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Affair by Hurts

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Hurts

Affair

Release date: 27th October 2011

From Happiness - Deluxe Edition
Track 13
6:27
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About This Track

‘Affair’ by Hurts is a 2011 pop track from the album ‘Happiness - Deluxe Edition’. The lyrics set up a troubled romance, with the singer torn between love and wrongdoing, insisting that the other person’s appeal is irresistible. The verse revisits the idea of a temporary possession of the heart, framed as a blunder that still lingers, and it lands on the refrain-like image of a “Rosy affair”. The tone is regretful, even as it keeps circling the same magnetic mistake.

"Affair" is a track by Hurts, from the album Happiness - Deluxe Edition, released 27th October 2011. The track is 6:27 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

About the Artist

Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Affair

Rough fleet on the river
Where my troubles belong
'Cause you know I love you, but I know it's wrong
But your body is all that I want

Rosy affair
You took my heart for a little while
The greatest mistake I ever made
Was loving you

Rosy affair
I gave you my heart for a little while
I wish I could stay with you tonight
I'm going home

And we danced all night in the shadows
Alone we stood in the crowd
But I'm going crazy, now you're not around
And you should find another lover, baby, who won't let you down

Rosy affair
You took my heart for a little while
The greatest mistake I ever made
Was loving you

Rosy affair
I gave you my heart for a little while
I wish I could stay with you tonight
I'm going home

I'm sorry that I couldn't love you no more
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you
I tried to
Rosy

If I stay here tonight, there'll be trouble
But I don't want to pretend
'Cause I know that we'll make it my heart just can't take it no more
But I would rather lose a lover, baby, over it all

Rosy affair
The greatest mistake I ever made
Rosy affair
For a little while, too long
Wish I could stay with you tonight

Rosy affair
You took my heart for a little while
The greatest mistake I ever made
Was loving you

Rosy affair
I gave you my heart for a little while
Wish I could stay with you tonight
I'm going home

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Track details

From Happiness - Deluxe Edition

6:272011
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Album
Happiness - Deluxe Edition
Happiness - Deluxe Edition
Hurts
28th October 2011
Track number
13
Release year
2011
  1. 1Silver Lining
    4:58
  2. 2Wonderful Life
    4:14
  3. 3Blood, Tears & Gold
    4:18
  4. 4Sunday
    3:53

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    3:13
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  • 5Stay
    3:55
  • 6Illuminated
    3:19
  • 7Evelyn
    3:55
  • 9Devotion (feat. Kylie Minogue)
    4:13
  • 10Unspoken
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  • 11The Water
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  • 12Verona
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  • 13Affair
    6:27
  • 14Happiness
    3:24
  • 15Mother Nature
    2:49
  • 16Confide In Me (Live Studio Version)
    3:38
  • 17Sunday (Demo)
    2:33
  • 18Devotion (Demo)
    3:49
  • 19All I Want for Christmas Is New Year's Day
    4:34
  • 20Intro (Live in Berlin)
  • 21Silver Lining (Live in Berlin)
    4:45
  • 22Wonderful Life (Live in Berlin)
    4:18
  • 23Happiness (Live in Berlin)
    3:37
  • 24Blood, Tears & Gold (Live in Berlin)
    4:25
  • 25Evelyn (Live in Berlin)
    4:14
  • 26Sunday (Live in Berlin)
    4:28
  • 27Verona (Live in Berlin)
    2:18
  • 28Unspoken (Live in Berlin)
    4:37
  • 29Mother Nature (Live in Berlin)
    3:11
  • 30Devotion (Live in Berlin)
    4:13
  • 31Confide In Me (Live in Berlin)
    5:05
  • 32Illuminated (Live in Berlin)
    3:30
  • 33Stay (Live in Berlin)
    3:41
  • 34Gloomy Sunday (Live in Berlin)
    3:03
  • 35Better Than Love (Live in Berlin)
    5:23
  • 36Blood, Tears & Gold (Remastered)
    4:32
  • 38Better Than Love
    4:12
  • 42Illuminated (Live Version)
    3:28
  • —Devotion
  • —Wonderful Life
    4:14
  • —Stay
    3:55
  • —Devotion (feat. Kylie Minogue)
    4:13

    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Adam Anderson, Theo Hutchcraft
    Producer
    Joe Cross
    Violin
    Salome Kent
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