hungry like wolf hungry like wolf song british new wave band written band members song produced group second studio album rio song released band fifth single united_kingdom reached singles chart received silver certification british_phonographic_industry bpi hungry like wolf music video filmed sri_lanka evoked atmosphere film raiders lost band initially failed break market mtv placed video heavy rotation subsequently group gained exposure song peaked number spot billboard hot march international sensation video won grammy award best short form music video writing recording hungry like wolf written recorded saturday spring basement studios emi london headquarters started song demo morning song built day band member arrived evening essentially complete track came new technology starting come guitarist said interview blender magazine refers rhythmic backing track came joining drum machine keyboard rhodes came idea backing track car going studio started playing keyboard singer working lyrics lyrics inspired repeating word end verse takes melody song read mind worked guitar marshall sounding les paul guitar added track bass drums added track finished day including vocal melody lyrics laugh beginning song screams song fade performed recorded live rhodes girlfriend time group recorded song rio album months later london producer recorded hits shy want candy bow wow wow remembers great organizer arranger gave far ideas music track actually needed important process essential elements band decided demo original electronic backing track record instruments vocals critical reception hungry like wolf received generally positive reviews contemporary pop music critics pitchfork_media review singles box set said singles don come stronger hungry like wolf praising keys guitar riff adding song band synthesizer jon new_york_times said song oblique apocalyptic spin pop romance verses kept choruses clear catchy pop intentions adding posing little enjoyable allmusic said song blended tight guitar heavy groove electronic production series instant hooks adding rio biggest open door america new romantic synth rock crossover allmusic called hungry like wolf spectacular pop single finest song wrote adding exciting song earlier flop singles like planet earth music video music video director directed band video planet earth brought music video hungry like wolf songs band video album band vision exotic women suggested sri_lanka country visited emi spent send group sri_lanka band april route scheduled australian tour guitarist remained finish mixing rio album rest band began filming video flew straight sri_lanka handing final masters emi described pop culture book 1980s video lush cinematic shots rivers elephants atmosphere film raiders lost contracted stomach virus require accidentally drinking water shoot describes storyline wants laid video singer head rises slow motion river rain scene apocalypse chases beautiful tiger like indian woman played model open markets city obstacles jungle chase face young boy bar room table culminating final chase struggle jungle clearing sexually suggestive meantime band members hunt months shoot video american cable television network mtv hungry like wolf heavy rotation playing times day exposure eventually helped propel single billboard hot rio album albums chart senior executive vice president mtv said remember director talent artist relations came running said got video come getting zero radio airplay time mtv wanted try break new music hungry like wolf greatest video seen mtv named hungry like wolf 15th played video network 11th century end mtv greatest videos hungry like wolf won grammy award best short form music video 26th grammy awards february making video win award vh1 rated 31st vh1 greatest videos chart performance hungry like wolf released united_kingdom week song debuted number singles chart weeks later reached peak number remaining weeks weeks total release single helped band album rio reach 2nd position albums chart ireland single entered chart reaching number position irish_singles_chart band hit country despite achieving commercial success hits united_kingdom band failed enter market album chart failed yield hit single hungry like wolf released united_states june chart radio reluctant play song newly emerging mtv began playing accompanying music video heavy rotation exposure pushed hungry like wolf song entered chart august reached chart january following release carnival september rio november remix hungry like wolf released single december hungry like wolf entered billboard hot december number peaking number march remaining weeks chart years later march single certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa canada song debuted number rpm singles chart january reaching chart week march staying chart weeks ending 10th position year end chart certified gold april formats track listing emi emi united_kingdom hungry like wolf single version memories live recorded live london december emi emi united_kingdom hungry like wolf night version memories live recorded live london december track remixed harvest united states hungry like wolf single version memories live recorded live london december initial release harvest united states hungry like wolf night version hungry like wolf album remix release tracks remixed singles box set hungry like wolf single version memories live recorded live london december hungry like wolf night version track remixed rio special edition hungry like wolf album remix rio special edition hungry like wolf night version personnel lead vocals keyboards bass guitar background vocals drums percussion guitar background vocals producer engineer charts certifications cover versions punk pop band recorded version song album fast technology reel big fish recorded version song found albums recorded version song issued french release album cheat devil girls covered song released double track self obsession art form covered song mash song rio season glee watch alpha hear songs song hungry like wolf instrumental beginning song american band hole played verse chorus song introducing best song written version released single doll parts song covered american industrial rock band black light burns seconds summer hey everybody references vocal melody elements song verses
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