Difference between revisions of "Hurt"

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Album:The Downward Spiral

Length:6:13

Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM

Versions:Hurt
Hurt (Quiet)
Hurt (And All That Could Have Been)
Hurt (Besside You In Time)

Hurt is the final track on The Downward Spiral.

Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as Matthew Good, Peter Murphy, and Sevendust. The song gained popularity in 2002 when it was famously covered by Johnny Cash, at the recommendation of producer 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
Further Down The Spiral
Closure
And All That Could Have Been (CD/DVD/VHS)
Beside You In Time

Versions

Hurt

On the original album version, the guitars contain distortion, making it sound ragged.

Hurt (Quiet)

The only real difference between this remix and the original is that the guitar sound is much cleaner.

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. At the second chorus, the rest of the band joins him.

Music Video

The video is simply tour footage of Trent 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.

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 stain 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

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 {{song
 | title = Hurt
-| album = [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]
+| album = ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''
 | length = 6:13
-| versions = Hurt<br>[[Hurt (Quiet)]]<br>Hurt (Live)
+| versions = Hurt<br>[[Hurt (Quiet)]]<br>Hurt (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')<br>Hurt (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Besside You In Time]]'')
 | live = [[Self-Destruct Tour]] through present
 }}
-==About==
+'''''Hurt''''' is the final track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''
-'''''Hurt''''' is the final track from [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|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.
-===Appearances===
+===Covers===
-*The Downward Spiral
+Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as [[Matthew Good]], [[Peter Murphy]], and [[Sevendust]]. The song gained popularity in 2002 when it was famously covered by [[Johnny Cash]], at the recommendation of producer [[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.
-*[[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
-*Hurt (Quite)
-*Hurt (Live)
 ===Song Credits===
@@ Line 29: / Line 19: @@
 *Drums: [[Chris Vrenna]]
-===Covers===
+==Appearances==
-Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as [[Matthew Good]], [[Peter Murphy]], and [[Sevendust]]. The song gained popularity in 2002 when it was famously covered by [[Johnny Cash]], at the recommendation of producer [[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.
+===Halos===
+*''The Downward Spiral''
+*''[[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, making it sound ragged.
+===Hurt (Quiet)===
+The only real difference between this remix and the original is that the guitar sound is much cleaner.
+===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. At the second chorus, the rest of the band joins him.
 ==Music Video==