Hurt
E117347
"Hurt" is a haunting, introspective song famously covered by Johnny Cash, whose stark performance and accompanying video poignantly reflect on pain, regret, and mortality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurt canonical | 11 |
| Hurt (Johnny Cash music video) | 5 |
| Hurt by Nine Inch Nails | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurt Context triple: [Johnny Cash, notableWork, Hurt]
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A.
Hurt
"Hurt" is a powerful emotional ballad by Christina Aguilera, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of regret and loss.
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B.
Fallin'
"Fallin'" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that served as her breakout debut single and became one of her signature songs.
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C.
Keep My Spirit Alive
"Keep My Spirit Alive" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop track from Kanye West’s album *Donda*, featuring introspective lyrics and guest verses from collaborators.
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D.
Free Fallin'
"Free Fallin'" is one of Tom Petty's most iconic rock songs, known for its melodic simplicity, reflective lyrics, and enduring popularity since its release in 1989.
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E.
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball is a 2012 studio album by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and gospel influences to address themes of economic hardship and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurt Target entity description: "Hurt" is a haunting, introspective song famously covered by Johnny Cash, whose stark performance and accompanying video poignantly reflect on pain, regret, and mortality.
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A.
Hurt
"Hurt" is a powerful emotional ballad by Christina Aguilera, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of regret and loss.
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B.
Fallin'
"Fallin'" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that served as her breakout debut single and became one of her signature songs.
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C.
Keep My Spirit Alive
"Keep My Spirit Alive" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop track from Kanye West’s album *Donda*, featuring introspective lyrics and guest verses from collaborators.
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D.
Free Fallin'
"Free Fallin'" is one of Tom Petty's most iconic rock songs, known for its melodic simplicity, reflective lyrics, and enduring popularity since its release in 1989.
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E.
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball is a 2012 studio album by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and gospel influences to address themes of economic hardship and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Johnny Cash
ⓘ
Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| composer | Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coveredBy | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
country (Johnny Cash version) ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
confrontation with aging and death
ⓘ
existential reflection ⓘ remorse over past actions ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Hurt (Johnny Cash music video)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hurt
|
| includedIn | Johnny Cash album American IV: The Man Comes Around ⓘ |
| influencedPerceptionOf | Johnny Cash’s late-career legacy ⓘ |
| instrumentation | sparse arrangement (Johnny Cash version) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ pain ⓘ regret ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Romanek ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
ⓘ
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (Johnny Cash video) ⓘ
linked to:
MTV VMA for Best Cinematography
|
| notableFor |
haunting Johnny Cash cover version
ⓘ
stark, introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Downward Spiral ⓘ |
| performer |
Johnny Cash
ⓘ
Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| producer |
Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rick Rubin
Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| rankedOnList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
American Recordings (Johnny Cash version)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Recordings
Interscope Records ⓘ Nothing Records ⓘ Universal (Johnny Cash version) ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1994 (original Nine Inch Nails version)
ⓘ
2002 (Johnny Cash version) ⓘ |
| songwriter | Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum |
14 (The Downward Spiral)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Downward Spiral
|
| vocalist |
Johnny Cash
ⓘ
Trent Reznor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hurt Description of subject: "Hurt" is a haunting, introspective song famously covered by Johnny Cash, whose stark performance and accompanying video poignantly reflect on pain, regret, and mortality.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hurt
linked to: Hurt
linked to: Hurt
linked to: Hurt
subject linked to:
You’re Gonna Get It!
subject linked to:
Johnny Cash album American IV: The Man Comes Around
subject linked to:
Johnny Cash album American IV: The Man Comes Around
subject linked to:
Johnny Cash album American IV: The Man Comes Around
linked to: Hurt
subject linked to:
Romanek
linked to: Hurt