Too Much Pain

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"Too Much Pain"
Single by The Blue Hearts
from the album High Kicks [1]
A-side "'Too Much Pain'"
B-side "'Nakanaide Koibito Yo'"
Released March 10, 1992
Recorded Avaco Creative Studio
Genre Rock
Length 11m48s
Label East West Japan
Songwriter(s) Masatoshi Mashima
Producer(s) The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts singles chronology
"'Ano Ko ni Touch'"
(1991)		"Too Much Pain"
(1992)		"'Yume'"
(1992)

Ano Ko ni Touch
(1991)		Too Much Pain
(1992)		 Yume
(1992)

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References

  1. ↑ High Kicks Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine.. bluehearts.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.
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