Johnny Cash's Cover
| "Hurt" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album American IV: The Man Comes Around | ||||
| B-side | "Personal Jesus" "Wichita Lineman" |
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| Released | March 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock, country | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | American Recordings, Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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In 2002, Johnny Cash covered the song for his album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. The line "crown of shit" was changed to "crown of thorns", like Reznor's censored-for-radio version, not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ and Cash's devout Christianity. Its accompanying video, featuring images from Cash's life and directed by Mark Romanek, was named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME in July 2011. The cover was released on a single with the B-side 'Personal Jesus', a cover of the Depeche Mode single.
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