I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes

"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes"
Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album Deliver
B-side"Through My Eyes"
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1984
GenreCountry
Length4:01
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Randy VanWarmer
Producer(s)Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Ozark Mountain Jubilee"
(1983) 		"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes"
(1984) 		"Everyday"
(1984)

"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" is a song written and originally recorded by Randy VanWarmer on his 1981 album Beat of Love. It was later covered by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys in 1984, released as the second single from their album Deliver. The song was The Oak Ridge Boys' ninth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]

Background

Songwriter Randy VanWarmer wrote the song following the death of his father. While The Oak Ridge Boys' music video depicts a lost girlfriend, tenor singer Joe Bonsall said he preferred the original intent of the song, and named the song as his favorite to sing on stage.

Music video

The music video was filmed at the old WSM Radio studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Radio and TV personality Charlie Chase (half of the duo Crook & Chase) makes a brief cameo walking through the station hallways. The disc jockey at the end of the video is played by future country music artist Lorrie Morgan.

Charts

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
  2. ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.


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