What Hurts the Most

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“What Hurts the Most”
Single by Jo O'Meara from the album Relentless
Released	2005
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop
Length	3:29
Label	Sanctuary
Writer(s)	Jeffrey Steele, Steve Robson
Jo O'Meara singles chronology
- "What Hurts the Most" (2005)

"What Hurts the Most" is a country music song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson. It was originally recorded by American country music singer Mark Wills on his 2003 album And the Crowd Goes Wild. It was to be released as a single, but he was dropped from his label before the song could be released. (Nonetheless, Mark's version reached #51 on the Hot Digital Songs chart in 2006.)

The song also appeared on Jeffrey Steele's album You Gotta Start Somewhere in the same year. In 2004, Bellefire, a pop group, recorded the song for an album, but did not release it as a single either.

Contents 1 Jo O'Meara cover 2 Rascal Flatts cover 3 Cascada cover 3.1 Tracklisting 3.2 Versions 4 References

[edit] Jo O'Meara cover

Jo O'Meara released the song in 2005 as her first solo single, becoming the first artist to release it as a single. It was the lead single from her debut album Relentless. O'Meara's version peaked at number thirteen in the UK singles chart.

[edit] Rascal Flatts cover

“What Hurts the Most”
Single by Rascal Flatts from the album Me and My Gang
Released	2006
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:33
Label	Lyric Street
Producer	Dann Huff
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
"Skin (Sarabeth)" (2005) "What Hurts the Most" (2006) "Me and My Gang" (2006)

In 2006, country music trio Rascal Flatts released the song as a single for their album Me and My Gang, and it became their fifth number-one single on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It also peaked at No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first Top 10 pop hit. In addition, the song reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Rascal Flatts also performed the song live with Kelly Clarkson at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2006.

Rascal Flatts' recording earned two nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, in the categories of Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Country Song.

Chart (2006-2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	25
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	11
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay	32
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	22
Canadian Country Singles Chart	1
Billboard Canadian Hot 100	45
U.K. Singles Chart	103

End of year chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Songs	26
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	26
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Songs	63

[edit] Cascada cover

“What Hurts the Most”
Single by Cascada from the album Perfect Day
Released	November 21, 2007 (U.S. Last Christmas digital) November 27, 2007(U.S. digital) December 3, 2007 (UK digital) December 4, 2007 (U.S.) December 10, 2007 (UK) January 4, 2008 (Germany)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Eurodance, dance-pop
Length	3:39
Label	Zooland Records, Robbins Entertainment, All Around the World
Writer(s)	Jeffrey Steele, Steve Robson
Producer	Yanou DJ Manian
Cascada singles chronology
"Last Christmas" (2007) "What Hurts the Most" (2007) "What Do You Want from Me?" (2008)

In 2007, the song was covered by the German dance group Cascada. It was released as the first single of their second album, Perfect Day. The single was first released in Sweden, peaking at #5. It was then released on December 4 in the US, December 10 in the UK (where it entered at #16 on downloads and went on to peak at #10), and finally released January 4 2008 in Germany. The song has been added to New York's Z100 and its sister stations such as Hot 99.5 and WFLZ.

Billboard's Chuck Taylor wrote a positive review of the song saying:

"Wouldn't it be wondrous if American programmers renewed their vow in 2008 to put variety on the airwaves—or do we really need a fifth entry in the top 10 from T-Pain"^[1]

[edit] Tracklisting

1. Yanou's Candlelight Mix (Ballad)
2. Radio Edit
3. Topmodelz Radio Remix
4. Spencer & Hill Radio Remix
5. Original Extended
6. Extended Club Mix
7. Spencer & Hill Club Remix
8. "Last Christmas" (G. Michael)

[edit] Versions

• "What Hurts the Most" (Radio Edit) 3:41
• "What Hurts the Most" (Fugitives Megura Radio Edit) 3:51
• "What Hurts the Most" (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit) 3:31
• "What Hurts the Most" (Topmodelz Radio Edit) 3:47
• "What Hurts the Most" (Yanou's Candlelight Mix) 3:56
• "What Hurts the Most" (Extended Mix) 5:18
• "What Hurts the Most" (Spencer Hill Remix) 7:00
• "What Hurts the Most" (K-Klass Remix) 6:05
• "What Hurts the Most" (Top Modelz Remix) 5:35
• "What Hurts the Most" (Fugitives Megura Remix) 5:58
• "What Hurts the Most" (Ultrabeat Remix) 5:52
• "What Hurts the Most" (Darren Styles Remix) 6:16
• "What Hurts the Most" (Riff & Rays Remix) 8:30
• "What Hurts the Most" (Flip & Fill Remix) 5:50
• "What Hurts the Most" (Club Mix) 5:07
• "What Hurts the Most" (Spencer & Hill Dub Mix) 6:00
• "What Hurts the Most" (2-4 Grooves Remix) 6:47
• "What Hurts the Most" (Club Radio Edit) 3:30
• "What Hurts the Most" (DJ Uto Remix) 3:26

Chart (2007/2008)	Peak position
Austria Singles Chart[2]	3
Brazilian Top 30 Dance Club Play[3]	1
Bulgarian National Top 40[4]	5
France Singles Chart	2
Canadian Hot 100[5]	54
Hot Canadian Digital Songs[6]	44
Crotia Singles Chart[7]	13
Euro 200[8]	5
Czech Airplay Chart[9]	31
Irish Singles Chart[10]	6
German DJ Playlist Chart[11]	6
German Singles Chart[12]	9
Iceland Singles Chart[13]	4
Swedish Singles Chart[14]	5
UK Singles Chart [15]	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16]	52
U.S. Billboard European Hot 100[17]	8
U.S. Billboard's Pop 100[18]	29
U.S. Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay[19]	1
U.S. Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream[20]	28
U.S. Global Dance Tracks[21]	4
World Dance/Trance Top 30 Singles Chart[22]	1

The single was not released in the Netherlands. It was released in Australia but did not chart.

[edit] References

Preceded by "Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney	Billboard Hot Country Songs number one single by Rascal Flatts April 8-April 29, 2006	Succeeded by "Who Says You Can't Go Home" by Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles
Preceded by "Calabria 2008" by Enur featuring Natasja	Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number one single by Cascada February 2, 2008	Succeeded by "Let Me Think About It" by Ida Corr Versus Fedde le Grand

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