group's cover of "Eternal Flame". The album version varies from the single version, as the vocals were re-recorded to give the song a more powerful vocal range, and the music had been remastered to give the song a smoother finish. For the single release, the song's length has been extended by ten seconds.
Music video
The video opens with the three girls going into a photo. In the chorus, Liz, Jenny and Natasha are in a white room similar to the Kylie Minogue video "Can't Get You Out of My Head". Frost is in a bathroom near a sink and a bath, McClarnon is on a bed in a bedroom, and in a corridors with balloons, and Hamilton is on a couch in a living room in an apartment. In the final chorus, the Kittens are in a corridor.
Track listing
UK CD1
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" - 3:30
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Uptown Full Vocal Master Mix) - 6:20
- "Use Your Imagination" - 3:13
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Video) - 3:31
UK CD2
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" - 3:30
- "The Last Goodbye" (Soda Club Mix) - 6:27
- "Kissing in the Wind Medley" (Extended) - 6:46
UK Cassette
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" - 3:30
- "Kissing in the Wind Medley" (Edit) - 4:01
- "Be with You" (Graham Stack & The Groove Brothers 7" Mix) - 3:31
Official versions
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Album Version) - 3:30
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Single Version) - 3:34
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Uptown Radio Edit) - 3:16
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Uptown Full Vocal Master Mix) - 6:21
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Love to Infinity Radio Edit) - 4:02
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (Love to Infinity Extended Mix) - 6:58
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (JNR E High as You Radio Edit) - 3:20
- "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (JNR E High as You Remix) - 6:54
Chart performance
The song debuted in the United kingdom at number 4, which remained its highest charting position.[1] This made the song Atomic Kitten's ninth top ten single, and their sixth consecutive top five hit in the UK. However, the song quickly fell out of the top ten the next week, where it gained a place on the charts at number 12.[1] The song managed to stay on the charts for 10 weeks, and subsequently sold 61,239 copies in the United Kingdom alone, becoming one of their lowest selling singles. In Ireland, the song reached the top 20, peaking at number 13. It stayed in the charts for 9 weeks.[2] In the Netherlands, it became the Kitten's lowest chart position, and only managed to peak at number 65.[3] However, the song was never officially released there, and had no promotion whatsoever. It subsequently managed to stay on the chart for 9 weeks.
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 13 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 65 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 4 |
References
- ^ a b http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=30757
- ^ "Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn't Have To Hurt - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Doesn't Have to Hurt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Atomic Kitten: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2016.