Hurt
Johnny Cash | Artist Essentials
First released: 2002 (year verified)
Original 2002 American IV studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Close with the exposed vocal and the slow accumulation of sound around it.
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First released: 2002 (year verified)
Cash's recording was released in 2002, before the 2003 video and single campaign; the earlier composition is a different recording.
Recording: Original 2002 American IV studio recording
Credit: Johnny Cash
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: American IV: The Man Comes Around
American IV: The Man Comes Around - official Johnny Cash album catalog
Original 2002 album includes Hurt; the same page separately dates its video to 2003. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash's early Sun recordings paired his voice and acoustic guitar with the spare accompaniment of guitarist Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant. After moving to Columbia, he recorded country songs, gospel and concept albums drawing on American history and folk traditions. His prison concert albums at Folsom and San Quentin became major parts of that career. Later work with Rick Rubin opened another recording chapter, while collaborations such as the Highwaymen remained separately credited group projects.
Artist background sources
Johnny Cash - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum biography
Sun recording trio, Columbia repertoire, Folsom and San Quentin albums, Rick Rubin collaboration and separately credited Highwaymen partnership. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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