Hunter (Galantis song)

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"Hunter"
Galantis Hunter.jpg
Single by Galantis
from the album The Aviary
Released5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jimmy Koitzsch
  • Henrik Jonback
  • Galantis
  • Ki Fitzgerald (co.)
  • Josh Wilkinson (co.)
Galantis singles chronology
"Rich Boy"
(2017)		"Hunter"
(2017)		"Tell Me You Love Me"
(2017)
Music video
"Hunter" on YouTube

"Hunter" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo Galantis, released on May 5, 2017, via Atlantic Recording in the United States and WEA International elsewhere around the globe. It was written by Josh Wilkinson, Hannah Wilson, Ki Fitzgerald, Henrik Jonback, Jimmy Koitzsch and Galantis, with production handled by the latter three.

Contents

Background

Galantis celebrated the release of "Hunter" with a Facebook Live event, in which they acknowledged their fans and answered questions submitted by viewers. “Hunter” was played in the background throughout the segment. [1]

The duo appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly in May 2017 to perform "Hunter", as well as "No Money" and "Peanut Butter Jelly". [2]

Music video

The music video, which was directed by Ben Fee, premiered on the duo's Vevo account on 29 June 2017. The video features Galantis' mascot, the Seafox, accompanied by a host of ornately dressed forest creatures on the hunt for a magical remedy. [3] [4]

Track listing

Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Hunter"3:04
Digital download – Remixes EP [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Hunter" (NGHTMRE and Rickyxsan Remix)2:28
2."Hunter" (Henry Fong Remix)3:01
3."Hunter" (Mike Williams Remix)3:50
4."Hunter" (Made in June Remix)3:14
5."Hunter" (Galantis and Misha K VIP Mix)2:54
Digital download - Beatport exclusive [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Hunter" (Olin Batista Remix)3:55
2."Hunter" (David Puentez Remix)4:13
3."Hunter" (ALIGEE Remix)3:09

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [24] Gold200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United States5 May 2017 Digital download Original Atlantic [5]
16 July 2017Remixes EP [6]

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