Should've Known Better (Richard Marx song)

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"Should've Known Better"
Should've Known Better - Richard Marx.jpg
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
B-side "Should’ve Known Better (LP Version)"
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre Soft rock [1]
Length4:10 (album version)
3:38 (single mix)
4:32 (rock radio version)
Label Manhattan
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx
Producer(s) Richard Marx
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Don't Mean Nothing"
(1987)
"Should've Known Better"
(1987)
"Endless Summer Nights"
(1988)

"Should've Known Better" is a hit song written, composed, and performed by American rock singer Richard Marx. It was released in September 1987 as the second single from his Triple Platinum-selling self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as #7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987 and #4 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart.

Contents

Marx became the first solo artist in recording history to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 with four singles from a debut album.

In the lyrics, the speaker is still in love with an ex-lover and tortured by it, to the point of regretting falling in love with her.

The music video for the selection was directed by Dominic Sena.

Personnel

Chart performance

Released in September 1987 as the second single from his debut solo album, "Should've Known Better" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 26, 1987 at number 64, the highest debut of the week. [2] The single also peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. [2] The song also reached #4 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on November 20, 1987 for two weeks and remained on the chart for 13 weeks. [3] Elsewhere, the single reached number 50 in the United Kingdom.

Charts

Chart (1987–1988)Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report) [4] 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [5] 21
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 50
US Billboard Hot 1003
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks7
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks20

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
United States (Billboard) [7] [8] 47

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References

  1. Breihan, Tom (May 17, 2021). "The Number Ones: Richard Marx's "Hold On To The Nights". Stereogum . Retrieved November 11, 2023. Marx also got to #3 with his follow-up, the slick and airless soft-rock chug "Should've Known Better
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