It Hit Me Like a Hammer | |
Cover: | hlnhammer.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Huey Lewis and the News |
Album: | Hard at Play |
B-Side: | Do You Love Me, or What? |
Released: | 1991 |
Label: | EMI USA |
Producer: |
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Prev Title: | Couple Days Off |
Prev Year: | 1991 |
Next Title: | He Don't Know |
Next Year: | 1991 |
"It Hit Me Like a Hammer" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1991 by EMI USA as the second single from their sixth album, Hard at Play (1991). The song was co-written by band leader Huey Lewis and songwriter/producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.[1] The song peaked at 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their final top-40 hit in the US, and No. 9 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The single release contains a remix of the song with a saxophone solo that did not appear on the album.
A. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" – 4:01
B. "Do You Love Me, or What?" – 3:46
Chart (1991) | Position | |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 77 | |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] | 70 | |
Europe (European Hit Radio)[10] | 66 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
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United States | 1991 | Cassette | EMI USA | |
Japan | September 20, 1991 | Mini-CD | [11] |