"Hole Hearted" is a folk rock

Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 song by American group Extreme

Extreme (band)

Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...

. The song was released as the 4th single from their successful Pornograffitti

Pornograffitti

-Personnel:* Pat Badger - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals* Nuno Bettencourt - Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals* Gary Cherone - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals* Paul Geary - Decadent Drums, Percussion* Barbara Glynn - Mutha's Voice, "Decadence Dance"...

album in 1991 and reached #4 on the Billboard Top 100. It also charted at #12 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Although the song's chart position was lower compared to the band's previous hit, "More Than Words

More Than Words

"More Than Words" is a ballad written and originally performed by the rock band Extreme. It is built around acoustic guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and the vocals of Gary Cherone . Released in 1990 on the album Extreme II: Pornograffiti, the song marked a departure from the funk metal that had...

" (#1 in the US, #2 in the UK), it remains their second-highest charting song overall. Like "More Than Words", the style of this song is different from the majority of its parent album.

Track listing

1. "Hole Hearted" - 3:39
2. "More Than Words" (a cappella
   A cappella
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    with conga
   Conga
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   s) - 5:34
3. "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)" - 3:38

Charts

End of year chart (1991)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4