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"Why Does It Hurt So Bad"

Single by Whitney Houston

from the album Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack

Released

July 22, 1996

Recorded

1995

Genre

R&B/Pop

Length

4:37

Whitney Houston singles chronology

"Count on Me"
(1996)

"Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
(1996)

"I Believe in You and Me"
(1996)

"Why Does It Hurt So Bad" is a song by R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston from the soundtrack album to the motion picture, Waiting to Exhale. Released in July 1996 as the album's fifth single (Houston's third from the soundtrack), it reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Music video

There was no music video made for the song. Houston's live performance of "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" at the fifth annual MTV Movie Awards in June 1996, however, is often used as its promotional clip.

Track listing

Why Does It Hurt So Bad [Album Version]
Why Does It Hurt So Bad [Live]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) [Junior's Happy Hand Bag Mix]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) [Junior's X-Beat Dub]

v • d • e Whitney Houston

Studio albums	Whitney Houston (1985) · Whitney (1987) · I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) · My Love Is Your Love (1998) · Just Whitney (2002) · One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003) · I Look to You (2009)

Soundtrack albums	The Bodyguard (1992) · Waiting to Exhale (1995) · The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Compilation albums	Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000) · Love, Whitney (2001) · Whitney: #1's (2003) · The Ultimate Collection (2007)

Tours	Greatest Love Tour (1986) · Moment of Truth World Tour (1987-1988) · Feels So Right Tour (1990) · I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991) · The Bodyguard World Tour (1993-1994) · The Pacific Rim Tour (1997) · My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999) · Nothing But Love World Tour (2009-2010)

Related articles	Discography · Chart achievements · Awards · Grammy history

v • d • e Whitney Houston singles

Whitney Houston	"Someone for Me" (1984) · "You Give Good Love" (1985) · "Saving All My Love for You" (1985) · "Thinking About You" (1985) · "How Will I Know" (1986) · "Greatest Love of All"(1986) · "All at Once" (1986)

Whitney	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987) · "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (1987) · "So Emotional" (1987) · "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (1988) · "Love Will Save the Day" (1988) · "I Know Him So Well" (1989)

I'm Your Baby Tonight	"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990) · "All the Man That I Need" (1990) · "Miracle" (1991) · "My Name Is Not Susan" (1991) · "I Belong to You" (1991) · "We Didn't Know" (1991)

The Bodyguard: Soundtrack	"I Will Always Love You" (1992) · "I'm Every Woman" (1993) · "I Have Nothing" (1993) · "Run to You" (1993) · "Queen of the Night" (1993)

Waiting to Exhale: Soundtrack	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) · "Count on Me" (1996) · "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (1996)

The Preacher's Wife: Soundtrack	"I Believe in You and Me" (1996) · "Step by Step" (1997) · "My Heart Is Calling" (1997)

My Love Is Your Love	"When You Believe" (1998) · "Heartbreak Hotel" (1999) · "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (1999) · "My Love Is Your Love" (1999) · "I Learned from the Best" (2000)

Whitney: The Greatest Hits	"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (2000) · "If I Told You That" (2000) · "Fine" (2000) · "Same Script, Different Cast" (2000)

Just Whitney	"Whatchulookinat" (2002) · "One of Those Days" (2003) · "Try It on My Own" (2003) · "Love That Man" (2003)

One Wish: The Holiday Album	"One Wish (for Christmas)" (2004)

I Look to You	"I Look to You" · "Million Dollar Bill" (2009)

Featured/Other singles	"Hold Me" (1984) · "One Moment in Time" (1988) · "Takin' a Chance"(1989) · "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) · "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1991) · "Something in Common" (1994)

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