"When Love Hurts" is a song recorded by American recording artist

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'' (2016), (though didn't actually end up on it) and is included on her "tringle" (''tri''ple si''ngle'')

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(EP), '' III.'' (2015). The song was written by

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, Benny Blanco, Daniel Omelio, Jason Evigan, creative team "The XX" and

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, while Blanco and Evigan also handled the production. "When Love Hurts" was the first song from the tringle to be promoted to radio via

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. An official

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package was released on October 2, 2015. The song officially impacted Mainstream radio in the U.S. on November 17, 2015.

Composition

"When Love Hurts" is an uptempo

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and

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song with a duration of three minutes and thiry-five seconds (3:35). It is instrumented by piano and

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s and features layered vocals. Lyrically, the song is about being moved by a strong emotion and fighting for things we love, even when it hurts.

Critical reception

''Billboard'' praised "When Love Hurts" as the "most vivacious" song on the EP and declared it a "banger worth a thousand disco balls." Carolyn Menyes of ''MusicTimes'' gave a more mixed review, writing that the song was "the least stunning of the three," but that it was the most mainstream-friendly and succeeds at making the listener dance.

Commercial Performance

"When Love Hurts" has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but has charted on the Hot Singles Sales component chart and also the Pop Digital Songs sales chart as well as the

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chart.

Music video

The music video for "When Love Hurts" was shot on September 1 and was directed by Patrick "Embryo" Tapu. It premiered September 28, 2015 through

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. The video features JoJo and various backup dancers performing the vogue and a "

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" dance in an abandoned warehouse.

Track listing

Remixes EP # "When Love Hurts (Full Crate Remix)" – 3:36 # "When Love Hurts (Chris Cox Remix)" – 6:36 # "When Love Hurts (Sweater Beats Remix)" – 3:40 # "When Love Hurts (Hugel Remix)" – 4:04 # "When Love Hurts (Etienne Ozborne Remix)" – 5:07 # "When Love Hurts (Laszlo Remix)" – 5:41

Charts

Weekly Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{JoJo 2015 singles JoJo (singer) songs 2015 songs Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Ammar Malik Songs written by Jason Evigan Songs written by Benny Blanco Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco Songs written by Robopop Songs written by Ryn Weaver