page_title: Hurt: The EP
section_title: Background and development
hierarchical_section_title: Hurt: The EP / Background and development
caption_attribution_description: English: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails during a live performance in the Lollapalooza tour
context_page_description: Hurt: The EP is the first EP by English singer Leona Lewis. It was released on 9 December 2011 by Syco Music and RCA Records. The EP served as something to bridge the gap for her fans whilst she finished recording her third studio album Glassheart. The album was supposed to be released in November 2011, but was delayed to March 2012, and again to November 2012. Lewis's reason for delaying the album was because after she met producer Fraser T. Smith, the singer wanted to collaborate on new material for possible inclusion on Glassheart. As a result, Smith also produced Hurt: The EP. The EP consists of three cover versions: "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails; "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Colorblind" by Counting Crows. Musically, the songs are influenced by rock music, whilst the lyrics revolve around feeling pain.
  Hurt: The EP garnered a mixed response from music critics. Lewis's interpretations were both praised and criticised; some critics described her vocal performance as "spine-chilling" and a "compelling beauty", whilst others cited that it was too formulaic.
context_section_description: Shortly after her The Labyrinth arena tour ended in July 2010, Lewis began to work on her third studio album. It was reported that Simon Cowell had set a deadline for Lewis to complete the album for a summer 2011 release. After originally having been given a release date of 28 November 2011, Glassheart was pushed back to March 2012. Lewis's reason for delaying the release of the album was that after she met producer Fraser T. Smith, she wanted to collaborate with him on new material for possible inclusion on Glassheart. Lewis delayed the release of the album a third time, with Glassheart set for release on 26 November 2012. As a result of her fans having to wait until November 2012, a year after the album was originally set to be released, Lewis decided to release an extended play entitled Hurt: The EP, as something to "bridge the gap" while she recorded new material.
  Hurt: The EP consists of three covers: "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Colorblind" by Counting Crows. The EP was produced by Smith. In an interview for In:Demand, Lewis explained why she chose to record the songs, saying that she thought female interpretations of them would provide a "powerful perspective", because of how the originals were sung by male vocalists. Lewis stated that she chose to record "Iris" and "Colorblind" due to how she "loved" the songs after listening to them for the first time, and added that the latter has a "beautiful lyric". The EP was only made available to purchase digitally, and it was released in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom on 9 December 2011 to download via iTunes. It was also made available to purchase on Amazon.co.uk on 11 December 2011. Hurt: The EP was released in the United States on 17 January 2012. The US track listing consists of "Hurt", "Iris" and "Colorblind", as well as a single mix of Lewis's cover of "Run". It was also made available to purchase on Amazon.com on the same day.
caption: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails wrote "Hurt".
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