Every Little Bit Hurts

{{Infobox song

| name = Every Little Bit Hurts

| cover = Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Brenda Holloway

| album = Every Little Bit Hurts

| B-side = Land of a Thousand Boys

| released = March 26, 1964

| recorded = 1964

| studio =

| genre = Pop-soul{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Marsh|title=The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Heart_Of_Rock_Soul.html?id=5t5DYDniSHEC|date=1989|publisher=Plume|isbn=0-452-26305-0|page=599}}

| length = 3:17

| label = Tamla

| writer = Ed Cobb

| producer = Hal Davis, Marc Gordon

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = I'll Always Love You

| next_year = 1964

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Every Little Bit Hurts

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Spencer Davis Group

| B-side = It Hurts Me So

| album = Their First LP

| released = 5 February 1965

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop, rock

| length =

| label = Fontana Records

| writer = Ed Cobb

| producer = Chris Blackwell

| prev_title = I Can't Stand It

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = Strong Love

| next_year = 1965

}}

"Every Little Bit Hurts" was originally a 1964 hit single for Motown soul singer Brenda Holloway, written by Ed Cobb and featured on Holloway's album of the same name.The Complete Motown Singles Vol 4: 1964 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.

Background

Though Brenda Holloway was against recording the song again (she recorded it a couple of years before signing with Motown), she reluctantly recorded the song {{Citation needed|reason=please give reliable source|date=March 2011}} and the label released it in the summer of 1964. "Every Little Bit Hurts" was a big hit peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 289.{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=brenda-holloway-mn0000615826/awards|label=Every Little Bit Hurts}} and became one of Holloway's trademark singles.

Covers

The Spencer Davis Group version from their 1965 album Their First LP reached No. 41 on the UK singles chart in early 1965. and No. 9 in Canada in 1967.
In 1968, Small Faces recorded the song and included on The BBC Sessions LP.
Released in October 1976, it was covered by Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (lead singer of Skyhooks) as his debut solo release and peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Charts.{{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
British band The Clash recorded a cover of the song in 1980 for Sandinista!, but the track didn't make it onto the album. It was instead released in 1991 on the box set Clash on Broadway.

Chart history

;Brenda Holloway

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Chart (1964) !Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN\|0-89820-089-X}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100{{Cite web \|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19640620.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 20, 1964 \|access-date=February 4, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020336/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19640620.html \|archive-date=February 7, 2019 \|url-status=dead }} \|align="center"\|18

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Chart (1964)

!Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}

| style="text-align:center;"|13

U.S. Cash Box Top 100{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19640620.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 20, 1964 |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020336/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19640620.html |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

|align="center"|18

;Spencer Davis Group

Chart (1965–67) !Peak position
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{{singlechart\|Canadatopsingles\|9\|artist=Spencer Davis Group \|chartid=10095\|refname=canadarpm}}
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{{singlechart\|UKsinglesbyname\|41\|artist=Spencer Davis Group \|artistid=11442 \|refname=ukcharts}}

;Graeme "Shirley" Strachan

=Weekly charts=

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Chart (1976-77) !Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) \| style="text-align:center;"\|3

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Chart (1976-77)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report)

| style="text-align:center;"|3

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (1976) !Position
scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK\|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976\|publisher= Kent Music Report \|issue= 131 \|via= Imgur \|date= 27 December 1976 \|access-date= 15 January 2022 }} \|align="center"\|37
Chart (1977) !Position
scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|url=https://i.imgur.com/dHS3QPH.jpg\|title=Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977\|publisher=Kent Music Report\|via=Imgur.com\|accessdate=13 June 2021}} \|align="center"\|74

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!Chart (1976)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 131 |via= Imgur |date= 27 December 1976 |access-date= 15 January 2022 }}

|align="center"|37

Chart (1977)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/dHS3QPH.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977|publisher=Kent Music Report|via=Imgur.com|accessdate=13 June 2021}}

|align="center"|74

Alicia Keys version

{{Infobox song

| name = Every Little Bit Hurts

| cover = Every Little Bit Hurts.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alicia Keys

| album = Unplugged

| released = January 17, 2006

| recorded = July 4, 2005

| studio = Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York, New York)

| genre = Soul

| length =

4:01 (Album version)
3:58 (Radio edit)

| label = J

| writer = Ed Cobb

| producer = Alex Coletti

| prev_title = Don't Give Up (Africa)

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Ghetto Story

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|J2Oo4rDMWXU|"Every Little Bit Hurts"}}}}

}}

"Every Little Bit Hurts" was included by American recording artist Alicia Keys on her live album, Unplugged (2005). It was released as the album's second and last single in 2006. It failed to enter the US and international charts.

=Critical reception=

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine felt that Keys treated the song "like [a] vocal audition[...] and not the blank canvas[...] of an interpretive artist".{{cite web|last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/alicia-keys-unplugged |title=Alicia Keys: Unplugged |work=Slant Magazine |date=2005-10-13 |access-date=2015-10-24}}

=Music video=

Directed by Justin Francis, the video premiered on January 17, 2006 on BET's 106 & Park.

=Track listing=

US promotional CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Every Little Bit Hurts|others=Alicia Keys|year=2005|type=US promotional CD single liner notes|publisher=J Records|id=82876-75977-2}}

"Every Little Bit Hurts" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
"Every Little Bit Hurts" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
"Every Little Bit Hurts" (Radio Edit) (MP3 format) – 3:58

References

External links

Category:1964 singles

Category:1965 singles

Category:1976 singles

Category:2006 singles

Category:Brenda Holloway songs

Category:Alicia Keys songs

Category:Songs written by Ed Cobb

Category:Motown singles

Category:Small Faces songs

Category:Soul ballads

Category:Rhythm and blues ballads

Category:1964 songs

Category:Teena Marie songs