"Redemption" | ||||
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Single by Hurts | ||||
from the album Faith | ||||
Released | 16 July 2020 | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Lento | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Hurts | |||
Hurts singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Redemption" on YouTube |
"Redemption" is a song by English musical duo Hurts from their fifth studio album, Faith (2020). It was released on July 16, 2020 as the third single from the album. The duo wrote and produced the song. The track became an unexpected radio hit in Russia, where it reached number one in April 2021.
Regarding the song, Theo Hutchcraft declared to NME: “It’s a song about fear and doubt. It emerged as a beautiful moment of clarity during one of the most troubled periods of making the album.” For the same publication, Adam Anderson called the track “a perfect storm of everything we do well individually, coming together in one moment”. [1]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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CIS (TopHit) [4] | 4 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [5] | 1 |
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [6] | 18 |
Chart (2021) | Position |
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CIS (TopHit) [7] | 21 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [8] | 13 |
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [9] | 62 |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | July 16, 2020 | Original | Lento | [2] | |
CIS | July 27, 2020 | Airplay | Warner Music Russia | [4] | |
Russia | October 23, 2020 |
| Kolya Funk Remix | [3] |
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