Love Doesn't Have to Hurt

"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 No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 13 in Ireland.

"Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Feels So Good
B-side"Use Your Imagination"
Released31 March 2003
RecordedMotor Museum
GenrePop
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"The Last Goodbye" / "Be with You"
(2002)		 "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"
(2003)		 "If You Come to Me"
(2003)

Background

The song was co-written by Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles and was spurred by 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.

Chart performance

The song debuted in the United Kingdom at No. 4, its highest charting position.[1] This gave Atomic Kitten their ninth top-ten single and 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 No. 12.[1] The song managed to stay on the charts for 10 weeks. In Ireland, the song reached the top 20, peaking at No. 13.[2] It stayed in the charts for 9 weeks.[3] In the Netherlands, it became the Kitten's lowest chart position, peaking at No. 65;[4] however, the song was never officially released or promoted there. It remained on the chart for 9 weeks.[4]

Music video

The video, directed by Phil Griffin,[5] opens with the three girls going into 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 Kittens are in a corridor.

Track listings

UK limited CD single[6]

  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 enhanced CD single[5]

  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 cassette single[7]

  1. "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" – 3:30
  2. "Kissing in the Wind Medley" (edit) – 4:01
  3. "Be with You" (Graham Stack/Groove Brothers 7-inch Mix) – 3:31

Charts

References
  1. "Atomic Kitten: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Doesn't Have to Hurt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. "Atomic Kitten – Love Doesn't Have To Hurt – Music Charts". Acharts. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Atomic Kitten – Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. Love Doesn't Have to Hurt (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINCD45, 7243 5 47131 0 1.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Love Doesn't Have to Hurt (UK limited CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINDX45, 7243 5 47131 2 5.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Love Doesn't Have to Hurt (UK cassette single sleeves). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINC45, 7243 5 47131 4 9.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 17. 19 April 2003. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 19, saptamina 19.05–25.05, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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