Hurts So Good

This article is about the John Mellencamp song. For the Astrid S song, see Hurts So Good (Astrid S song). For the Millie Jackson song that was later covered by Susan Cadogan and Jimmy Sommerville, see It Hurts So Good.

"Hurts So Good"
Single by John Cougar
from the album American Fool
B-side"Close Enough"
ReleasedApril 1982 (1982-04)
StudioCherokee (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelRiva
Songwriters
Producers
John Cougar singles chronology
"Ain't Even Done with the Night"
(1981) 		"Hurts So Good"
(1982) 		"Jack & Diane"
(1982)
Music video
"Hurts So Good" on YouTube

"Hurts So Good" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, who was performing under the stage name "John Cougar" at the time. The song was a number two hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the one of three hit singles from his 1982 studio album, American Fool. The others were "Jack & Diane" and "Hand to Hold on To". The song was a success for Mellencamp, winning the Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 25th Grammy Awards on February 23, 1983, and being one his most popular.

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