Girl I've Been Hurt

"Girl I've Been Hurt" is a song by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released as the second single from his debut album, 12 Inches of Snow. Following the wildly successful single "Informer," "Girl I've been Hurt" peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[2] and charted internationally as well.

"Girl, I've Been Hurt"
Single by Snow
from the album 12 Inches of Snow
ReleasedApril 15, 1993[1]
Recorded1992
GenreReggae
Hip-hop
R&B
Length4:10
LabelEastWest Records America, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Edmond Leary
Darrin O'Brien
Shawn Moltke
Producer(s)M.C. Shan
Snow singles chronology
"Informer"
(1992)		 "Girl, I've Been Hurt"
(1993)		 "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We"
(1994)

Music and lyrics

While "Informer" documented a false murder charge and prison life, "Girl I’ve Been Hurt" presented a more sensitive theme, revolving around a breakup between a man and a woman in a relationship. The protagonist discovers that his "girl" has been cheating on him and he promptly dumps her and professes his desire to "find another lover." Whereas Jamaican patois-inspired lyrics conveyed the meaning of "Informer," "Girl I've Been Hurt" mixed Snow's sensitive crooning with a short reggae bridge.[3]

Music video

The original music video for the song features Snow pursuing scantily clad women in an isolated, winter terrain. By the end of the video, at an outdoor party that includes a snowball fight, Snow hooks up with "another lover." The video featured much of Snow's early entourage, including his former DJ Marvin Prince, David Eng and the late EZ Steve Salem. In addition, a second "boggle" remix video of "Girl I’ve Been Hurt" appeared and featured the "Snow girls" audition.[4]

Live performances

While performing at Sunsplash '93, Ninjaman asked Snow to sing "Girl I've Been Hurt," saying: "Come up and sing 'Girl I've Been Hurt' because I like that song. If you sing that and the audience doesn't go crazy, I'll shoot everyone in the crowd!"

As Reggae Report observed, "fortunately, the crowd went wild for his performance and Ninja never had to make good on his threats!" [5]

Track listings

Personnel
  • Writers: Darrin O'Brien, Edmund Leary, Shawn Moltke
  • Producer: MC Shan
  • Executive producer: David Eng, EZ Steve Salem
  • Co-producers: Edmund Leary, John "Jumpstreet" Ficarotta

Charts and sales
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 28
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 17
Portugal (AFP)[13] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 37
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 48
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 19
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[16] 9
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[16] 25
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References
  1. http://www.discogs.com/Snow-Girl-Ive-Been-Hurt/master/91527
  2. See: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/snow-p26072/charts-awards/billboard-singles
  3. see: 12 Inches of Snow, VHS (New York: A-Vision, 1993)
  4. See: see 12 Inches of Snow, VHS (New York: A-Vision, 1993)
  5. See: Patricia Meschino, Reggae Report Vol. 13:3 (1995)
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Snow – Girl, I've Been Hurt". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Snow – Girl, I've Been Hurt" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (04.06.1993 - 10.06.1993)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  9. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved November 1, 2010)
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Snow" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Snow – Girl, I've Been Hurt" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Charts.nz – Snow – Girl, I've Been Hurt". Top 40 Singles.
  13. "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Snow – Girl, I've Been Hurt". Singles Top 100.
  15. "Informer", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved November 1, 2010)
  16. Billboard (Retrieved November 1, 2010)
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