Should've Known Better (Richard Marx song)

"Should've Known Better"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
B-side"Rhythm of Life"
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1987
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length
  • 4:10 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single mix)
LabelManhattan
SongwriterRichard Marx
ProducerRichard Marx
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Don't Mean Nothing"
(1987)		 "Should've Known Better"
(1987)		 "Endless Summer Nights"
(1988)
Music video
"Should've Known Better" on YouTube

"Should've Known Better" is a song written, produced, and performed by American rock singer Richard Marx. It was released in September 1987 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as number seven on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1987.

Chart performance

"Should've Known Better" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 26, 1987, at number 64, the highest debut of the week.[2] It went on to peak at number three.[3] The single also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number seven on the Album Rock Tracks chart,[4][5] as well as number four on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on November 20, 1987, for two weeks and remained on the chart for 13 weeks.[6] Elsewhere, the single reached number 21 in Canada and number nine in Australia.[7][8]

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 17, 2021). "The Number Ones: Richard Marx's "Hold On To The Nights". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023. Marx also got to #3 with his follow-up, the slick and airless soft-rock chug "Should've Known Better
  2. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Richard Marx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Richard Marx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Richard Marx Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Richard Marx".
  7. 1 2 "Top RPM Singles: Image 0912". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 194. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Australian Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 2/3/1988 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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