Illuminated (song)

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"Illuminated"
Illuminatedfinal.jpg
Single by Hurts
from the album Happiness
A-side "Better Than Love"
Released9 May 2011 (2011-05-09)
Recorded Sunshine Studios
(Manchester)
Pellerin
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hurts singles chronology
"Sunday"
(2011)
"Illuminated" / "Better Than Love"
(2011)
"Blood, Tears & Gold"
(2011)

"Illuminated" is a song by the British musical duo Hurts from their first album, Happiness and was co-written with The Nexus. Initially charting on the UK Singles Chart at number 68 in September 2010 after a feature on Sky1's Unmissable Dramas promo, the track was released as a double A-side with "Better Than Love" as the fifth single from the album. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Better Than Love" - 3:30
  2. "Better Than Love" (Freemasons Pegasus Mix Radio Edit) – 3:36
  3. "Better Than Love" (Death in Vegas Acid Remix)
  4. "Better Than Love" (Burns European Sex Remix) – 5:07
  5. "Illuminated" – 3:19

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 68

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References

  1. "'Illuminated/ Better Than Love' Artwork Revealed". informationhurts.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.