You Can Feel Bad Explained

You Can Feel Bad
Cover:You Can Feel Bad.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Patty Loveless
Album:The Trouble with the Truth
Genre:Country
Length:3:24
Label:Epic
Producer:Emory Gordy Jr.
Prev Title:Halfway Down
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:A Thousand Times a Day
Next Year:1996

"You Can Feel Bad" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Tim Krekel, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in December 1995 as the first single from her eight album, The Trouble with the Truth (1996). The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of March 23, 1996.[1]

Critical reception

Wendy Newcomer from Cash Box wrote, "Loveless’ new single from her upcoming album Trouble With The Truth is delivered with the elan of a great interpreter—loose, soulful and confident. Loveless is an artist who consistently records well-written songs with just the right amount of feisty attitude."[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 69
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 8

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 207.
  2. Wendy. Newcomer. Country Music. Cash Box. December 23, 1995. 20. November 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996. RPM. December 16, 1996. July 20, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1996: Country Songs . . . 1996. July 20, 2013.