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| versions = Hurt<br>Hurt (Album Version) Clean<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]])
| live = [[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] through present
}}'''"Hurt"''' is the final track on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' The idea of the narrator being or feeling "a million miles away," as sung at the end of this song, would be mentioned again in both "[[All The Love In The World]]" and "[[1,000,000]]." Whether the three songs are all specifically related beyond [[Recurring_lyrics#A_Million_Miles_Away|repetition of the phrase]] is publicly unverified.
In a 2024 article from ''Spin'' magazine, it was revealed that this track was recorded as an afterthought.[https://www.spin.com/2024/03/nine-inch-nails-the-downward-spiral-turns-30/] The song was sampled by rap collective Westside Connection in 1997 on its track "The Gangsta, The Killa and The Dope Dealer".
===Song Credits===
A reversed version of the track is hidden on side B of the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' vinyl.
===Hurt (Album Version) Clean===
This is a censored version of the full-length track, available on the "Hurt" promo. The same promo includes "Hurt (Album Version) Soiled", which is the same version as on ''The Downward Spiral''.
===Hurt (Instrumental)===
===Hurt (Live)===
'''''Running Time: 5:15'''''
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 DualDisc 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]]" can be heard fading out.
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''
A second edit of "Hurt" was released on ''Closure.'' It is mostly similar to the original music video, but includes some alternate takesand angles, as well as some tracking shots of the audience members. It is likely that this new edit (along with the live videos for "[[Eraser#Music_Video|Eraser]]" and "[[Wish_(song)#Music_Video|Wish]]") were produced for Maxwell's [[Closure#Abandoned_1995_tour_film|abandoned professionally shot music concert film ]] documenting the [[Further Down The Spiral Tour]] performances.
Behind-the-scenes footage of the original video, shot at Silvercup Studios in New York, 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]]". It features Reznor justified to the right of the screen, singing the song 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/postposts/interview-with-simon-maxwell]
===Credits===
==Covers==
[[Image:PMTRHurt.jpg|thumb|Artwork Photo used in the artwork for the Peter Murphy and Trent Reznor version]]
"Hurt" has been covered by a variety of artists. More information can be found [[Covers Of NIN|here]].
==External Links==
*[https://www.youtubevimeo.com/watch?v=fb4qyuR7_cc 332866153 "Hurt" live music video]*[httphttps://vimeo.com/3617272 "Hurt" live music video alternate edit from ''Closure'']*[httphttps://vimeo.com/12210258 "Hurt" with David Bowie]*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJKVKglIRs "Hurt" live from ''Beside You In Time'']*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZjuTjZeydA "Hurt" live visuals from the Self Destruct Tour]*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Agtnkaed0 eKz9Ko1Y8Eg Footage of filming the original music video]*[httphttps://pantograph-punch.com/postposts/interview-with-simon-maxwell Interview with Simon Maxwell]
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