Love Is Pain

Album: Out of Control (2008)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finishes with a solo by Girl aloud member Cheryl Cole. The subject matter of this tune is rumored to be concerning Cole's marriage problems with her husband, England footballer Ashley Cole, after claims he had cheated on her. Cheryl sighed to The Sun October 23, 2008: "If it had been Nadine or someone else in that situation, that song would have been about their situation."

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  • Angela X from Manchester, United KingdomI honestly do feel like this song is about her marriage to Ashley. The lyrics seem to perfectly match the mood in which she would feel in her situation.
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