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Hurt: Nine Inch Nails vs Johnny Cash
Nine Inch Nails recorded “Hurt” first, in 1994. Johnny Cash's cover came 8 years later, in 2002.
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Cash's stripped-down reading was so definitive that Trent Reznor said the song was no longer his.ⓘ source
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- Who sang “Hurt” first?
- Nine Inch Nails recorded “Hurt” first, in 1994. Johnny Cash's cover came 8 years later, in 2002.
- When did Nine Inch Nails release “Hurt”?
- Nine Inch Nails released “Hurt” in 1994.
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