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{{Infobox song
| name           = When Love Hurts
| cover          = JoJo - When Love Hurts.png
| alt            =
| caption        = Remix single cover
| type           = single
| artist         = [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]]
| album          = [[III. (JoJo EP)|III.]]
| released       = {{Start date|2015|11|17}}
| recorded       = 2015
| studio         =
| venue          =
| genre          = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]<ref name="Prometheus Global Media">{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=JoJo Remix Premiere: Hear Sweater Beats' Take on 'When Love Hurts'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6714449/jojo-when-love-hurts-remix-premiere-sweater-beats|accessdate=4 October 2015|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Fuse Media, Inc">{{cite news|last1=Benjamin|first1=Jeff|title=JoJo Is Back With Three Incredible New Singles|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/08/jojo-new-songs-tringle|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=[[Fuse (TV channel)|fuse]]|publisher=Fuse Media, Inc.|date=August 21, 2015}}</ref>|[[Dance music|dance]]<ref name=MTV-surprise/>}}
| length         = 3:35
| label          = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer         = {{hlist|[[Ammar Malik]]|[[Benny Blanco|Benjamin Levin]]|[[Jason Evigan]]|[[Robopop|Daniel Omelio]]|[[Ryn Weaver]]}}
| producer       = {{hlist|[[Benny Blanco]]|Jason Evigan}}
| prev_title     = [[Demonstrate (song)|Demonstrate]]
| prev_year      = 2012
| next_title     = [[Fuck Apologies]]
| next_year      = 2016
| misc           = {{External music video|{{YouTube|g1neUoMSnCc|"When Love Hurts"}}}}
}}
"'''When Love Hurts'''" is a song recorded by American recording artist [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] that was intended for her third studio album, ''[[Mad Love (JoJo album)|Mad Love]]'' (2016), (though didn't actually end up on it) and is included on her "tringle" (''tri''ple si''ngle'') [[extended play]] (EP), ''[[III. (JoJo EP)|III.]]'' (2015). The song was written by [[Ammar Malik]], [[Benny Blanco]], [[Robopop|Daniel Omelio]], [[Jason Evigan]], creative team "The XX" and [[Ryn Weaver]], while Blanco and Evigan also handled the production. "When Love Hurts" was the first song from the tringle to be promoted to radio via [[Atlantic Records]].<ref name=MTV-surprise>{{cite news|last1=Garibaldi|first1=Christina|title=Surprise! JoJo Drops Her Tringle And Breaks Down All Three Tracks|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2246661/jojo-breaks-down-tringle-three-singles/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821184037/http://www.mtv.com/news/2246661/jojo-breaks-down-tringle-three-singles/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2015|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom Media Networks]]|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=JoJo On Her Tringle, Album Collaborators & The Lost Years: Idolator Interview|url=http://www.idolator.com/7604880/jojo-interview-tringle-third-album-comeback|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|publisher=[[Spin Media]]|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> An official [[remix]] package was released on October 2, 2015.<ref name=remixes>{{cite web|title=When Love Hurts (Remixes) - EP by JoJo|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-love-hurts-remixes-ep/id1043701365|website=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|date=2 October 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]|accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref> The song officially impacted Mainstream radio in the U.S. on November 17, 2015.<ref name="CHR release">{{cite web |title=Top 40/M Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |website=All Access |accessdate=January 24, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112015605/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archivedate=November 12, 2015}}</ref>
==Composition==
"When Love Hurts" is an uptempo [[House music|house]]<ref name="Prometheus Global Media">{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=JoJo Remix Premiere: Hear Sweater Beats' Take on 'When Love Hurts'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6714449/jojo-when-love-hurts-remix-premiere-sweater-beats|accessdate=4 October 2015|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Fuse Media, Inc">{{cite news|last1=Benjamin|first1=Jeff|title=JoJo Is Back With Three Incredible New Singles|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/08/jojo-new-songs-tringle|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=[[Fuse (TV channel)|fuse]]|publisher=Fuse Media, Inc.|date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> and [[Dance music|dance]]<ref name=MTV-surprise/> song with a duration of three minutes and thiry-five seconds (3:35). It is instrumented by [[piano]] and [[synthesizer]]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.<ref name=MTV-surprise/>
==Critical reception==
[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] praised "When Love Hurts" as the "most vivacious" song on the EP and declared it a "banger worth a thousand disco balls."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Review: JoJo, 'When Love Hurts'|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/magazine/6678467/single-review-jojo-when-love-hurts|accessdate=4 October 2015|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Menyes|first1=Carolyn|title=JoJo Drops 'Tringle' Early with 3 New Songs: 'Say Love', 'Save My Soul' & 'When Love Hurts'|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/45930/20150820/jojo-tringle-new-songs-say-love-save-my-soul-when-love-hurts.htm|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=MusicTimes|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref>
==Commercial Performance==
"When Love Hurts" has not entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.
==Music video==
The music video for "When Love Hurts" was shot on September 1 and was directed by Patrick "Embryo" Tapu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/634575249703501824|title=twitter.com/iamjojo/status/634575249703501824}}</ref> It premiered September 28, 2015 through [[MTV]]. The video features JoJo and various backup dancers performing the [[vogue (dance)|vogue]] and a "[[finger tutting]]" dance in an abandoned warehouse.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindner|first1=Emilee|title=JoJo's New 'When Love Hurts' Video Will Have You Dancing… With Your Fingers|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2283668/jojo-when-love-hurts-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929025907/http://www.mtv.com/news/2283668/jojo-when-love-hurts-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2015|accessdate=October 4, 2015|work=[[MTV]]|agency=[[Viacom Media Networks]]|date=September 28, 2015|location=United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gracie|first1=Bianca|title=JoJo Gets Her Vogueing On For New "When Love Hurts" Video: Watch|url=http://www.idolator.com/7609465/jojo-gets-her-vogueing-on-for-new-when-love-hurts-video-watch|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>
==Track listing==
'''Remixes EP'''<ref name=remixes/>
# "When Love Hurts (Full Crate Remix)" &ndash; 3:36
# "When Love Hurts (Chris Cox Remix)" &ndash; 6:36
# "When Love Hurts (Sweater Beats Remix)" &ndash; 3:40
# "When Love Hurts (Hugel Remix)" &ndash; 4:04
# "When Love Hurts (Etienne Ozborne Remix)" &ndash; 5:07
# "When Love Hurts (Laszlo Remix)" &ndash; 5:41
==Charts==
===Weekly Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2015–16)
! Peak <br> position
|-
| US [[Hot Singles Sales]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="charts">{{cite magazine |title=Chart Search: JoJo "When Love Hurts" 2015-09-12 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=JoJo&charttitle=when+love+hurts&label=&chartcode=&chart_date=09%2F12%2F2015 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
| align="center"| 7
|-
| US [[Pop Digital Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="charts" />
| align="center"| 27
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|3|artist=JoJo|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}
|-
|}
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Worldwide
| August 21, 2015
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|<ref>International releases of ''III.'':
* In the US: {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-love-hurts/id1030876039?i=1030876040|title=III. - Single by JoJo|work=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|date=21 August 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]}}
* In Australia: {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/when-love-hurts/id1030876039?i=1030876040|title=III. - Single by JoJo|work=[[iTunes Store]] (Australia)|date=21 August 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]}}
* In the UK: {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-love-hurts/id1030876039?i=1030876040|title=III. - Single by JoJo|work=[[iTunes Store]] (UK)|date=21 August 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]}}
* In Canada: {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/when-love-hurts/id1030876039?i=1030876040|title=III. - Single by JoJo|work=[[iTunes Store]] (Canada)|date=21 August 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]}}</ref>
|-
| October 2, 2015
| Digital download {{small|([[Remix]]es [[Extended play|EP]])}}
| <ref name=remixes/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/when-love-hurts-remixes-ep/id1043701365|title=When Love Hurts (Remixes) EP|work=[[iTunes Store]] (Brazil)|date=2 October 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Inc]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | United States
| November 17, 2015
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream radio]]
| {{hlist|[[300 Entertainment|300]]|Atlantic|RRP}}
| <ref name="CHR release"/>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
*{{YouTube|NvU3hVg9WNA|"When Love Hurts (Official Audio)"}}
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[[Category:2015 singles]]
[[Category:JoJo (singer) songs]]
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[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ammar Malik]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jason Evigan]]
[[Category:Songs written by Benny Blanco]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robopop]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ryn Weaver]]