"Hurts" | ||||
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Single by Emeli Sandé | ||||
from the album Long Live the Angels | ||||
Released | 16 September 2016 | |||
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Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Virgin Records | |||
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Emeli Sandé singles chronology | ||||
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"Hurts" is a song by Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé, released as the lead single from her second album Long Live the Angels (2016) on 16 September 2016 through Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom. It was written by Sandé along with James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Matthew Holmes, and Philip Leigh, with production helmed by Mojam and duo Mac & Phil. Built around layers of percussion and double quick hand claps, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top five in Scotland.
An accompanying music video for "Hurts", directed by Dawn Shadforth, was released on 5 October 2016.[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hurts" (Offaiah Edit) | 3:18 |
2. | "Hurts" (Offaiah Remix) | 6:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hurts" (Dimension Remix) | 4:37 |
2. | "Hurts" (Jynx Remix) | 5:28 |
Chart (2016–17) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 28 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 27 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] | 35 |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 53 |
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[8] | 18 |
Scotland (OCC)[9] | 5 |
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10] | 67 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 40 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 22 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[13] | 10 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 31 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] | 14 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 16 September 2016 | Digital download | Virgin Records |