Redemption (Hurts song)

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"Redemption"
Hurts - Redemption.png
Single by Hurts
from the album Faith
Released16 July 2020 (2020-07-16)
Length4:18
Label Lento
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Hurts
Hurts singles chronology
"Suffer"
(2020)
"Redemption"
(2020)
"Somebody"
(2020)
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.

Contents

Composition

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]

Track listing

  1. "Redemption" – 4:18
  1. "Redemption" (Kolya Funk Remix) – 2:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Redemption"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
CIS (TopHit) [4] 4
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [5] 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [6] 18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Redemption"
Chart (2021)Position
CIS (TopHit) [7] 21
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [8] 13
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [9] 62

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United KingdomJuly 16, 2020OriginalLento [2]
CISJuly 27, 2020 Airplay Warner Music Russia [4]
RussiaOctober 23, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Kolya Funk Remix [3]

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References

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