When the day is long And the night, the night is yours alone When you're sure you've had enough Of this life Well, hang on Don't let yourself go 'Cause everybody cries And everybody hurts Sometimes Sometimes everything is wrong Now it's time to sing along When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on) If you feel like letting go (hold on) If you think you've had too much Of this life Well, hang on 'Cause everybody hurts Take comfort in your friends And everybody hurts Don't throw your hand Oh, no Don't throw your hand If you feel like you're alone No, no, no, you're not alone If you're on your own in this life The days and nights are long When you think you've had too much Of this life To hang on Well, everybody hurts Sometimes, everybody cries And everybody hurts Sometimes And everybody hurts Sometimes So, hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Everybody hurts No, no, no, no, no You're not alone
When the day is long And the night, the night is yours alone When you're sure you've had enough Of this life Well, hang on Don't let yourself go 'Cause everybody cries And everybody hurts Sometimes Sometimes everything is wrong Now it's time to sing along When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on) If you feel like letting go (hold on) If you think you've had too much Of this life Well, hang on 'Cause everybody hurts Take comfort in your friends And everybody hurts Don't throw your hand Oh, no Don't throw your hand If you feel like you're alone No, no, no, you're not alone If you're on your own in this life The days and nights are long When you think you've had too much Of this life To hang on Well, everybody hurts Sometimes, everybody cries And everybody hurts Sometimes And everybody hurts Sometimes So, hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on Everybody hurts No, no, no, no, no You're not alone
A canção foi composta por Michael Stipe, Peter Buck e Mike Mills durante um período de turbulência pessoal e emocional para a banda, com Stipe buscando inspiração na sensação de impotência que muitas pessoas enfrentam diante dos desafios da vida.
No Reino Unido, "Everybody Hurts" foi utilizada em uma campanha de conscientização sobre prevenção ao suicídio em 2017.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Jake Scott, apresenta uma cena dramática em que um grupo de pessoas em um carro para para oferecer apoio emocional umas às outras.
A música alcançou a 29ª posição na Billboard Hot 100 nos Estados Unidos e chegou ao sétimo lugar na UK Singles Chart no Reino Unido.
"Everybody Hurts" já foi featured em vários filmes e séries, incluindo The West Wing e The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
A Rolling Stone magazine classificou a faixa como uma das maiores músicas da década de 1990.
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