Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough - wikipedia Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' Single by Patty Smyth and Don Henley from the album Patty Smyth B - side `` Out There '' Released August 1992 Format Cassette single, CD single, 7 '' single Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 28 Label MCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Patty Smyth, Glen Burtnik Producer ( s ) Roy Bittan `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' is the title of a 1992 rock ballad performed as a duet by the American singers Patty Smyth and Don Henley. The song was written by Smyth and Glen Burtnik. Contents 1 History 2 Meaning 3 Reception 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links History Smyth was the former lead singer for the band Scandal, whose hits included `` The Warrior '' and `` Goodbye To You '' ; Henley is a longtime member of the band Eagles ( singing lead vocals on `` Desperado '' and `` Hotel California '', among many others ) as well as a successful solo artist ( `` The Boys of Summer '', `` The End of the Innocence '' ). Smyth had previously provided backing vocals on Henley 's solo albums Building the Perfect Beast ( 1984 ) and The End of the Innocence ( 1989 ). `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' was written by Smyth and Glen Burtnik and would appear on her self - titled 1992 album. Meaning The lyrics refer to a past relationship between two people as narrated by the two singers, and their efforts to move on with their respective lives and make sense of the aftermath : There 's a reason why people do n't stay where they are / Baby sometimes love just ai n't enough. In the final chorus, there is a slight lyrical change to this line ( `` stay where they are '' becomes `` stay who they are '' ). Also, the line It 's sad when you know it 's your heart you ca n't trust is changed to It 's sad when you know it 's your heart they ca n't touch. Reception The single was very successful, being certified Gold by the RIAA and spending six weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1992 during the 13 - week reign at No. 1 of Boyz II Men 's song, `` End of the Road ''. It remained in the Top 40 for 20 weeks. The duet also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for four weeks. In Canada, `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Canadian pop chart, while in the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 22 on the British pop chart. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal, Duo or Group. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1992 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Australia ARIA Charts 5 New Zealand RIANZ 18 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Canada RPM Top Singles UK Singles Chart 22 Year - end charts Chart ( 1992 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22 Cover versions Filipino diva - actress Jennylyn Mercado revived it as a carrier single of her third album `` Love Is ''. Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun also covered the song for her fourth album, `` START ''. In 2013, country singer Travis Tritt and his daughter Tyler Reese recorded a version for the re-release of Tritt 's 2007 album, The Storm. The re-released album was titled The Calm After... and released on Tritt 's own Post Oak Records on July 9, 2013. Tritt 's version was released as a single in June 2013. References Jump up ^ `` Travis Tritt and Daughter Tyler Reese Duet for `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' ``. Music News Nashville. 2013 - 06 - 25. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ), page 555. Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley ( 1999 ). The Billboard Book of # 1 Adult Contemporary Hits ( Billboard Publications ), page 380. Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1992 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Travis Tritt duets with his teenage daughter on new single ''. MSN. Retrieved April 26, 2013. Jump up ^ Wyland, Sarah ( May 24, 2013 ). `` Travis Tritt Releases Duet with Daughter Tyler Reese ''. Great American Country. Retrieved May 28, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Restless Heart '' by Peter Cetera Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single September 19 - October 10, 1992 Succeeded by `` Nothing Broken but My Heart '' by Celine Dion Preceded by `` End of the Road '' by Boyz II Men Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number - one single October 10 -- 24, 1992 Succeeded by `` How Do You Talk to an Angel '' by The Heights Patty Smyth Studio albums Never Enough ( 1987 ) Patty Smyth ( 1992 ) Singles `` Downtown Train '' `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' Record labels Columbia Records MCA Records Related articles Don Henley Scandal `` And the Night Stood Still '' Portal : Biography Portal : Rock music Don Henley Studio albums I Ca n't Stand Still Building the Perfect Beast The End of the Innocence Inside Job Cass County Compilation albums Actual Miles : Henley 's Greatest Hits The Very Best of Don Henley One of These Nights : Boston 1993 Singles `` Johnny Ca n't Read '' `` Dirty Laundry '' `` The Boys of Summer '' `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' `` Not Enough Love in the World '' `` Sunset Grill '' `` The End of the Innocence '' `` New York Minute '' `` The Last Worthless Evening '' `` The Heart of the Matter '' `` The Garden of Allah '' `` Everybody Knows '' Guest singles `` Leather and Lace '' `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' `` Walkaway Joe '' `` Inside Out '' See also Discography Eagles Travis Tritt singles Country Club `` Country Club '' `` Help Me Hold On '' `` I 'm Gonna Be Somebody '' `` Put Some Drive in Your Country '' `` Drift Off to Dream '' It 's All About to Change `` Here 's a Quarter ( Call Someone Who Cares ) '' `` Anymore '' `` The Whiskey Ai n't Workin ' '' ( With Marty Stuart ) `` Nothing Short of Dying '' T-R-O-U-B-L-E `` Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man '' `` Can I Trust You with My Heart '' `` T-R-O-U-B-L-E '' `` Looking Out for Number One '' `` Worth Every Mile '' Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof `` Foolish Pride '' `` Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof '' `` Between an Old Memory and Me '' `` Tell Me I Was Dreaming '' Greatest Hits : From the Beginning `` Sometimes She Forgets '' `` Only You ( And You Alone ) '' The Restless Kind `` More Than You 'll Ever Know '' `` Where Corn Do n't Grow '' `` She 's Going Home with Me '' `` Helping Me Get Over You '' ( With Lari White ) `` Still in Love with You '' No More Looking over My Shoulder `` If I Lost You '' `` No More Looking Over My Shoulder '' `` Start the Car '' Down the Road I Go `` Best of Intentions '' `` It 's a Great Day to Be Alive '' `` Love of a Woman '' `` Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde '' Strong Enough `` Strong Enough to Be Your Man '' `` Country Ai n't Country '' My Honky Tonk History `` The Girl 's Gone Wild '' `` What Say You '' ( with John Mellencamp ) `` I See Me '' The Storm `` You Never Take Me Dancing '' `` Something Stronger Than Me '' The Calm After... `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' ( With Tyler Reese ) Other songs `` This One 's Gonna Hurt You ( For a Long, Long Time ) '' ( with Marty Stuart ) `` Take It Easy '' `` The Devil Comes Back to Georgia '' ( With Mark O'Connor, Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, and Marty Stuart ) `` Honky Tonkin 's What I Do Best '' ( With Marty Stuart ) `` Hope '' `` Here 's Your Sign ( Get the Picture ) '' ( With Bill Engvall ) `` Same Old Train '' `` Out of Control Raging Fire '' ( with Patty Loveless ) `` Southern Boy '' ( with Charlie Daniels ) `` Bible Belt '' ( with Little Feat ) `` Move It On Over '' `` Lonesome, On'ry and Mean '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sometimes_Love_Just_Ain%27t_Enough&oldid=817164851 '' Categories : 1990s ballads 1992 singles 2013 singles Vocal duets Don Henley songs Patty Smyth songs Travis Tritt songs Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Billboard Mainstream Top 40 ( Pop Songs ) number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Glen Burtnik 1992 songs MCA Records singles Rock ballads Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 December 2017, at 16 : 27. 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Question: who sang there's a danger in loving somebody too much
Answer: Patty Smyth