"Hurts" is a song by Scottish recording artist
Emeli Sandé, released as the
lead single from her second album Long Live the Angels (2016) on 16 September 2016 through
Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom. It was written by Sandé along with James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Matthew Holmes, and Philip Leigh, with production helmed by Mojam and duo Mac & Phil. Built around layers of percussion and double quick
hand claps, the song peaked at number 22 on the
UK Singles Chart and reached the top five in
Scotland.