 " Why Does It Hurt So Bad " is an R & B ballad . The song was written and produced by Kenneth Brian Edmonds , popularly known as " Babyface " . According to the sheet music book for The Greatest Hits at Sheetmusicplus.com , the song is written in the key of B ♭ major , and moves at a tempo of 69 beats per minute . It is set in time signature of common time and features a basic chord progression of B / E – Em – C ♯ m – G ♯ 7 . Houston 's vocals span from the note of Am7 to the note of D5 . According to Stephen Holden of New York Times , the song is a " lovelorn lament with a realistic twist " . He noted that , through the verses , the singer congratulates herself for breaking up with an abusive boyfriend and admits that she is still in love . 
 " Why <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>Does</mark></a> It Hurt So Bad " <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>an R & B ballad . The song was written and produced by Kenneth Brian Edmonds , popularly known as " Babyface " . According to the sheet music book for The Greatest Hits at Sheetmusicplus.com , the song is written in the key of B ♭ major , and moves at a tempo of 69 beats per minute . It is set in time signature of common time and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>features</mark></a> a basic chord progression of B / E – Em – C ♯ m – G ♯ 7 . Houston <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>vocals span from the note of Am7 to the note of D5 . According to Stephen Holden of New York Times , the song <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>a " lovelorn lament with a realistic twist " . He noted that , through the verses , the singer <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>congratulates</mark></a> herself for breaking up with an abusive boyfriend and <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>admits</mark></a> that she is still in love . 
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