Ain't Love a Bitch

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"Ain't Love a Bitch"
Warner Bros. (rest of the world)
Songwriter(s)Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart
Producer(s)Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
(1978) 		"Ain't Love a Bitch"
(1979) 		"
Blondes (Have More Fun)
"
(1979)

"Ain't Love a Bitch" is a song written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart. Stewart released it on his 1978 album Blondes Have More Fun, and it was one of four songs on the album co-written by Stewart and Grainger.[1] The song was released as a single in 1979, reaching #11 on the UK charts, and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.[2][3][4][5] It spent 8 weeks on the UK charts and 6 weeks on the US charts.[3][6] The song also reached the Top Ten in several countries, including Ireland.[7] Billboard magazine placed Stewart #7 on its list of the Top Single Artists of 1979 on the strength of "Ain't Love a Bitch" and its predecessor, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?".[8]

Stewart performed the song on

Dave Allen at Large.[9] A video of the song was included on the DVD included in the deluxe editions of the compilation album Some Guys Have All the Luck / The Definitive Rod Stewart.[10]

Music and lyrics

Stewart biographer Sean Egan described the music as having "gentle, melodious and sprightly tones".[11] Record World described the rhythm as "light" and said that Stewart's vocals "have a music hall quality."[12]

Egan described the lyrics as "detailing...the vicissitudes of romance" and recognizing that some of the singer's suffering in romance is due to the fact that he can't grow up.[11] The lyrics of one verse refer back to Stewart's earlier hit single "Maggie May", describing a woman who took the singer's virginity at 17 and "made a first class fool out of [him]", and ending with the line "Oh Maggie if you're still out there the rest is history."[11]

Background

Tonight's The Night'" after the disco success of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" and said the song has "gentle, soothing acoustic guitar work, strings, and light drumming."[20]

Chart performance

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 5
UK Singles (
The Official Charts Company
) 		11
US Billboard Hot 100 22

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8065-2644-7
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  2. ISBN 978-0-8230-7608-6
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  3. ^ a b "The Official Charts - Rod Stewart". The Official Charts. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. Billboard Magazine
    . 3 March 1979.
  5. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8230-7518-8
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  7. ^ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Top Single Artists of 1979". 22 December 1979.
  9. ^ "TV Guide". Vol. 28. 1980. p. 26.
  10. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  11. ^
    ISBN 9781493068227
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  12. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 28 April 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  13. ^ a b Maslin, J. (8 February 1979). "Blondes Have More Fun". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Ain't Love a Bitch". Vol. 8, no. 1–6. CD Review. 1991. p. xliii.
  15. ^ "Ain't Love a Bitch". Vol. 29, no. 1–6. High Fidelity. 1979. p. 294.
  16. ^ United Press International (31 January 1979). "Rockers Modify Attitude Towards Disco". The Albany Herald. p. 11.
  17. ^ "Ain't Love a Bitch". Vol. 42. Stereo Review. 1979. p. 130.
  18. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  19. ISBN 978-0-275-99164-7
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  20. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 28 April 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't Love a Bitch". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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