Ron Fell from the Gavin Report said that Stipe's "powerful and emotional life-affirming message comes across very clear." He chose it as "a favorite track" from the album. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s rock ballad, with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like " Bridge Over Troubled Water"." "The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire pop hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly wrote,
Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune stated that it is "a ballad that would border on the maudlin if Stipe didn't sing it with such conviction". He noted it as "emotionally moving" and "deeply affecting". He complimented the singer's "silky vocals and the song's lush string section provide this track's main appeal." Also Justin Wilson from The Cavalier Daily said it is "the best song on the album, one of R.E.M.'s best songs ever". Augusto felt that it "might be a hard sell at radio, given the somber mood and suicide related theme". Randy Clark from Cashbox said it is the "strongest" cut of the album. Another editor, Larry McShane described it as "haunting". David Bauder from The Associated Press said that it keeps "the pace slow and the mood melancholy." Larry Flick from Billboard called it a "spare, honest, and emotional track", adding "when the strings kick in, there's no denying this song's power." Bevan Hannah from The Canberra Times noted "the smoothly caressing guitar". AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that it has "a comforting melancholy". The song received favorable reviews from most music critics. Michael Stipe had originally intended for Patti Smith to be a second vocal on the track, but it did not work out. In that regard, it's tended to work for people of a lot of ages." In 2005, Buck told the BBC: "If you're consciously writing for someone who hasn't been to college, or is pretty young, it might be nice to be very direct. 1988–2003, Buck writes that "the reason the lyrics are so atypically straightforward is because it was aimed at teenagers", and "I've never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but the idea that high school is a portal to hell seems pretty realistic to me." Incidentally, the song was used in the 1992 film of the same name that preceded the show. In the liner notes of the album In Time: The Best of R.E.M. It took us forever to figure out the arrangement and who was going to play what, and then Bill ended up not playing on the original track. I'm not sure if Michael would have copped that reference, but to a lot of our fans it was a Staxxy-type thing.
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We went through about four different ideas and how to approach it and eventually came to that Stax, Otis Redding, "Pain in My Heart" kind of vibe. it kind of went around and around, and he was strumming it. Bill brought it in, and it was a one-minute long country-and-western song. "Everybody Hurts" is similar to " Man on the Moon". Guitarist Peter Buck commented on the making of the track, saying: The string arrangement was written by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. Berry's drums are largely absent from the song-a Univox drum machine took his place-but he was responsible for the sampling of the drum pattern on the track. share songwriting credits among its members, it is unknown how much he actually wrote. Much of the song was written by drummer Bill Berry, although as R.E.M. 7.6 Certifications for Helping Haiti version.7.5.2 Year-end charts for Helping Haiti version.7.5.1 Weekly charts for Helping Haiti version.7.4 Track listing for Helping Haiti version.7.3 Music video for Helping Haiti version.7.2 Chart performance for Helping Haiti version.
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