Leona Lewis‘ cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ 1994 single ‘Hurt’ has been posted online, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to listen to the track.
The track, which was originally released as part of Nine Inch Nails‘ seminal second album ‘The Downward Spiral’, was also famously covered in 2002 by Johnny Cash. Lewis’ version will be released as a single later today (December 9).
Lewis’ version of ‘Hurt’ is taken from a new EP, which will also contain covers of ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls and ‘Colorblind’ by Counting Crows.
Originally set for release in November, Lewis’ third album ‘Glassheart’, will now be released on March 26, 2012. The album is set to feature songwriting and production from Emeli Sande, Ryan Tedder, Ammo, Fraser T Smith, Steve Robson, Autumn Rowe and Sandy Vee.
Confirmed tracks on the album include ‘Collide’ with Avicii, ‘Trouble’, ‘Mountains’, ‘Glassheart’, ‘Fire Flies’, ‘Blank Page’ and ‘Sugar’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E1HyF9G7oM