The second single from ' A Perfect Contradiction'
Only Love Can Hurt Like This is the second single taken off from the third album of Paloma Faith's A Perfect Contradiction and it is a song of the moment for me. I have always been a fan of Paloma ever since I got to know her, her voice captivates me and her music is rare yet mainstream which appeal to a wider audience. Only love can hurt like this has become her highest charting single ever in UK (her home country) peaking at #6 surpassing the amazing song Picking up the pieces which peaked at #7 and I am glad that she finally has a breakthrough because this song hasn't left the top for 3 weeks now.
Only love can hurt like this first premiered on the Blackberry Fashion Show back in February 2014 before it was released as a single and it makes waves all over the place. The song is written by Diane Warren who has written songs for the likes of Cher, Celine Dion, Britney Spears and many other prominent artists that we know, this is the first time in Paloma's career that she has sung a song written by other songwriters because she writes all her songs herself.
The song is a depressing song which normally works almost all the time, she sings about wanting a lover so much but the feelings are not mutual and she always ends up getting tortured feeling the pain which love can only give. Paloma sounded like she meant every word she sang, she put you in the song and you can actually feel the pain and the agony she has in her soul, this is a rare feat that can be done only by singers like her. When she hits the high note, all you wanted to do is take a tissue and think about unrequited love that you had but you never wanted her to stop singing. This song is a masterpiece and am already thinking Song of the Year come Brit awards 2015.
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