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| Single by Richard Marx | ||||
| from the album Rush Street | ||||
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| Released | January 28, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Marx | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Marx | |||
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"Hazard" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx. The song is about a woman named Mary who mysteriously disappears and a social pariah who is accused of orchestrating Mary's disappearance, despite claiming to be innocent. The song's music video follows this plot. "Hazard" was released as the second single from Marx's third studio album, Rush Street (1991), on January 28, 1992, in the United States.
In April 1992, "Hazard" peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and shortly thereafter topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, becoming Marx's third number-one single on that chart.[3] Internationally, "Hazard" reached No. 1 in Australia, the top three in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 10 in New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.
- ^ "Richard Marx, now and forever". Inquirer Entertainment. Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Eames, Tom (July 31, 2024). "The 100 greatest songs of the 1990s, ranked". Smooth Radio. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 160.