"Hurt" is a 1954 song by Jamie Crane and Al Jacobs. "Hurt" was originally performed by Roy Hamilton

Roy Hamilton

Roy Hamilton was an American singer, who achieved major success in the US R&B and pop charts in the 1950s...

, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. The song is considered to be the signature hit of Timi Yuro

Timi Yuro

Timi Yuro was an American soul and R&B singer. She is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era.-Early years:...

, whose version went to number four on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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pop chart in 1961. Juice Newton

Juice Newton

Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...

's 1985 version scored number one on Billboard's Country chart.

Cover versions

• In 1954, Ricky Denell had a pop hit with "Hurt".
• In 1961, Timi Yuro
  Timi Yuro
  Timi Yuro was an American soul and R&B singer. She is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era.-Early years:...
  
   went to number four on the Top 40 with her version of "Hurt." Timi Yuro also made the top 30 on the R&B chart with this version.
• In 1967, the Italian singer Fausto Leali
  Fausto Leali
  Fausto Leali is an Italian singer, famous for his rough and aggressive voice, in sharp contrast with Italian melody conventions. Due to his voice, he is nicknamed "The black white" .-Beginnings:...
  
   had a personal triumph with a local version entitled "A chi" ("To whom"): it was the top record of the year in Italy
  Italy
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• In 1976, Elvis Presley
  Elvis Presley
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   covered the song which made the pop and country charts.
• In 1976, The Manhattans
  The Manhattans
  The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group, with a string of hit records spanning four decades. Their best known million-selling songs being "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and 'Shining Star' in 1980...
  
   also covered the song in their album The Manhattans
  The Manhattans (album)
  The Manhattans is the self-titled album by R&B vocal group The Manhattans, released in 1976 on the Columbia label. The Manhattans was the group's third Columbia album; the previous two had sold respectably to the R&B market, but failed to garner any significant crossover attention...
  
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• In 1986, Juice Newton
  Juice Newton
  Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
  
  had her third and final number-one country hit as a solo artist with her version of "Hurt."