Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

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"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough.jpg
Single by Patty Smyth and Don Henley
from the album Patty Smyth
B-side "Out There"
ReleasedAugust 1992
Length4:28
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Roy Bittan
Patty Smyth singles chronology
"Isn't It Enough"
(1987)
"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
(1992)
"No Mistakes"
(1992)
Don Henley singles chronology
"New York Minute"
(1990)
"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
(1992)
"Walkaway Joe"
(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 No. 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.

Contents

History

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.

Reception

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". [2] It remained in the top 40 for 20 weeks. [3] The duet also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary for four weeks. [4] [5] In Canada, "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, [6] becoming the best-performing single of 1992, [7] while in the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. [8] In Ireland, it reached number two. [9] The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal, Duo or Group. [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesAugust 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
MCA
United KingdomSeptember 21, 1992 [27]

Cover versions

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