"It Won't Hurt" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...

. It was released in November 1986 as the third and final single from his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. is country music artist Dwight Yoakam's début album. It was also the first of three consecutive No. 1 Billboard Country Albums for him. Three of its tracks rose into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart in 1986. Yoakam's first single was "Honky Tonk Man"...

. While it missed the top 30 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart, it becam a top ten hit in Canada, peaking at #7 on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

country singles chart. The song can be heard during the outro to Yoakam's music video

Music video

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 for "Honky Tonk Man

Honky Tonk Man

Honky Tonk Man may refer to:*The Honky Tonk Man, ring name of professional wrestler Roy Wayne Farris*Honkytonk Man, 1982 American film starring Clint Eastwood*Honky Tonk Man , 1975 album by country singer Steve Young...

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Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "classic hurtin' and drinkin' song convincingly sung."

Chart performance

"It Won't Hurt" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 15, 1986.

Chart (1986-1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	31
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7

Demo Version

A demo version of the song can be found on Yoakam's 2002 boxed set

Boxed set

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, Reprise Please,Baby, as well as his 2006 reissue of "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. is country music artist Dwight Yoakam's début album. It was also the first of three consecutive No. 1 Billboard Country Albums for him. Three of its tracks rose into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart in 1986. Yoakam's first single was "Honky Tonk Man"...

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