“Why Does It Hurt So Bad,” the third single by Whitney from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack, peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart 25 years ago this week. The song was written and produced by Babyface. Billboard magazine wrote: “Paired with Babyface, Houston is positively luminous on [this] heartbreak ballad, performing with a perfect blend of theatrical melodrama and guttural soul.”