US 7 " and CD single " Collectors ' Edition " CD 1 ( UK ) " Collectors ' Edition " CD 2 ( UK ) German CD single US 12 " and CD maxi-single 1 US 12 " and CD maxi-single 2 UK cassette single UK and DE 7 " single In an attempt to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake , British Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked Simon Cowell to arrange a charity single . Cowell chose " Everybody Hurts " , Brown agreed to waive VAT on the single and R.E.M. agreed to waive all royalties . The release was under the name Helping Haiti
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Everybody Hurts