Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me

"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"
Single by Juice Newton
from the album Quiet Lies
Released	May 22, 1982
Format	7"
Genre	Country pop country rock
Length	3:14
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Gary Burr
Producer(s)	Richard Landis
Juice Newton singles chronology
"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" (1981) "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" (1982) "Break It to Me Gently" (1982)
Quiet Lies track listing ""Heart of the Night" (1) "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" (2) "Break It to Me Gently" (3)

"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" is a song by the American country-pop singer Juice Newton, written by Gary Burr. It appears on the album Quiet Lies. The single was a #7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of that year.^[1] It also charted at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #30 on the Billboard Country chart. The recording garnered Newton a Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the Pop category.

Promotional music video

The music video for this song comically plays off the emotional hurt of love by showing Juice Newton being physically injured by her lover in a series of accidents. The final shot is of Newton singing in the hospital in a full-body cast with her broken leg in the air. The video was awarded Video of the Year by the American Video Association in 1982.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	30
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	24
Canadian RPM Top Singles	14
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	3

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
2. "Juice Newton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Juice Newton.
3. "Juice Newton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Juice Newton.
4. "Juice Newton – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Juice Newton.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics