Everybody Hurts

original song written, composed, and performed by R.E.M.
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2287361
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Everybody Hurts

Summary

Everybody Hurts is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Everybody Hurts's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Everybody Hurts's composer is recorded as Bill Berry[4].
  • Everybody Hurts's composer is recorded as Peter Buck[5].
  • Everybody Hurts's composer is recorded as Mike Mills[6].
  • Everybody Hurts's composer is recorded as Michael Stipe[7].
  • Everybody Hurts's genre is popular music[8].
  • Among the performers on Everybody Hurts was R.E.M.[9].
  • Everybody Hurts was performed by Paul Anka[10].
  • Among the performers on Everybody Hurts was Helping Haiti[11].
  • Everybody Hurts is part of Automatic for the People[12].
  • Everybody Hurts's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Everybody Hurts was released on 1992[14].
  • Everybody Hurts's lyricist is recorded as Bill Berry[15].
  • Everybody Hurts's lyricist is recorded as Peter Buck[16].
  • Everybody Hurts's lyricist is recorded as Mike Mills[17].
  • Everybody Hurts's lyricist is recorded as Michael Stipe[18].
  • Everybody Hurts's main subject is suicide[19].
  • Everybody Hurts's main subject is grief[20].
  • Everybody Hurts's main subject is suicide prevention[21].
  • Everybody Hurts's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Everybody Hurts'}[22].
  • Everybody Hurts's different from is recorded as Everybody Hurts[23].
  • Everybody Hurts's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When your day is long, and the night'}[24].
  • Everybody Hurts's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "You're not alone"}[25].
  • Everybody Hurts's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[26].
  • Everybody Hurts's form of creative work is recorded as song[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include R.E.M.[9], Paul Anka[10], and Helping Haiti[11].

Publication

Everybody Hurts was released on 1992[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is popular music[8]. It is part of Automatic for the People[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include suicide[19], grief[20], and suicide prevention[21].

Why It Matters

Everybody Hurts ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name English
    Performer R.E.M., Paul Anka, Helping Haiti
    Form of creative work song
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