NAZARETH: Love Hurts 7" + Down [Vertigo spiral label; killer ballad, one of the best ever! 1974. Check video!

Nazareth - Love Hurts / Down - 7" Single Vinyl - Vertigo - Uk - 1974 - 6078209 Excellent+ / Near Mint Vinyl Condition.

"Love Hurts" is the name of a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the rock band Nazareth
The most successful recording of the song was by hard rock/heavy metal band Nazareth, who took the song to the U.S. Top 10 in 1975 and hit number one in Norway and the Netherlands.

Nazareth version
Performed as a rock ballad, the Nazareth version was the most popular version of the song and the only rendition of "Love Hurts" to become a big hit single, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1976. As part of the "Hot Tracks (EP)" it also reached #15 in the UK in 1977. Nazareth's version was an international hit (reaching #8 in the US, #15 in the UK, and #1 in Canada and Norway), and remains the best-known recording of the song. The Nazareth single was so successful in Norway that it charted for 57 consecutive weeks on the Norwegian charts, including 14 weeks at #1.
The Nazareth track has been featured in the movies Dazed and Confused, Detroit Rock City, Together, and Halloween, among others.

Chart (1975) Peak position
Austria 11
Canada 1
Germany 30
Norway 1
Sweden 6
UK 15
U.S. 8
Netherlands 1