"Love Hurts" is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant.
First recorded by the Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is most well known in two hit versions by UK artists: by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth in 1974 and by English singer-songwriter Jim Capaldi in 1975.
Due to a falling out with their manager and publisher Wesley Rose, they were prevented from issuing it as a single, though it had been meant for them.
Roy Orbison covered "Love Hurts" in 1961 and issued it as the B-side to "Running Scared."
Consequently, chart figures for Australia show "Running Scared"/"Love Hurts" as a double A-Side, both sides peaking at No.
Gram Parsons performed the song in harmony with Emmylou Harris on his posthumously released 1974 album Grievous Angel.
[28] A cover of the song by Canadian singer Nan Vernon was featured in the credits of its sequel, Halloween II.