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}} '''"Hurt"''' is the final track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''

Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as [[Tori Amos]], [[wp:Matthew Good|Matthew Good]], [[Peter Murphy]], Breaking Benjamin, Underoath, Aaron Lewis, 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.

*''[[Piggy (halo)|Piggy]]'' (CD promo)

This live version is found on the UK edition of ''Further Down The Spiral'' and in video form on ''Closure'' and ''The Downward Spiral'' 10th Anniversary Deluxe EditionDualDisc edition. In this version, the guitar is replaced with a piano. Reznor moans melodically and quietly after the noisy ending fades away, and the faint sounds of the introduction from "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]'s" introduction can be heard fading out. On the "Hurt" promo, two versions of this recording are included, one censored and one uncensored, both of which fade in the beginning and out the ending.

In 2006 Reznor performed at Neil Young's [[Bridge School Benefit]], performing his only full solo concerts. He was backed by a string quartet for the performances, resulting in a ''Still''-inspired performance. This version was released on the digital-only album ''The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 4''.

[[Image:Hurtstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Hurt" video]]The video is simply tour footage of Reznor singing behind a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrim_%28material%29 scrim]. The footage used for this (as well as the live videos for "[[Eraser]]" and "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]") was shot in Dallas, Texas and Omaha, Nebraska in February of 1995. This video 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. The original video appears to be similar to the video for "[[Burn (song)|Burn]]". Featuring It features Reznor justified to the right of the screen, singing the song and with footage of war atrocities and other acts of violence in the background, which is most likely the same footage projected in the live version. ===Credits===*Director: Simon Maxwell*Producer: Maryann Waldoff, Adam Stern, Laurence Novich*Cameraman: Crescenzo Notarile*Editor: Simon Maxwell*Executive Producer of live shoot: Cordelia Plunket