"
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" is a written by
Gerry Goffin and
Carole King for
girl group the Crystals under the guidance of
Phil Spector in 1962. Goffin and King wrote the song after discovering that their babysitter and singer
Little Eva was being regularly
beaten by her boyfriend. When they inquired why she tolerated such treatment, Eva replied, with complete sincerity, that her boyfriend's actions were motivated by his love for her.