 " Why Does It Hurt So Bad " is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale . It was released on July 7 , 1996 , by Arista Records as the seventh and final single from the accompanying soundtrack . The song was written and produced solely by Babyface . Musically , it is an R & B ballad , and the lyrics chronicle a lovelorn lament . 
 " Why <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>Does</mark></a> It Hurt So Bad " <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale . It was released on July 7 , 1996 , by Arista Records as the seventh and final single from the accompanying soundtrack . The song was written and produced solely by Babyface . Musically , it <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>an R & B ballad , and the lyrics chronicle a lovelorn lament . 
 Why Do It Hurt So Bad  a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston fir the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale . It was released on July 7 , 1996 , by Arista Records as the seventh and final single from the accompanying soundtrack . The song was written and produced solely by Babyface . Musically , it an R & B ballad , and da lyrics chronicle a lovelorn lament .