| "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" | ||||
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| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| from the album Deliver | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Randy VanWarmer | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" is a 1984 single written by Randy VanWarmer and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" 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]
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Songwriter Randy Van Warmer wrote the song following the death of his father. While The Oak Ridge Boys' music video depicts a lost girlfriend, tenor singer Joe Bonsall says he prefers the original intent of the song, and names the song as his favorite to sing on stage.
The music video was filmed partially at the former WSM Radio studios in Nashville, TN. Radio and TV personality Charlie Chase (half of the duo Crook & Chase) makes a brief cameo walking through the station hallways.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 31 |
| Preceded by "Right or Wrong" by George Strait |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 5, 1984 |
Succeeded by "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson |
| Preceded by "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 26, 1984 |
Succeeded by "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" by Crystal Gayle |