''The Crux'' is the sixth studio album from the US band Hurt. It was originally to be released on April 24, 2012, on Carved Records label, but was delayed one week to May 1, 2012. The first single, "How We End Up Alone", was released through iTunes on January 3, 2012. The album was reached number 6 on ''

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chart for 2012.

Track listing

Chart history

Album

Singles

Personnel

;Hurt *

J. Loren Wince Hurt was an American rock band formed in Virginia in 2000. The band has released four major label albums. The band first released the independent albums ''Hurt'' in 2000 and ''The Consumation'' in 2003. The band received worldwide acclaim with ...

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, string arrangement *Michael Roberts -

*Rek Mohr -

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*Victor Ribas -

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;Production *John Kurzweg - mixing

References

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