"You Can Feel Bad" is a song written by

Matraca Berg Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (; born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and ...

and

Tim Krekel Tim Krekel (October 10, 1950 – June 24, 2009) was an American rock musician and country music songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky. Early life Krekel was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1950. He became interested in music early and his firs ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

. It was released in December 1995 as the first single from her eight album, '' The Trouble with the Truth'' (1996). The song charted for 20 weeks on the

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chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of March 23, 1996.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "Loveless’ new single from her upcoming album ''Trouble With The Truth'' is delivered with the elan of a great interpreter—loose, soulful and confident. Loveless is an artist who consistently records well-written songs with just the right amount of feisty attitude."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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