It Hurts Too Much

"It Hurts Too Much" is a 1980 song by Eric Carmen. It was the lead single from his fourth album, Tonight You're Mine, and was the more successful of two releases from the LP.

"It Hurts Too Much"
Single by Eric Carmen
from the album Tonight You're Mine
B-side"You Need Some Lovin'"
ReleasedJuly 1980
GenrePop
Length3:53
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Eric Carmen
Producer(s)Harry Maslin
Eric Carmen singles chronology
"Baby I Need Your Lovin'"
(1979)		 "It Hurts Too Much"
(1980)		 "All for Love"
(1980)

The song reached number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 71 on Record World. It was also a big regional hit in Perth, Australia. "It Hurts Too Much" did best in South Africa, where it reached number three and became Carmen's biggest hit in that nation.[2]

Later uses

"It Hurts Too Much" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2010 comedy movie, Super.[3]

Chart history
Chart (1980) Peak
position
France (IFOP)[4] 9
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 75
US Cash Box 83
US Record World 71

Cover versions

The Shivvers covered the song on their LP, Lost Hits From Milwaukee's First Family Of Powerpop 1979-82.

References
  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "Super (2010) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. https://tsort.info/music/wfqhwv.htm
  5. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X


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