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Everybody Hurts
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| "Everybody Hurts" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Automatic for the People | ||
| Released |  April 15, 1993
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| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single, Cassette | |
| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5:20 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" (1993) |
"Everybody Hurts" (1993) |
"Nightswimming" (1993) |
"Everybody Hurts" is a song by R.E.M., originally released on the band's 1992 album Automatic for the People and was also released as a single in 1993. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the UK Singles Charts.
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Much of the song is written by drummer Bill Berry, although as R.E.M. shares songwriting credits among its members, it is unknown how much he actually wrote.[citation needed] Berry did not drum on the song, as a Univox drum machine took care of the drumming, but he was responsible for the sampling of the drum pattern on the track. The string arrangement was written by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones.
In the liner notes of the album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, Peter Buck writes that "the reason the lyrics are so atypically straightforward is because it was aimed at teenagers".
In the video for the song, directed by Jake Scott and filmed in San Antonio, Texas, the band is stuck in a traffic jam. It shows the people in other cars and subtitles of their thoughts appear on screen. At the end, all the people leave their cars and walk instead.
In 1995, British emotional support listening service The Samaritans, in response to the high suicide rate but low crisis service take-up amongst young men, launched a UK press advertising campaign consisting solely of the lyrics to "Everybody Hurts" and the charity's hotline number.[citation needed]
The song was covered in 2005 by Paul Anka on the album Rock Swings, in 1999 by The Corrs on the album The Corrs Unplugged and in 2003 by Alex Parks on her debut album Introduction.
The song was placed on R.E.M.'s Warner Brothers "best of" album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 in 2003. It was one of four songs from Automatic for the People to make the compilation, more than from any other album.
In a 2006 poll for a Channel 5 program "Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs", "Everybody Hurts" was voted 4th.
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All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
- "Everybody Hurts" – 5:20
- "Mandolin Strum" – 3:26
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:57
- "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" (Long Version) – 3:29
- "Mandolin Strum" – 3:26
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:57
- "Chance (Dub)" – 2:36
- "Dark Globe" (Syd Barrett) – 1:51
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:57
- "Mandolin Strum" – 3:26
- "Chance (Dub)" – 2:36
- "Dark Globe" (Barrett) – 1:51
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:57
- "Mandolin Strum" – 3:26
- "Belong" (live)[1] – 4:32
- "Orange Crush" (live)[2] – 4:00
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:57
- "Star Me Kitten" (demo) – 3:05
- "Losing My Religion" (live)[1] – 4:55
- "Organ Song" – 3:25
- "Everybody Hurts" – 5:20
- "Pop Song '89" – 3:03
- "Everybody Hurts" (edit) – 4:46
- "Pop Song '89" – 3:03
- ^ a b Recorded at the Capitol Plaza Theater, Charleston, West Virginia; April 28, 1991 (performance for Mountain Stage).
- ^ Recorded at the Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia; November 13, 1989.