Hurting Each Other

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"Hurting Each Other" is a 1972 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, known for Karen Carpenter’s emotive vocals and its success as a major hit single.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED
bSide Maybe It’s You
chartPositionAustralia top 10
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionNewZealand top 10
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2
composer Gary Geld NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Carpenters NERFINISHED
era early 1970s
format 7-inch single
genre pop
soft rock
hasArrangementBy Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED
hasCriticalReception positive
hasInstrumentation backing vocals
bass guitar
drums
orchestral arrangement
piano
hasMusicVideo no
hasStyle ballad
hasTheme emotional pain in relationships
romantic heartbreak
includedInCompilation Carpenters’ greatest hits compilations
isMajorHit true
language English
length about 2 minutes 46 seconds
lyricist Peter Udell NERFINISHED
notableFor Karen Carpenter’s emotive lead vocals
originalCompositionYear 1965
originalVersionBy Jimmy Clanton NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum A Song for You NERFINISHED
performedLiveBy Carpenters NERFINISHED
performer Carpenters NERFINISHED
producer Jack Daugherty NERFINISHED
recordingYear 1971
recordLabel A&M Records
releaseYear 1972
side A-side
tempo slow to moderate
vocalist Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED

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The Carpenters notableWork Hurting Each Other