Baby Don't Hurt Me

Album

Single

Label

Warner Music United Kingdom

Genre

Electro house

Composer(s)

Akil King;Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson;Coi Leray Collins;David Guetta;Dee Dee Halligan;Ed Sheeran;Feli Ferraro;Johnny McDaid;Junior Torello;Mikkel Cox;Steve MacT;obias Frederiksen

Entered Chart

Jun 3, 2023

Peak Date

Aug 12, 2023

Released

5 April 2023

Recorded

2021–2022

Here, David Guetta teams up with British singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and American rapper Coi Leray. The song samples Haddaway's '90s Eurodance banger "What Is Love," which reached #1 in charts across 13 countries. Released on April 7, 2023, "Baby Don't Hurt Me" follows a similar formula to Guetta's 2022 hit collaboration with Bebe Rexha, "I'm Good (Blue)." Both songs take a classic '90s dance number and add new verses by female artists. This marks David Guetta and Anne-Marie's second collaboration following 2018's "Don't Leave Me Alone." It's the first time Coi Leray has worked with either David Guetta or Anne-Marie. "What Is Love" is about the hurt when a romantic partner doesn't return the same love. However, the lyrics of "Baby Don't Hurt Me" are more upbeat as Anne-Marie and Coi Leray detail a passionate and intense relationship. Coi Leray and David Guetta co-wrote "Baby Don't Hurt Me" with: Ed Sheeran and his go-to songwriting collaborators Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac. Anne-Marie and Sheeran are longtime friends, and she opened for him on the European dates of his 2018 Divide tour. Sheeran has written two songs for Anne-Marie: "2002" and "Beautiful." American songwriters Akil "Worldwide Fresh" King and Feli Ferraro. The pair co-wrote Coi Leray's "Players" single. Producers Tobias "Toby Green" Frederiksen and Mike "Mikkel Cox" Hawkins. They've collaborated with Guetta on several previous occasions, including on Galantis' "Heartbreak Anthem" and Rita Ora's "Big." David Guetta premiered "Baby Don't Hurt Me" during his March 26, 2023, set at Ultra Music Festival. The catchy melody and simple lyrics of "What Is Love" have made it a popular choice for sampling and covers. Other artists who have borrowed from or covered Haddaway's Eurodance hit include: Eminem and Lil Wayne for "No Love" from Eminem's 2010 album, Recovery. Young Thug's 2014 track "Oh Ya" samples the chorus of "What Is Love." Canadian singer Kiesza covered "What Is Love" in 2014, transforming it into a vulnerable, heart-rending ballad. Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies cover titled "What Is Love 2016" became a hit on several European singles charts and topped the Belgian Ultratop Official Singles Chart.

I want you for the dirty and clean
When you're wakin', in your dreams
When you bite my tongue and make me scream (and make me scream)
See, I've got everything that you need
Ain't nobody gon' do it like me
We are burning at a high degree (at a high degree)

And you make me feel like it burns, and it hurts, uh
Baby, that's part of the rush, this is us

What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me, no more
What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me, no more
What is love?
What is love?

Yeah, yeah, uh huh
I walk it, I talk it, I live it
What we do behind doors, it's our business
On my body, he givin' me kisses
I'm well when I'm with him, I'm poppin' like Adderall

Baby, dive in my beach and go swimmin'
Let's go deep 'cause you know there's no limits
Life is stronger than you when I'm sippin'
I'm still gonna finish, I'm drunk, I ain't had enough

One day you hit and you ghost
Tellin' me lies and it's killin' me slowly (yeah, yeah)

What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me, no more
What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me (yeah), no more (no more)
What is love?
What is love?

What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me, no more (yeah)
What is love?
Baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me, no more
What is love?