| Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough | |
| Cover: | Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Patty Smyth and Don Henley |
| Album: | Patty Smyth |
| B-Side: | Out There |
| Released: | August 1992 |
| Length: | 4:28 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Roy Bittan |
| Chronology: | Patty Smyth |
| Prev Title: | Isn't It Enough |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | No Mistakes |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" a duet between American singers Patty Smyth and Don Henley. The rock ballad[1] was written by Smyth and Glen Burtnik and was released as a single in August 1992. It reached 1 in Canada, where it was the most successful single of 1992, and peaked at No. 2 in Ireland and on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Smyth is the lead singer for the band Scandal, whose hits included "The Warrior" and "Goodbye to You"; Henley is a longtime member of the Eagles (singing lead vocals on "Desperado", "Hotel California", among many others) as well as a successful solo artist ("The Boys of Summer", "Dirty Laundry"). Smyth had previously provided backing vocals on Henley's solo albums Building the Perfect Beast (1984) and The End of the Innocence (1989). "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" was written by Smyth and Glen Burtnik and would appear on her self-titled 1992 album.
The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spending six weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1992 during the 13-week reign at No. 1 of Boyz II Men's song, "End of the Road". It remained in the top 40 for 20 weeks.[2] The duet also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary for four weeks.[3] In Canada, "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming the best-performing single of 1992, while in the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland, it reached number two. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal, Duo or Group.[4]
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| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 36 |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] | 4 |
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| Chart (1992) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 23 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 1 | |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] | 10 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 22 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 13 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | August 1992 | MCA | ||
| United Kingdom | September 21, 1992 | [12] |
