The Crux (album) explained

The Crux
Type:	studio
Artist:	HURT
Cover:	The Crux (album).jpg
Released:	May 1, 2012
Length:	44:37
Label:	Carved Records
Producer:	Hurt
Prev Title:	Goodbye to the Machine
Prev Year:	2009
Year:	2012

The Crux is the sixth and final studio album from the US band Hurt. It was originally to be released on April 24, 2012, on Carved Records label,^[1] but was delayed one week to May 1, 2012.^[2] The first single, "How We End Up Alone", was released through iTunes on January 3, 2012.^[3] The album was reached number 6 on Billboards Top Hard Rock Albums chart for 2012.

Chart history

Album

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Billboard 200^[4]	71
Top Independent Albums (Billboard)	9
Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	27
Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)	19
Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)	6

Singles

Personnel

Hurt

• J. Loren Wince – vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement
• Michael Roberts – guitar
• Rek Mohr – bass
• Victor Ribas – drums

Production

• John Kurzweg – mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hurt Release 'How We End Up Alone' Music Video. Ultimate-guitar.com. 26 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226173209/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/hurt_release_how_we_end_up_alone_music_video.html?no_takeover. 26 December 2014.
2. Web site: HURT. Hurtband.com. 26 December 2014.
3. Web site: Hurt, ‘How We End Up Alone’ – Song Review. Loudwire. 26 December 2014.
4. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hurt|chart=all}} Hurt Album & Song chart History - Billboard.com ]. 2012-05-10.
5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hurt|chart=all}} How We End Up Alone - Hurt - Billboard.com ]. 2012-05-10.