Love and Other Bruises

{{short description|1976 single by Air Supply}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Love and Other Bruises

| cover = Love and Other Bruises - Air Supply.jpg

| alt = 7" vinyl single

| type = single

| artist = Air Supply

| album = Air Supply / Love & Other Bruises

| B-side = If You Knew Me

| released = October 1976

| recorded = September 1976

| studio = Albert Recording Studio, Sydney

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock

| length = 3:40

| label = CBS

| writer = Graham Russell

| producer = Peter Dawkins

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Empty Pages

| next_year = 1976

}}

"Love and Other Bruises" is the debut single by English/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, from their 1976 self-titled debut album. The song was a top ten hit in Australia, where it peaked at No. 6.{{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 }} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. The song also appeared on the duo's third album of the same name, which was their first release in the United States.

Track listing

;Australia & UK 7" single

:A. "Love and Other Bruises" - 3:40

:B. "If You Knew Me" - 4:02

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1976-77)

!Peak
position

Australian (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=13}}

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= 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"|92

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"|64

References