It Hurts to Be in Love by The Spinners
It Hurts to Be in Love by The Spinners is estimated around D#3 to A#4, based on The Spinners's typical range; song-level verification is pending. Measure your own range free to see how this song fits your voice.
Estimated from the artist’s full range, which likely spans multiple singers or harmonies; the lead melody is probably narrower. Verification pending.
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Can I sing It Hurts to Be in Love at karaoke?
It Hurts to Be in Love's 19-semitone span puts it in the top 62% widest ranges in soul songs HumMatch tracks.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around D#3 and the high note around A#4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
On It Hurts to Be in Love, A#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a tenor, though an alto can reach it without strain.
Karaoke difficulty
Karaoke familiarity for It Hurts to Be in Love sits at 50/100: more recognizable than the typical soul song HumMatch tracks (median 35).
Who it likely fits
A span in the top 62% widest for soul helps explain It Hurts to Be in Love's 55/100 karaoke-difficulty score.
Who may struggle
Transpose It Hurts to Be in Love down 1 semitone and the peak note fits a typical tenor's comfortable range.
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Range Guide
It Hurts to Be in Love is estimated around D#3 to A#4. Compare that with your Vocal ID before choosing the original key. If your comfortable high note is below the song’s hardest section, try a lower key or one of the safer alternatives below.
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Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Easier alternatives
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Song fit FAQ
HumMatch estimates It Hurts to Be in Love at D#3 to A#4 (about 19 semitones), based on The Spinners's typical performed range; song-level verification is pending. Compare it against your own Vocal ID and test the chorus first.
Across the 3 The Spinners songs with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from C#3 to B4, about 22 semitones (roughly 1.8 octaves). See the full The Spinners vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
It Hurts to Be in Love scores 55/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as moderate. Karaoke familiarity for It Hurts to Be in Love sits at 50/100: more recognizable than the typical soul song HumMatch tracks (median 35).
On It Hurts to Be in Love, A#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a tenor, though an alto can reach it without strain.
A span in the top 62% widest for soul helps explain It Hurts to Be in Love's 55/100 karaoke-difficulty score.
It Hurts to Be in Love may work at karaoke if the original key sits comfortably for you and you know where the risky chorus or low phrases happen.
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