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"Hurt You" is a duet by American recording artistes Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The song was released as the lead single from their debut duet album, Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014). The R&B ballad was written by Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, Braxton and Antonio Dixon. It was released in August 19, 2013, via YouTube through Motown Records.

The single debuted at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard Adult R&B airplay chart and currently peaks at No. 1. It also reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single also managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 90.

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Critical response
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Chart performance
R&B icons Toni Braxton and Babyface return to the Adult R&B airplay chart with "Hurt You," which opens at No. 17. The first single from their forthcoming duets album marks their 23rd and 21st appearances, respectively, dating to the chart's 1993 inception.

In its first week of availability, the song reached 2.2 million in audience across 51 of the chart's 62 reporting stations, according to Nielsen BDS. (The track was aided by hourly airplay in its first day last Monday (Aug. 19) afternoon/evening on Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's WSOL Jacksonville, Fla., and WWMG Montgomery, Ala.)

The bow of "Hurt" is the year's second-best on Adult R&B. So far in 2013, only Jaheim's "Age Ain't a Factor" debuted higher, logging a No. 14 entry in May (on its way to a No. 2 peak). "Hurt" marks Babyface's best debut, eclipsing the No. 22 entrance of 1994's "Where Is My Love?" It's Braxton's second-highest arrival, following the No. 16-starting (and eventual 13-week No. 1) "You're Makin' Me High" in 1996.

It had been over three years since either artist last graced Adult R&B, with Braxton's 2010 hit "Hands Tied" peaking at No. 6 and Babyface's 2009 single "I Need a Love Song" reaching No. 16. In their careers, Braxton has tallied 14 Adult R&B top 10s, including six No. 1s, while Babyface has notched 13 and four, respectively.

The Babyface-produced "Hurt You" is the first single off his and Braxton's duets album "Love, Marriage & Divorce," slated for a Dec. 3 release on Motown/Island Def Jam. Braxton picked up her fourth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 2010's "Pulse," while Babyface's last studio set was 2007's "Playlist" which debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the survey.

Music video
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Live performances
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Track listings

 * Digital download
 * 1) "Hurt You" - 4:10

Charts
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