"Why You Treat Me So Bad?" is a 1987 single by

Club Nouveau Club Nouveau is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California, following the breakup of the Timex Social Club. The group's name ( French for "New Club") was changed from its original inca ...

from their 1986 album '' Life, Love & Pain.'' The basic melodic hook of the song is taken from a hit by Club Nouveau member Jay King's previous project as producer,

Timex Social Club Timex Social Club is an American R&B group, formed in 1985 and best known for the 1986 hit single " Rumors". History Originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Cr ...

(namely, the song "

Thinkin' About Ya "Thinkin' About Ya" is a 1986 song by San Francisco Bay Area-based music group Timex Social Club, from their debut album ''Vicious Rumors (Timex Social Club album), Vicious Rumors''. The song was mixed by Shep Pettibone. It reached a Hot R&B/Hip-H ...

"). The song has been sampled several times by other musicians. Hip-hop duo Luniz

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the song on their hit single " I Got 5 on It"; that song was then

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by Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs, on his hit single, " Satisfy You". Singer Ashanti sampled the song for her hit single "

Only U "Only U" is a song by American singer Ashanti from her third studio album, ''Concrete Rose'' (2004). The song's introduction uses a sample of Club Nouveau's 1986 song " Why You Treat Me So Bad". "Only U" is a rock-tinged song, that finds Ash ...

", as well as Jennifer Lopez on " I'm Gonna Be Alright".

No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, the ...

singer Gwen Stefani cited the song as the reason she recorded her solo debut album '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'', after she listened to it while the band was on tour.Vineyard, Jennifer.
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