Hurts So Good

"Hurts So Good" is a song from 1982 by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing under the stage name "John Cougar." The song was a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the singer/songwriter. It was the first of three major hit singles from his 1982 album American Fool. The others were "Jack & Diane" and "Hand to Hold On To," which were all released in 1982.

Background and recording

"Hurts So Good" was written by Mellencamp and George Green, a childhood friend. The song was first conceived, Mellencamp claims, in his shower and the first lines created were those of the chorus written by Mellencamp. He then repeated the lines to Green and they finished the song very quickly. In 2004, Mellencamp expounded on the writing of "Hurts So Good" in an interview with American Songwriter magazine: "George Green and I wrote that together. We exchanged lines back and forth between each other and laughed about it at the time. Then I went and picked up the guitar, and within seconds, I had those chords."

So Good

So Good may refer to:

Music

So Good (Rachel Stevens song)

"So Good" is a song by Rachel Stevens, released as a single in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2005. It was the second single from Steven's second album, Come and Get It. It reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart giving Steven's her fifth top ten hit.

Music video

The music video, directed by Cameron Casey, features Stevens dancing with a group of four men in front of flashing coloured lights. In the video, she wears mid-hand gloves that gained a cult following because of the British pop website Popjustice, where they were the subject of a front page article and a special message board discussion forum.

Track listings and formats

So Good (Davina song)

So Good is the first single by Davina taken from her debut studio album, Best of Both Worlds. The single was released in 1997 and peaked at number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song received two remixes, one by Raekwon and the other by Xzibit.

Background

So Good was produced by Davina.

In popular culture

So Good was used in the film Hoodlum

Chart positions

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