R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts

“Everybody Hurts” is a song by American rock band R.E.M. from their eighth studio album, Automatic for the People (1992), and released as a single in April 1993. It peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 10 on the charts of Australia, Canada, France, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In 2003, Q ranked “Everybody Hurts” at number 31 on their list of the “1001 Best Songs Ever”. In 2005, Blender ranked the song at number 238 on their list of “Greatest Songs Since You Were Born”.

When your 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 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 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 are 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 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