Background and Composition
Aguilera's fifth studio album, Back to Basics, is made up of two discs. Aguilera worked with "more beat-driven" producers on the first disc, such as DJ Premier and Mark Ronson, who included samples in the production. The second disc consists solely of collaborations with producer Linda Perry. Aguilera sent letters to different producers that she hoped could help her with the direction she was taking for the project, encouraging them to experiment, re-invent and create a modern soul feel. She described the first disc as "kind of a throwback with elements of jazz, blues and soul music combined with a modern-day twist, like hard-hitting beats".
Originally "Candyman" was planned as the second single and even was confirmed by Aguilera during several different interviews. However, RCA felt that, with the holiday season coming up, it would be safer to release "Hurt", as it would become a big holiday power ballad, comparable to how Aguilera's "Beautiful" performed commercially back in late 2002, instead it was released as the album's third single.
Perry and Aguilera have said that the song consists of new lyrics to a melody that borrows from The Andrews Sisters' 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". Critics are usually complimentary towards Aguilera for her authentic replication of the old style. The song includes the military cadence "Tarzan & Jane Swingin' on a Vine", sampled from the album Run to Cadence with the United States Marines, Volume 2. The long belted note at the end of the track is a high "E5". Aguilera holds the note in full-belt for approximately 8 seconds.
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