Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Buck
Electric Guitar
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Bill Berry
Programming
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
George Hanson
Orchestra Conductor
Daniel Laufer
Cello
Deborah Workman
Oboe
Denise Berginson-Smith
Violin
Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
Cello
Heidi Nitchie
Viola
Jody Taylor
Violin
Kathleen Kee
Cello
Knox Chandler
Cello
Lonnie Ottzen
Violin
Patti Gouvas
Violin
Paul Murphy
Viola
Reid Harris
Viola
Sandy Salzinger
Violin
Sou-Chun Su
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
William Berry
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
John Paul Jones
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Producer
Andrew Roshberg
Recording Engineer
Clif Norrell
Mixing Engineer
Ed Brooks
Mixing Engineer
George Cowan
Recording Engineer
John Keane
Recording Engineer
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Ted Malia
Recording Engineer
Tod Lemkuhl
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you've had too much
Of this life, well hang on
'Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don't throw your hand, oh no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you are not alone
If you're on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you've had too much
Of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry
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