{{song| title = Hurt| album = ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]Hurt''| length = 6could refer to either:13| versions = Hurt<br>Hurt (*"[[Further Down The Spiral|Quiet]])<br>Hurt ([[Further Down The Spiral|Livesong)]])<br>Hurt (" on ''[[And All That Could Have Been The Downward Spiral (halo)|And All That Could Have BeenThe Downward Spiral]]'')<br>Hurt (or*''[[Beside You In Time Hurt (halo)|Beside You In Time]],'')| live = a promotional release containing "[[Self-Destruct Tour]] through present}}'''"Hurt"''' is the final track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halosong)|The Downward Spiral]].''"
===Meaning===The meaning of this song is entirely debatable. Some may interpret this as a depressing suicide note, while others may find it to describe someone finding a new lease on life.{{disambig}}
===Covers===Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as [[Tori Amos]], [[wp:Matthew Good|Matthew Good]], [[Peter Murphy]], and [[wp:Sevendust|Sevendust]]. The song gained a new wave of popularity in 2002 when it was famously covered by [[wp:Johnny Cash|Johnny Cash]], at the recommendation of producer [[wp:Rick Rubin|Rick Rubin]]. This caused a lot of confusion for the audiences of Cash, who generally weren't familiar with the work of [[Nine Inch Nails]], often resulting in miscrediting the song to Cash. In Cash's version, the line "crown of shit" is changed to "crown of thorns," but is otherwise unchanged.===Song Credits===*Production and Mix: [[Trent Reznor]]*Drums: [[Chris Vrenna]]==Appearances=====Halos===*''The Downward Spiral''*''[[Hurt (halo)]]''*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]''*''[[Closure]]''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (CD/DVD/VHS)*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''==Versions=====Hurt===On the original album version, the guitars contain distortion, adding a ragged aesthetic. The song suddenly climaxes towards the end, while the final lyrics are whispered over the noise. A drone follows, and ends the song and the record.===Hurt (Quiet)===The only real difference between this remix and the original is that the guitar sound is much cleaner and the climax towards the end is less drastic.===Hurt (Live)===This live version is found on the UK edition of ''Further Down The Spiral.'' In this version the guitar is replaced with a piano.===Hurt (''And All That Could Have Been'')===The guitar sound is replaced by piano, and a vocal harmony is added to the chorus.===Hurt (''Beside You In Time'')===This live version starts with Reznor singing the vocal part and playing the piano melody solo on a keyboard. [[Jeordie White]] joins in on bass for the first chorus, and the rest of the band joins during the second chorus.==Music Video==The video is simply tour footage of Reznor singing behind the projection screen, with the image in the screen being featured prominently. This was released after a fully produced music video was scrapped. Both the scrapped studio video and the final live video were directed by [[Simon Maxwell]]. The live video can be found in the Dualdisc edition of ''The Downward Spiral'' and also on ''Closure.'' Behind-the-scenes footage of the fully produced music video can be seen in the "Appendage" footage on the ''Closure'' DVD leak.==Live==In most live performances of the song (including the ones featured in ''And All That Could Have Been,'' ''Beside You In Time'' and the live video mentioned above), Reznor says "I wear this crown of shit" instead of "I wear my crown of shit."==Lyrics== I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I,focus on the pain The only thing that’s real The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear my crown of shit Upon my liar’s chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feeling disappears You are someone else I am still right here What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way==External Links==*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx2TmQfM-o "Hurt" live music video]*[http://www.squidoo.com/hurt-nine-inch-nails "Hurt" music video and covers][[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:Music VideosDisambiguation]]