Posthumous Cash single released

Cash's recording career spanned six decades

A much-admired Johnny Cash recording accompanied by an award-winning video has been released as a posthumous single in the UK.

Cash's cover of Hurt, a song about drugs and self-destruction by rock band Nine Inch Nails, has been put out in response to demand from the public.

Cash recorded the tune for his final album, The Man Comes Around, shortly before his death in September aged 71.

A spokesman said the single's format would include the award-winning video.

It won the prize for best cinematography at MTV's annual awards ceremony in New York in August.

The video shows a frail-looking Cash at his home towards the end of his life, interspersed with shots of the artist in his younger days.

Tribute concert

The poignant visual contrast between the ailing singer and his youthful past apparently struck a chord among a new generation of fans.

When The Man Comes Around was re-released in a special edition including the video, selling 60,000 copies.

More than 1,000 mourners attended Cash's funeral near Nashville, Tennessee, including Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris and George Jones.

A tribute concert featuring Willie Nelson, Steve Earle and Sheryl Crow will take place in Nashville on 10 November. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono may also appear.