Stop Making This Hurt

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"Stop Making This Hurt"
Single by Bleachers
from the album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
ReleasedMay 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)
Genre
Length3:19
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Patrik Berger
Bleachers singles chronology
"Chinatown"
(2020)
"Stop Making This Hurt"
(2021)
"How Dare You Want More"
(2021)
Music video
"Stop Making This Hurt" on YouTube

"Stop Making This Hurt" is a song by American indie pop act Bleachers. It released on May 18, 2021, as the third single from their third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. The song was nominated for "Best Alternative" in 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.[3]

A remix of the track by British electronic musician and founder of record label PC Music, A. G. Cook, was released in June 2022, alongside Verdine White's remix of "How Dare You Want More".[4] American singer-songwriter and musician Alaska Reid provides additional vocals on Cook's remix.

Track listing[edit]

Stop Making This Hurt (A. G. Cook Remix) / How Dare You Want More (Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire Remix) - Single

Personnel[edit]

  • Jack Antonoff – vocals, songwriting, production, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, electric guitar, percussion
  • Patrik Berger – songwriting, production, tom toms
  • Annie Clark – background vocals
  • Blu DeTiger – bass
  • Sounwave – programming
  • Anna – saxophone
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Evan Smith – saxophone, synthesizer
  • Zem - saxophone
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – bass, electric guitar
  • Sean Hutchinson – congas, drums
  • Laura Sisk – engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • John Rooney – additional producer
  • Michael Riddleberger – percussion
  • Mike "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer
  • Jon Sher – assistant engineer
  • Matt Wolach – assistant engineer
  • Rob Lebret – assistant engineer
  • Will Quinnell – assistant engineer

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Stop Making This Hurt"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] 45
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 36
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 44
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 16

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Stop Making This Hurt"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various May 18, 2021 Original
United States May 24, 2021 Triple A radio [9]
May 25, 2021 Alternative radio [10]
Various June 16, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
A. G. Cook remix [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bleachers – Stop Making This Hurt". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "BLEACHERS Release Infectious New Single 'Stop Making This Hurt'". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "THE 2021 VMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE: JUSTIN BIEBER, MEGAN THEE STALLION, AND MORE". MTV. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "A. G. Cook remixes Bleachers' "Stop Making This Hurt"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ^ "Bleachers Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bleachers Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bleachers Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Bleachers Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Triple A Future Releases". All Access.
  10. ^ "Alternative Future Releases".
  11. ^ "Stop Making This Hurt (A.G. Cook Remix) / How Dare You Want More (Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire Remix) - Single by Bleachers". Apple Music. Retrieved June 14, 2022.