Hungry (Kosheen song)

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"Hungry"
Hungry Kosheen cover.jpg
Single by Kosheen
from the album Resist
B-side
  • "Dangerous Waters" (Kosheen mix)
  • "Live 4 Today"
Released22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
Studio Ledge One (Bristol, England)
Genre Drum and bass
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Decoder & Substance
Kosheen singles chronology
"Catch"
(2001)		"Hungry"
(2002)		"Harder"
(2002)
Music video
"Hungry" on YouTube

"Hungry" is a song by British electronic music trio Kosheen. It was written by group members Sian Evans, Darren Beale, and Mark Morrison and produced by Decoder & Substance. A drum and bass track with folk-pop influences, "Hungry" was released as the fourth single (and sixth overall) from Kosheen's 2001 debut studio album, Resist , on 22 April 2002. Upon its release, the track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Kosheen's third top-20 hit, and gave the group their highest-charting single in Finland, where it peaked at number 10.

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Release and critical reception

In the United Kingdom, Arista Records and Moksha Recordings had originally scheduled the "Hungry" single release for 15 April 2002, but it was delayed a week to 22 April 2002. [1] [2] Three formats of the single were issued in the UK: two CDs and a 12-inch vinyl disc. The first CD and 12-inch vinyl contain remixes from producers such as Tiësto, Satoshi Tomiie, Bent, and Zed Bias, [3] [4] while the second CD includes B-sides "Dangerous Waters" and "Live 4 Today". [5] Reviewing the song on 8 April 2002, British trade paper Music Week listed it as a "recommended" single, comparing the track to the folk-pop sound of singer-songwriter Dido combined with an "unfussy, accessible drum & bass musical template" and calling it an "absolute treat". [1] In Australia, the song was released on 3 June 2002 as a CD single containing selected remixes. [6] [7]

Chart performance

On the week beginning 28 April 2002, "Hungry" debuted at its peak of number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Kosheen's third top-20 hit and the last single from Resist to reach the top 40; it spent four weeks on the listing. [8] On the UK Dance Chart, the track peaked at number four the same week. [9] In Finland, "Hungry" became Kosheen's second and final single to chart as well as their highest-peaking song, debuting at number 10 on the 22nd chart week of 2002, its only appearance in the top 20. [10] [11] On 8 June 2002, the song appeared on Flanders' Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking, reaching number 18. [12] Elsewhere in Europe, "Hungry" charted for five weeks in Germany, debuting at its peak of number 79 in early September. [13] On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single entered the ranking at number 50, it peak, on the issue date of 11 May 2002. [14] In Australia, the song picked up support from radio and dance clubs, allowing it to reach number 53 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number seven on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart; [15] on the former listing, it spent four weeks in the top 100, while on the latter, it accrued nine weeks in the top 25. [16] [17]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [3]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [15] 53
Australian Dance (ARIA) [19] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [12] 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 10
Germany (Official German Charts) [13] 79
Scotland (OCC) [20] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 13
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom22 April 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [2]
Denmark27 May 2002CD
  • BMG
  • Moksha
 [21]
Australia3 June 2002
  • Arista
  • BMG
  • Moksha
 [6]

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