It Hit Me Like a Hammer

"It Hit Me Like a Hammer" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released as the second single from their sixth album, Hard at Play, in 1991. The song was co-written by band leader Huey Lewis and the 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 Top Singles chart. The single release contains a remix of the song with a saxophone solo that did not appear on the album.

"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
Label
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)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 9
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 10

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 77
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 70

References
  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. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1630." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1613." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. "Huey Lewis and the News – It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. "Huey Lewis & the News Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. "Huey Lewis & the News Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  8. "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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