It Hit Me Like a Hammer

"It Hit Me Like a Hammer"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Hard at Play
B-side"Do You Love Me, or What?"
Released1991
Length4:01
LabelEMI USA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bill Schnee
  • Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
"Couple Days Off"
(1991) 		"It Hit Me Like a Hammer"
(1991) 		"He Don't Know"
(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 No. 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.

Track listings

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  • 7-inch and cassette single[2][3]
A. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" – 4:01
B. "Do You Love Me, or What?" – 3:46
  1. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (remix sax solo version) – 4:02
  2. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" – 4:01
  3. "Do You Love Me, or What?" – 3:46
  • Japanese mini-album[6]
  1. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (single remix)
  2. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (album version)
  3. "Do You Love Me, or What?"

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1991 Cassette EMI USA
Japan September 20, 1991 Mini-CD [16]

References

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  1. ^ Hard at Play (Media notes). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI Records. 1991. 93355.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ It Hit Me Like a Hammer (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 006 20 4402 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ It Hit Me Like a Hammer (US cassette single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. 4KM-50364.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ It Hit Me Like a Hammer (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEYX14, 3237496.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ It Hit Me Like a Hammer (UK CD single liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. Chrysalis Records. 1991. HUEYCD 14, 3237492.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ It Hit Me Like a Hammer (Japanese mini-album liner notes). Huey Lewis and the News. EMI USA. 1991. TODP-2321.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing August 26, 1991". Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1630." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1613." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News – It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  14. ^ "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  15. ^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "ヒット・ミー・ライク・ア・ハマー | ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュース" [Hit Me Like a Hammer | Huey Lewis & the News] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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