Hungry Like the Wolf

"Hungry Like the Wolf"
"Hungry Like the Wolf"
	Cover art for UK editions
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Rio
B-side	"Careless Memories" (live)
Released	4 May 1982 (UK); 7 June 1982 (US); 3 December 1982 (US re-release);
Recorded	Early 1982
Studio	AIR (London, UK)
Genre	New wave; synth-pop; disco-rock;
Length	3:23 (single version); 4:11 (US album remix); 5:14 (night version);
Label	EMI; Harvest; Capitol;
Songwriter(s)	Nick Rhodes; Simon Le Bon; John Taylor; Roger Taylor; Andy Taylor;
Producer(s)	Colin Thurston
Duran Duran singles chronology
Music video
	"Hungry Like the Wolf" on YouTube

"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album, Rio (1982). The song was released on 4 May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom, and 8 June 1982 in the United States. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and received a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The music video for "Hungry Like the Wolf" was directed by Russell Mulcahy and filmed in Sri Lanka. Although the band initially failed to break into the US market, MTV placed the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video into heavy rotation. Subsequently, the group gained much exposure; the song peaked at the No. 3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1983, and Duran Duran became an international sensation. The video won the first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1984.

The 2015 song "Hey Everybody!" by 5 Seconds of Summer contains elements from "Hungry Like the Wolf", and Duran Duran were given a writing credit on the song.^[4]

^ CMJ New Music Report Vol. 59, N°633. CMJ Network, Inc. 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0890-0795. "Forget the melodramatic videos (if you can) and listen back to singles from this era – Nick Rhodes's fluttering flurry of new-wave keys during "Hungry Like The Wolf,"...
^ People Weekly, Vol. 62. Time, Incorporated. 2004. "But the big-haired lineup that gave us such '80s synth-pop hits as "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" has reunited for Astronaut, which finds the group taking creative flight again."
^ Bennun, David (14 June 2017). "Disco rock – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[1] CMJ New Music Report Vol. 59, N°633. CMJ Network, Inc. 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0890-0795. "Forget the melodramatic videos (if you can) and listen back to singles from this era – Nick Rhodes's fluttering flurry of new-wave keys during "Hungry Like The Wolf,"...

[2] People Weekly, Vol. 62. Time, Incorporated. 2004. "But the big-haired lineup that gave us such '80s synth-pop hits as "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" has reunited for Astronaut, which finds the group taking creative flight again."

[3] Bennun, David (14 June 2017). "Disco rock – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[4] "5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

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