You Always Hurt the One You Love

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"You Always Hurt the One You Love" is a classic 1944 pop standard, best known through The Mills Brothers’ hit recording and widely covered by numerous artists over subsequent decades.

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instanceOf pop standard
song
composer Doris Fisher NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Clarence Henry NERFINISHED
Connie Francis NERFINISHED
Doris Day NERFINISHED
Fats Domino NERFINISHED
Harry Nilsson NERFINISHED
Kay Starr NERFINISHED
Michael Bublé NERFINISHED
Pat Boone NERFINISHED
Peggy Lee NERFINISHED
Ricky Nelson NERFINISHED
Ryan Gosling NERFINISHED
The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
decadeOfPeakPopularity 1940s
era World War II era popular music
firstPopularizedBy The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
genre pop standard
traditional pop
hasEnduringPopularity true
hasForm verse-chorus
hasNotableLyric You always break the heart you love
You always hurt the one you love NERFINISHED
hasNotableVersion You Always Hurt the One You Love (Clarence Henry version) NERFINISHED
You Always Hurt the One You Love (Connie Francis version) NERFINISHED
You Always Hurt the One You Love (Fats Domino version) NERFINISHED
You Always Hurt the One You Love (Ryan Gosling version) NERFINISHED
isConsidered classic pop standard
isStandardIn American popular songbook
language English
lyricist Allan Roberts NERFINISHED
notableRecording You Always Hurt the One You Love (The Mills Brothers recording) NERFINISHED
recordLabelOfNotableRecording Decca Records NERFINISHED
subjectMatter pain caused to loved ones
tempo slow to medium ballad
theme regret
romantic heartbreak
unintended emotional pain
title You Always Hurt the One You Love NERFINISHED
usedIn Blue Valentine NERFINISHED
various film and television soundtracks
vocalStyle crooner ballad
yearOfPublication 1944

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The Mills Brothers notableWork You Always Hurt the One You Love