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 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. 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.

Track listings

• 7-inch and cassette single

A. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" – 4:01

B. "Do You Love Me, or What?" – 3:46

• 12-inch and CD single

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

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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References