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| versions = Hurt<br>Hurt (Instrumental)<br>Hurt (Quiet)<br>Hurt (Live)<br>Hurt (with David Bowie)<br>Hurt (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]''<br>Hurt (ReAct Now version)<br>Hurt (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')<br>Hurt ([[Bridge School Benefit]])

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

===Meaning===The meaning of this song is entirely debatable. Some may interpret this as a depressing suicide notewas sampled by rap collective Westside Connection in 1997 on its track "The Gangsta, while others may find it to describe someone finding a new lease on lifeThe Killa and The Dope Dealer".

It should be noted that ===Covers=== [[Image:PMTRHurt.jpg|thumb|Artwork for the lyric "A million miles away" is referenced Peter Murphy and Trent Reznor version]]Hurt has been covered by a variety of artists, such as Matthew Good, Breaking Benjamin, Underoath, Aaron Lewis, and Sevendust. The song gained a new wave of popularity in both 2002 when it was famously covered by [[wp:Johnny Cash|Johnny Cash]], at the songs recommendation of producer [[1,000,000wp:Rick Rubin|Rick Rubin]] and . This caused a lot of confusion for the audiences of Cash, who generally weren't familiar with the work of [[All The Love in the WorldNine Inch Nails]], and often resulting in miscrediting the suicidal themes surrounding song to Cash. In Cash's version, the songs, especially line "crown of shit" is changed to "1,000,000crown of thorns," may indicate a connectionbut is otherwise unchanged.

===Covers=== Hurt has been covered A version by a variety of artists, such as [[Tori Amos]], [[wp:Matthew Good|Matthew Good]], [[Peter Murphy]], Breaking Benjamin, Underoath, Aaron Lewis, and with [[wp:Sevendust|SevendustTrent Reznor]]. The song gained a new wave of popularity on piano was released exclusively through iTunes in 2002 when it 2009, while Murphy was famously covered by [[wp:Johnny Cash|Johnny Cash]], at the recommendation releasing a string of producer [[wp:Rick Rubin|Rick Rubin]]covers. This caused a lot of confusion for It was recorded in the audiences of Cashstudio, who generally weren't familiar with presumably during the same time period as the work of [[Nine Inch NailsWith Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration]], 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.

*Production and Mix: [[Trent Reznor]]

'''''Running Time: 4:56''''' Released by Reznor via his [[remix.nin.com]] account, this unmastered is an instrumental version is identical to of the album "Quiet" version, save the lack of vocals.

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 [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video ]] is simply tour footage of Reznor singing behind a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrim_%28material%29 scrim]. The footage used for this 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  A second edit of "Hurt" was released on ''Closure.'' It is mostly similar to the original music video, but includes some alternate takes, as well as some tracking shots of the audience members. It is likely that this new edit (along with the live videos for "Eraser" and "Wish") were produced for Maxwell's abandoned professionally shot music concert film documenting the [[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] performances. Behind-the-scenes footage of the fully produced music original 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, presumably the same footage projected in the live version. A 2016 interview with Maxwell gives background information about both the original and the final, released video.[http://pantograph-punch.com/post/interview-with-simon-maxwell] ===Credits===*Director: Simon Maxwell*Producer: Maryann Waldoff, Adam Stern, Laurence Novich*Cameraman: Crescenzo Notarile*Editor: Simon Maxwell*Executive Producer of live shoot: Cordelia Plunket

"Hurt" made its live debut on [[1994/08/27 Rochester, NY|August 27, 1994]], and is one of the most commonly played live songs throughout all eras. It is normally frequently played towards the end of as the main setlast song at nearly every show, though it was there are a few exceptions: featured during the mid-set slow section of the [[Further Down The Spiral Tour]], a few songs before the end on [[Live: With Teeth]], and the penultimate song of [[Lights In The Sky Tour]]. For the ReAct Now live performance, Reznor performed the Cash lyrics of "crown of thorns" in place of "crown of shit".

*[httphttps://vimeowww.youtube.com/3617272 watch?v=fb4qyuR7_cc "Hurt" live music video]*[http://www.squidoovimeo.com/hurt-nine-inch-nails 3617272 "Hurt" live music video and coversalternate edit from ''Closure'']