It Don't Hurt Like It Used To Explained

It Don't Hurt Like It Used To
Cover:ItDontHurtLikeItUsedTo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Billy Currington
Album:Summer Forever
Recorded:2015
Genre:Country
Label:Mercury Nashville
Producer:Dann Huff
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"It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released to radio on February 8, 2016 as the third single from his 2015 album, Summer Forever. Currington wrote this song with Cary Barlowe and Shy Carter.

Background

"It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" is the only song that Currington co-wrote on his Summer Forever album.[1] According to Currington, he happened to visit his friends Barlowe and Carter: "Cary and I picked up guitars at the same time and played basically the same chord, and the next thing you know, we were writing the song."[2] He said, "I remember I just started saying all the words that you hear in the beginning of the song, they just started falling out. Shy was like, ‘What was that, man?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, it’s just coming out.’ So we wrote ’em down, and then I guess within an hour the song had basically written itself."[3]

The song is about the breakup of a relationship. According to Currington, the line "But you drug my heart through the Alabama dirt" was inspired by a past relationship.[2]

Commercial performance

The song first entered Country Airplay at No. 59 for the chart of February 20, 2016 on its radio release.[4] It entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 49 on chart dated April 16, 2016.[5] In October 2016, it reached No. 1 on Country Airplay, becoming Currington's tenth No. 1 on that chart, and it remained in that spot for two consecutive weeks.[6] It has sold 332,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017.[7]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 31

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ToC Critic's Pick: Billy Currington, 'It Don't Hurt Like It Used To' [Listen] ]. Billy . Dukes . January 25, 2016 . Taste of Country .
  2. Web site: Billy Currington Shares New Single, 'It Don't Hurt Like It Used To' [LISTEN] ]. Hannahlee . Allers . January 26, 2016 . The Boot .
  3. Web site: Billy Currington on New Album 'Summer Forever': 'It Fits the Way I Live My Life'. June 1, 2015 . Radio.com . Kurt . Wolff .
  4. Country Airplay . Billboard . February 20, 2016 . subscription .
  5. Hot Country Songs . Billboard . April 16, 2015 . subscription .
  6. News: Luke Bryan and Billy Currington Reap New No. 1s on Country Charts. November 4, 2016 . Jim . Asker .
  7. News: Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: January 3, 2017 . Matt . Bjorke . January 3, 2017 . Roughstock .
  8. Country Airplay: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.
  9. Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.