Love Doesn't Have to Hurt

"Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Feels So Good
B-side "Use Your Imagination"
Released 31 March 2003
Format CD, Cassette
Recorded Motor Museum Studios
Genre Pop
Length 3:38
Label Virgin
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Be with You"
(2002)		 "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"
(2003)		 "If You Come to Me"
(2003)

"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 #4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song was written by Susanna Hoffs, and was spurred following her production on 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. The song's music video was the first to feature Jenny Frost with her new shorter haircut.

Music video

The video for the 4th single is from the album "Feels So Good" with Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost. It opens with the 3 girls going onto 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 Kitten's are in a corridor.

Track listing

UK CD1

  1. "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt" - 3:30
  2. "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt" (Uptown Full Vocal Master Mix) - 6:20
  3. "Use Your Imagination" - 3:13
  4. "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt" (Video) - 3:31

UK CD2

  1. "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt" - 3:30
  2. "The Last Goodbye" (Soda Club Mix) - 6:27
  3. "Kissing In The Wind Medley" (Extended) - 6:46

UK Cassette

  1. "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt" - 3:30
  2. "Kissing In The Wind Medley" (Edit) - 4:01
  3. "Be With You" (Graham Stack & The Groove Brothers 7" Mix) - 3:31


Official Versions

Chart performance

The song debuted in the United kingdom at #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 #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 The Republic of Ireland, the song got into the top 20 and peaked at #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 #65.[3] However, the song was never officially released here, and had no promotion whatsoever. It subsequently managed to stay on the chart for 9 weeks. In Europe, the song's peak position was #38, and worldwide, it peaked at #36.[4]

Charts

Chart Date Position
United Kingdom April 12, 2003 4[1]
Ireland April 5, 2003 13[2]
Worldwide April 19, 2003 36[4]
Europe April 26, 2003 38[4]
Netherlands June 7, 2003 65[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=30757
  2. 1 2 "Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn't Have To Hurt - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn't Have To Hurt". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. 1 2 3 "Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn't Have To Hurt @ Top40-Charts.com - Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.

External links

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