Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me

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Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me is a song by Juice Newton, written by Gary Burr. It appears on her 1982 album Quiet Lies and was released as the first single on May 22, 1982. The track helped Newton earn a Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the Pop category.

Chart performance and reception:
- Billboard Hot 100: reached No. 7
- Billboard Adult Contemporary: No. 4
- Billboard Country: No. 30
- Canada: No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 14 on the RPM Top 100

Music video:
The video humorously shows Newton being injured by her lover in a series of comic accidents, ending with her in a hospital full-body cast. It was named Video of the Year by the American Video Association in 1982.

Musical details:
The song is in A major, using mostly A, D, and E chords, with occasional F# minor. The intro, outro, and some interludes feature a rare bass pedal point under changing chords. The bridge includes a descending pattern of D, C# minor, B minor, and A, and the second bridge has a brief acapella section.

B-side:
The single’s B-side was "Ever True."