You Always Hurt the One You Love

"You Always Hurt the One You Love" is a pop standard, written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher. It has been performed by many artists over the years, such as The Mills Brothers (whose version topped Billboard's Best Sellers In Stores chart in 1944), Connie Francis (#13 on the UK singles chart in 1959), Fats Domino, The Impressions, Frankie Laine, Richard Chamberlain (as the b-side of his single "Rome Will Never Leave You"), Peggy Lee, Kay Starr, Hank Thompson, and Clarence Henry, whose version became a top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. It was also popular in a parody version by Spike Jones.