| "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" | ||||
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| Single by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
| from the album Hard at Play | ||||
| B-side | "Do You Love Me, Or What?" | |||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Format | 7", Cassette, CD | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label |
EMI America Chrysalis (UK) |
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| Writer(s) |
Robert John "Mutt" Lange Huey Lewis |
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| Producer(s) | Bill Schnee Huey Lewis and the News |
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"It Hit Me Like a Hammer" is a song recorded by Huey Lewis and the News and released as the second single from their album, Hard at Play, in 1991. The song was co-written by band leader Huey Lewis and the songwriter/producer, Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Lange had previously written the band's breakthrough hit, "Do You Believe in Love", nearly 10 years earlier.
The single release contained a remix of the song with a saxophone solo that did not appear on the album.