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"Hungry like the Wolf" is a song by the British 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. The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom. It reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, and received a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

"Hungry like the Wolf"'s Russell Mulcahy-directed music video was filmed in the jungles of Sri Lanka, and evoked the atmosphere of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. 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 number 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.

Writing and recording[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

"Hungry like the Wolf" was written and recorded on a Saturday in the spring of 1982 at the basement studios of EMI's London headquarters.[1][2] Nick Rhodes started the song's demo in the morning with a sequencer; the song was built throughout the day as each band member arrived, and by the evening it was essentially complete.[3]

"That track came from fiddling with the new technology that was starting to come in", guitarist Andy Taylor said in an interview with Blender magazine.[1] This refers to the rhythmic backing track they came up with by joining a Roland TR-808 drum machine with a sequencer and a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard.

Rhodes came up with an idea for the backing track in the car while he was going to the studio.[2] He started playing with the Roland Jupiter 8 keyboard, while singer Simon Le Bon was working with the lyrics.[2] The lyrics were inspired by Little Red Riding Hood,[1] and the repeating of the word "do" at the end of each verse takes its melody from the instrumentals in Gordon Lightfoot's song "If You Could Read My Mind".[4] Andy Taylor worked out a Marc Bolan-ish guitar part, a very Marshall-sounding Les Paul guitar lick that was added to the track. Then the bass and drums were added, and the whole track was finished that day, including Le Bon's vocal melody and lyrics.[1] The laugh at the beginning of the song and the screams during the song's fade-out were performed and recorded live by Rhodes' girlfriend at the time.[5]

The group re-recorded the song for the Rio album a few months later at London's AIR Studios with producer Colin Thurston,[3] who also recorded the hits "Too Shy" for Kajagoogoo, and "I Want Candy" for Bow Wow Wow. Andy Taylor remembers: "He was a great organizer and arranger, we gave him far more ideas and music than the track actually needed, and he was important in the process of whittling them down to the essential elements." Thurston and the band decided to keep the demo's original electronic backing track and just re-record the other instruments and vocals.[1]

Critical reception[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

"Hungry like the Wolf" ha ricevuto critiche generalmente positive dai critici pop contemporanei. Rob Mitchum di Pitchfork Media in una recensione del 2003 del"Singles Box Set 1981-1985", ha detto che "singles don't come much stronger than 'Hungry like the Wolf'," praising its "bubbly keys around a slashing guitar riff," aggiungendo che la canzone "show[s] off how Duran Duran was a band, not just a synthesizer."[6] Jon Pareles from The New York Times, said the song "put an oblique, sometimes apocalyptic spin on pop romance in the verses but kept the choruses clear and catchy, never disguising their pop intentions," adding that the "posing was always a little preposterous, but no less enjoyable for that."[7]

Allmusic's Ned Raggett said the song "blended a tight, guitar-heavy groove with electronic production and a series of instant hooks," adding that it was one of Rio's "biggest smashes" that "open[ed] the door in America for the new romantic/synth rock crossover."[8] Stewart Mason, also from Allmusic, called "Hungry like the Wolf" a "spectacular pop single", and "the finest song Duran Duran ever wrote", adding that it was a "much more kinetic and exciting song than earlier flop singles like 'Planet Earth'."[9]

Music video[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

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The iconic image of singer Simon Le Bon, and the tiger-like woman screaming at each other, in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle.

In 1982, music video director Russell Mulcahy, who had directed the band's first video "Planet Earth," was brought back to make the music video for "Hungry like the Wolf" and two other songs for the band's 1983 video album.[10] The band had a vision of jungles and exotic women, and Mulcahy suggested Sri Lanka, a country he had just visited.[1] EMI spent $200,000 to send the group to Sri Lanka;[11] the band made a stopover there in April, en route to a scheduled Australian tour.[1] Keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist Andy Taylor remained behind to finish the mixing of the Rio album while the rest of the band began filming the video; they flew straight to Sri Lanka after handing over the final masters to EMI.[12][13]

As it was described in the pop culture book, The 1980s, the video was lush and cinematic, with shots of jungles, rivers, elephants, cafes and marketplaces evoking the atmosphere of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.[14] Andy Taylor, who contracted a stomach virus serious enough to require hospitalization from accidentally drinking water in the lagoon during the shoot, describes the storyline as "Indiana Jones is horny and wants to get laid."[15] In the video, singer Simon Le Bon's head rises in slow motion out of the river as rain pours down, evoking a scene in Apocalypse Now. He then chases a beautiful tiger-like Indian woman played by Bermudian model Sheila Ming,[16] from open markets in the city through obstacles in the jungle. During the chase, Le Bon has his face mopped by a young boy and overturns a bar room table, culminating in a final chase and struggle in a jungle clearing, which is sexually suggestive. In the meantime, the other band members hunt for Le Bon.[11]

Less than 2 months after the shoot of the video, the American cable television network MTV put "Hungry like the Wolf" into heavy rotation, playing it four times a day.[11] The exposure eventually helped propel the single into the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, and the Rio album into the top 10 of the albums chart.[11] Les Garland, senior executive vice president of MTV, said: "I remember our director of talent and artist relations came running in and said, 'You have got to see this video that’s come in.' Duran Duran were getting zero radio airplay at the time, and MTV wanted to try to break new music. 'Hungry like the Wolf' was the greatest video I'd ever seen."[12] MTV named "Hungry like the Wolf" the 15th most-played video of the network,[17] and was 11th on the century-end MTV "100 Greatest Videos Ever Made".[18] "Hungry like the Wolf" won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 26th Grammy Awards in February 1984, making it the first video to ever win that award.[19] In 2001, VH1 rated it 31st on the "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos".[20]

Chart performance[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

"Hungry like the Wolf" è stato pubblicato nel Regno Unito il 4 maggio 1982; la settimana successiva la canzne ha debuttato in 35ª posizione nella UK Singles Chart,[21] 6 settimane dopo ha raggiunto il quinto posto, la sua massima posizione,[22] rimanendo 6 settimane in top 10 e 12 nella classifica totale.[23] La pubblicazione del singolo ha aiutato l'album della band,Rio, a raggiungere la secondaposizione nella classifica degli album.[21] In Irlanda il singolo è entrato in classifica il 23 maggio 1982; raggiungendo la quarta posizione dell'Irish Singles Chart e diventando la prima hit della band ad entrare in top 10 in quello stato.[24] Despite achieving commercial success with several top hits in the United Kingdom, La band non è riuscita ad entrare nel mercato americano. Their first album did not chart and failed to yield a hit single. "Hungry like the Wolf" venne pubblicato negli USA il 7 giugno 1982, ma non entrò in classifica.Inizialmente le radio statunitensi erano riluttanti a play the song, ma quando la nuova emergente MTV cominciò playing the accompanying music video in heavy rotation, the exposure pushed "Hungry like the Wolf" onto AOR playlists.[25] The song entered Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in August 1982 e raggiunse la cima della classifica nel gennaio 1983.[26]

Following the release of the Carnival EP in September and the David Kershenbaum remaster of Rio in November, the Kershenbaum remix of "Hungry like the Wolf" was released as a single on 3 December 1982.[9] "Hungry like the Wolf" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 25 December 1982 at number 77,[27] peaking at number 3 on 26 March 1983, and remaining 23 weeks on the chart.[28] 10 years later in March 1993, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[29] In Canada, the song debuted at number 48 on the RPM singles chart on 22 January 1983,[30] reaching the top of the chart for 1 week on 19 March 1983,[31] staying on the chart for 19 weeks[32] and ending at the 10th position of the 1983 year-end chart.[33] It was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in April 1983.[34]

Formats and track listing[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

7": EMI. / EMI 5295 United Kingdom[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Single version) – 3:23
  2. "Careless Memories" (Live) – 4:11 (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 17 December 1981)

12": EMI. / 12 EMI 5295 United Kingdom[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Night version) – 5:14
  2. "Careless Memories" (Live) – 4:11 (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 17 December 1981)
  • Track 1 is remixed by David Kershenbaum.

7": Harvest. / B 5134 United States[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Single version) – 3:23
  2. "Careless Memories" (Live) – 4:11 (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 17 December 1981)
  • Initial US release.

7": Harvest. / B 5195 United States[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Night Version) – 5:14
  2. "Hungry like the Wolf" (US Album remix) – 4:11
  • US re-release.
  • Both tracks are remixed by David Kershenbaum.

CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1981-1985"[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Single version) – 3:23
  2. "Careless Memories" (Live) – 4:11 (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 17 December 1981)
  3. "Hungry like the Wolf" (Night version) – 5:14
  • Track 3 is remixed by David Kershenbaum.

CD: Part of Rio 2010 Special Edition (CD1)[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry like the Wolf" (US Album remix) – 4:02

CD: Part of Rio 2010 Special Edition (CD2)[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. "Hungry Llke the Wolf" (Night version) – 5:11

Personnel[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Charts and certifications[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Chart positions[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[35] 5
Canada (RPM 50 Singles)[31] 1

Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[36]

50
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 4
Italy (FIMI)[37] 32

New Zealand (The Official NZ Music Charts)[38]

4
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[39] 25
South African Chart[40] 4

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22]

5
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 3
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[26] 36
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[26] 1

Certifications[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Country Provider Certification
Canada CRIA Gold[34]
United Kingdom BPI Silver[41]
United States RIAA Gold[29]

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Cover versions[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  • la pop-band britannica Cranial Screwtop ha registratoi una versione per il suo album del 2006 Too Fast for Technology.
  • Reel Big Fishha registrato una versione ska della canzone, found on several of their albums.
  • The Young Werewolves hanno registrato una psychobilly versione della canzone issued on the French release of their album, Cheat the Devil.
  • le Subliminal Girls hanno eseguito una cover della canzone nel 2007. It was released as a double a side with the track "Self Obsession is an Art Form".
  • Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson and Matt Bomer as Cooper Anderson covered this song as a mash-up with another Duran Duran song, Rio in the third season of Glee. Also, if you watch the iTunes Movie Trailer for "Alpha And Omega", you can hear both songs (except the song, "Hungry like The Wolf," is the instrumental part at the beginning of the song).
  • American grunge band Hole played the first verse and the chorus of the song on their MTV Unplugged, with Courtney Love introducing it as "the best song ever written". This version was released on the single for "Doll Parts".
  • The song was covered by American industrial rock band Black Light Burns.
  • 5 Seconds of Summer's "Hey Everybody!" references the vocal melody and other elements from the song during its verses.[42]

References in popular culture[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Bruce Campbell sings the song in a commercial for Old Spice.

In the Doctor Who episode "Cold War" (set in 1983), the character of Professor Grisenko (David Warner) is a fan of Western pop music (particularly Duran Duran and Ultravox). In a tense moment, he encourages Clara Oswald to gain courage by singing "Hungry like The Wolf"; later, as the Ice Warrior Skaldak prepares to launch a nuclear missile, Clara starts singing the song.

In the The Shield episode "Tar baby", Dutch Wagenbach (Jay Karnes) sings a section of the chorus in his car after leaving his date. He is recorded on camera and mocked later by Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis).

In the Futurama direct to DVD movie "Into the Wild Green Yonder", Zapp Brannigan sing the song.

In the Shrek DVD special, 'Far Far Away Idol', the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs sing a section of the chorus until the pigs run off, afraid that the Wolf will eat them.

In the 2002 film Big Fat Liar, the song plays in the background during the scene when Marty Wolf is turned blue by Jason and Kaylee.

In the Daria season four episode "Legends of the Mall", the song plays as "Metal Mouth" is at the dentist in Trent's "Metal Mouth" legend he tells.

In the 2003 film Old School (film), the song plays in the background while Barry gives Marissa and her friends instruction.

In the 80's film "Small Sacrifices", the song was a recurring element.

In the Psych season four episode "Let's Get Hairy", this song is used to tie-in with its use of werewolves.

In the 2011 film Take Me Home Tonight, the song is used in the opening credits.[43]

True crime author Ann Rule, on an ABC News special about child murderer Diane Downs, noted that Downs had been playing the song in her car before she shot her three children. Downs, who maintains that her children were shot by a "bushy-haired stranger" on the road, sang the song's chorus in court while recalling her version of events. This scenario, with the soundtrack was reenacted in the 1989 made-for-TV movie "Small Sacrifices" based on the true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name. Diane Downs was played by the now late actress Farrah Fawcett. Rule, who witnessed the court proceedings and penned a book about Downs, says that "Hungry like the Wolf" gives her "chills" to this day.[44] Downs's surviving children originally reacted negatively to the song, but once safely adopted, both they and their new father came to terms with it.

During the reveal of the all-new 2016 Mazda Miata, Duran Duran played this song live, along with A View To A Kill.

Three-time BDO world darts champion Martin Adams, nicknamed "Wolfie", uses the song as his walk-on music.

Notes[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jhonny Black, The Greatest Songs Ever! Hungry Like the Wolf, in Blender, Alpha Media Group, gennaio–February 2003. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 13 ottobre 2010).
  2. ^ a b c Filmato audio Duran Duran, Classic Albums: Rio, Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Ok Then, Shortest Song, su duranduran.com. URL consultato il 7 febbraio 2009.
  4. ^ Story From Storytellers, su duranduran.com. URL consultato il 7 febbraio 2009.
  5. ^ Sound Effects, su duranduran.com. URL consultato il 7 febbraio 2009.
  6. ^ Rob Mitchum, Fame Had Its Way With Us!, in Pitchfork Media, Pitchfork Media, Inc, 2 luglio 2003. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  7. ^ Jon Pareles, Nostalgia for the Skinny Tie as Duran Duran Returns, in The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 5 aprile 2005. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  8. ^ Ned Raggett, Album Review: Rio, in Allmusic, Rovi Corporation. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  9. ^ a b Stewart Mason, Song Review: Hungry Like the Wolf, in Allmusic, Rovi Corporation. URL consultato il 17 agosto 2009.
  10. ^ Denisoff; Schurk, 1986. p. 364.
  11. ^ a b c d Shuker, 2001. p. 171.
  12. ^ a b Michael Odell, Fame Had Its Way With Us!, in Blender, Alpha Media Group, giugno–July 2003. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 2 agosto 2009).
  13. ^ Andy Taylor, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran, London, Orion Publishing Group, 2008, p. 100, ISBN 978-0-7528-8338-0.
  14. ^ Batchelor; Stoddart, 2007. p. 124.
  15. ^ Taylor, 104-05.
  16. ^ Hungry Lady, su duranduran.com. URL consultato il 7 febbraio 2009.
  17. ^ Timeline: 1982, su duranduran.com. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2009.
  18. ^ MTV: 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made, su rockonthenet.com, 1999. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2009.
  19. ^ Grammy Awards Winners: Hungry Like the Wolf, su grammy.com, The Recording Academy, 1983. URL consultato il 18 gennaio 2009. [collegamento interrotto]
  20. ^ VH1: 100 Greatest Videos, su rockonthenet.com, 2001. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2009.
  21. ^ a b 1982 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – 15th May 1982, su officialcharts.com, Official Charts Company. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Archive Chart" Official Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  23. ^ Duran Duran, su officialcharts.com, Official Charts Company. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013.
  24. ^ a b The Irish Charts – All there is to know, su irishcharts.ie, IRMA. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013. Only one result when searching "Hungry like the wolf"
  25. ^ Denisoff; Schurk, 1986. p. 365.
  26. ^ a b c d Duran Duran awards at Allmusic, in Allmusic, Rovi Corporation. URL consultato il 18 giugno 2013.
  27. ^ The Billboard Hot 100: Hungry like the Wolf – Duran Duran – Week of Dec 25 1982, su billboard.com, Billboard, 25 dicembre 1982. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009. [collegamento interrotto]
  28. ^ Hot 100: Week of April 9, 1983 – Hungry Like the Wolf, su billboard.com, Billboard, 9 aprile 1983. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  29. ^ a b RIAA – Gold and Platinum – Hungry Like the Wolf, su riaa.com, Recording Industry Association of America, 16 marzo 1993. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009.
  30. ^ Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 21, 22 January 1983, in RPM, Library and Archives Canada, 22 gennaio 1983. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  31. ^ a b Top Singles – Volume 38, No.3, 19 March 1983, in RPM, RPM Music Publications Ltd, 19 marzo 1983. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009.
  32. ^ Top Singles – Volume 38, No. 13, 28 May 1983, in RPM, Library and Archives Canada, 28 maggio 1983. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  33. ^ Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 17, 24 December 1983, in RPM, Library and Archives Canada, 24 dicembre 1983. URL consultato il 4 febbraio 2009.
  34. ^ a b Gold and Platinum Search, su musiccanada.com, Canadian Recording Industry Association, 1º aprile 1983. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009.
  35. ^ David Kent, Australian Chart Book 1970–1992, St Ives, N.S.W., Australian Chart Book, 1993, ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  36. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  37. ^ Indice per Interprete: D, in HitParadeItalia, Creative Commons lian. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013.
  38. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  39. ^ HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF – Duran Duran, in Nowe Media, Polskie Radio S.A., LP3.polskieradio.pl. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013.
  40. ^ South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (D), in Rock.co.za, John Samson. URL consultato il 22 luglio 2013.
  41. ^ Certified Awards, su bpi.co.uk, British Phonographic Industry, 1º luglio 1982. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009.
  42. ^ 5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review, su Billboard. URL consultato il 19 novembre 2015.
  43. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Take-Me-Home-Tonight/dp/B004NTVM7E
  44. ^ Mom: 'Bushy-Haired' Stranger Shot Kids. ABC News. 14 May 2010.

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