"Hunters of the Night" is the first single and hit song released by the band Mr. Mister

Mr. Mister

Mr. Mister is an American pop rock band most popular in the 1980s. The band's name came from an inside joke about a Weather Report album called Mr. Gone where they referred to each other as "Mister This" or "Mister That", and eventually selected "Mr. Mister." Mr. Mister may be considered as...

. The song is from their 1984

1984 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...

 debut album, I Wear the Face

I Wear the Face

I Wear the Face is the debut album released from Mr. Mister, released in 1984 on the RCA label. It was re-released on October 5, 1990.The only single released was "Hunters of the Night" which was co-written with George Ghiz, who was the band's manager at the time. It reached a high of #57 on the...

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Background and music

The song was written by bassist Richard Page and keyboardist Steve George. It was co-written with lyricist John Lang and George Ghiz, who was the band's manager at the time. The single was released in 1984 along with a music video. The early exposure lead to a chart peak of number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and buoyed the success of their follow-up album, Welcome to the Real World.

Track listing

7" single

1. "Hunters of the Night" (radio edit) - 4:08
2. "I Get Lost Sometimes" - 3:50

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	57

External links

• "Hunters of the Night (I Get Lost Sometimes)." Vinyl Records, Used CDs, Rare LPs, CD Singles, Music Albums - Music Stack