But “Love Hurts” was never supposed to be a single. The song, which appeared on the U.S. version of the band’s 1975 album Hair of the Dog, was originally recorded as a less commercially focused B-side.
“We never intended that to be a single,” he added.
“We all loved the song,” Agnew added. “We often covered songs that we liked that we used to listen to on tape when we were a full-time professional band. And every now and then, we'd just go back and try to do something with one of these things. If you could change it and make it yours, we'd do it in the studio and see if we could do something about it. When we did, ‘Love Hurts,' I believe there were 42 different versions recorded of it.“
“As I said, we would only do 'em if we could change 'em radically, to make 'em sound as if it's your song,” Agnew explained of the decision to cover the song. “We recorded ‘Love Hurts’ as a B-side, and that's how we saw it. Of course, when I hear it now, it's probably one of the best rock ballads of all time and definitely the vocal is in the top three.”
Following McCafferty’s retirement, fans heard "Love Hurts” performed on stage by follow-up frontmen Linton Osborne and Carl Sentence. Since 2025, Gianni Pontillo has been the lead singer of Nazareth.
“It became such a big hit that Nazareth has lasted forever,” he added.
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