Hurts (song)

"Hurts"
Single by Emeli Sandé
from the album Long Live the Angels
Released16 September 2016
Studio
Genre
Length3:57
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mac & Phil
  • Mojam
Emeli Sandé singles chronology
"I.O.U"
(2016)
"Hurts"
(2016)
"Breathing Underwater"
(2016)

"Hurts" is a song by Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé, released as the lead single from her second album Long Live the Angels (2016) on 16 September 2016 through Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom. It was written by Sandé along with James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Matthew Holmes, and Philip Leigh, with production helmed by Mojam and duo Mac & Phil. Built around layers of percussion and double quick hand claps, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top five in Scotland.