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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Hurting Each Other canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Karen Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
bSide Maybe It’s You
chartPositionAustralia top 10
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionNewZealand top 10
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2
composer Gary Geld
countryOfOrigin United States
coveredBy Carpenters
linked to: The Carpenters
era early 1970s
format 7-inch single
genre pop
soft rock
hasArrangementBy Richard Carpenter
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
notableFor Karen Carpenter’s emotive lead vocals
originalCompositionYear 1965
originalVersionBy Jimmy Clanton
partOfAlbum A Song for You
performedLiveBy Carpenters
linked to: The Carpenters
performer Carpenters
linked to: The Carpenters
producer Jack Daugherty
recordingYear 1971
recordLabel A&M Records
releaseYear 1972
side A-side
tempo slow to moderate
vocalist Karen Carpenter
Richard Carpenter

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The Carpenters notableWork Hurting Each Other
The Singles 1969–1973 hasPart Hurting Each Other
Richard Carpenter notableWork Hurting Each Other