High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Hurt" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera. It was written by Aguilera, Linda Perry and Mark Ronson for Aguilera`s third studio album, Back to Basics (2006). RCA Records released it as the second single from the album in late 2006 (see 2006 in music). The song`s lyrical content describes how one deals with the loss of a loved one, and it has received praise from pop music critics. Perry developed the first draft of the song while Aguilera rewrote some of the lyrics, but the final version is a tribute to the pair`s symbiotic teamwork.