Release Presentations

Johnny Cash - "Hurt / Personal Jesus" (Single)

American Recordings - November 3, 2003

November 3rd, 2003


 
"Hurt" Music Video
(including audio/video commentaries by Trent Reznor,
 Rosanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Rick Rubin & others)
 
"Hurt" is a song written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 album The Downward Spiral. In 2002, "Hurt" was covered by Johnny Cash to critical acclaim; it was one of Cash’s final hit releases before his death. 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 Country Music Awards.
 
Johnny Cash’s cover of "Hurt" was released on his 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. Rick Rubin, producer of Cash’s American series and a friend of Reznor’s, suggested the song to Cash.  The line "crown of shit" was changed to "crown of thorns", not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ. The cover was released on a single with the B-side "Personal Jesus", a cover of the Depeche Mode single.
 
Reznor said that when Rubin first asked if Cash could cover his song, he was "flattered" but worried that "the idea sounded a bit gimmicky." He became a fan of Cash’s version, however, once he saw the music video. The music video won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. The house where Cash’s music video for "Hurt" was shot - which was Cash’s home for nearly 30 years - was destroyed in a fire on April 10, 2007.
 
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Johnny Cash - "Hurt / Personal Jesus" (Single)
American Recordings - November 3rd, 2003
 
1. Hurt (3:38)
 (originally written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails)
2. Personal Jesus (3:20)
 (originally written by Martin L. Gore of Depeche Mode)
3. Wichita Lineman (3:03)
 (originally written by Jimmy Webb)
4. Hurt (Music Video)
 (directed by Mark Romanek)
 
 


 
 
 
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