Illuminated (song)

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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Illuminated

| cover = Illuminatedfinal.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hurts

| album = Happiness

| A-side = Better Than Love

| released = {{Start date|2011|05|09|df=y}}

| recorded = Sunshine Studios
(Manchester)
Pellerin
(Gothenburg, Sweden)

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:18

| label = {{flatlist|

• Major Label
• Sony
• RCA

}}

| writer = {{flatlist|

• Hurts
• The Nexus

}}

| producer = {{flatlist|

• Hurts
• Jonas Quant
• The Nexus

}}

| prev_title = Sunday

| prev_year = 2011

| title =

| title2 = Better Than Love

| next_title = Blood, Tears & Gold

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|6CvuyaKmLnw|"Hurts - Illuminated (Live Version)"}}}}

}}

"Illuminated" is a song by the British musical duo Hurts from their first album, Happiness, which was co-written with The Nexus. Initially charting on the UK Singles Chart at number 68 in September 2010 after a feature on Sky One's Unmissable Dramas promo, the track was released as a double A-side with "Better Than Love" as the fifth single from the album.{{cite web |url=http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2011-04-05/illuminated_better_than_love_artwork_revealed/ |title='Illuminated/ Better Than Love' Artwork Revealed |publisher=Hurts |date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410222246/http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2011-04-05/illuminated_better_than_love_artwork_revealed/ |archive-date=10 April 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=20 November 2023}}