| Hurts Like Hell | |
| Cover: | Madison Beer - Hurts Like Hell.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Madison Beer featuring Offset |
| Released: | November 9, 2018 |
| Genre: | Dark pop |
| Length: | 3:27 |
| Label: | Access |
| Producer: | |
| Chronology: | Madison Beer |
| Prev Title: | Pop/Stars |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | All Day and Night |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Hurts Like Hell" is a song recorded by American singer Madison Beer, featuring American rapper Offset. The single was released through record label Access Records on November 9, 2018, through digital download and streaming formats. The song was written by Beer, Offset, and English singer Charli XCX, alongside the song's producers, The Invisible Men and Mike Sabath.[1] [2] It was originally intended to be the lead single from Beer's debut studio album,[3] but was later removed from the album.[4]
"Hurts Like Hell" follows Beer's debut EP As She Pleases (2018), as well as her collaboration with (G)I-dle and Jaira Burns for the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, titled "Pop/Stars" (2018).[5] Speaking about the track, Beer stated:
Musically, "Hurts Like Hell" is a dark pop[6] song with a trap-influenced beat.[1] It also contains a "pointed message" and a "bone-jarring chorus".[7] Mike Nied, writing for Idolator, compared the song to Beer's previous single "Dead".[7] Beer's vocals, which are distorted by synths in the song, were described by Billboard as "deep and soulful".[1] Lyrically, it sees the singer dismissing a cheating ex, as she touts her success.[3]
Nicole Engleman of Billboard, called the song "fierce". She additionally praised Offset's verse in the song, stating his vocals "add texture" to the song.[1] Mike Nied, writing for Idolator, also complimented Offset's verse, calling it "perfectly at home on the beat," while also stating "it is definitely possible to imagine the pair dominating radio in the coming weeks".[7]
A music video accompanied the release of "Hurts Like Hell". The witchcraft-inspired video sees the singer taking revenge on an abusive man. The singer later appears at his bedside with a knife, before a witch hunt begins that builds to the video's ending.[6] Mike Wass of Idolator called the video "delightfully twisted".
Digital download[8]
Acoustic version[9]
Feenixpawl Remix[10]
| Peak position | ||
| Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[11] | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 47 | |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] | 28 | |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 26 |