Should've Known Better (Richard Marx song)

"Should've Known Better"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1987
GenreSoft rock
Length
  • 4:10 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single mix)
LabelManhattan
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx
Producer(s)Richard Marx
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Don't Mean Nothing"
(1987)
"Should've Known Better"
(1987)
"Endless Summer Nights"
(1988)

"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. Marx became the first solo artist in recording history to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 with four singles from a debut album.