"Hunter" is a song by British singer

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from her debut album, '' No Angel'' (1999). The song was released as the third single from the album in the United States on 18 June 2001. "Hunter" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Australia, France, Greece, Ireland, and New Zealand. In the US, it entered the top 20 on two ''

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'' charts.

Music video

The video, directed by

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, takes place in the city during a night of the full moon. In the video,

is chasing her

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in the city. Intercut are scenes of Dido singing the song in a balcony, living room and also the underwater amusement park. The video ends with Dido catching up with her lookalike in a tunnel and both hugging and embracing each other.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Hunter" – 3:54 # "Hunter" (

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remix) – 6:07 # "Take My Hand" (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix) – 8:03 UK CD2 # "Hunter" – 3:54 # "Hunter" (FK-EK vocal mix) – 7:04 # "Take My Hand" (

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remix) – 8:50 UK 12-inch single :A. "Hunter" (MJ Cole remix) – 6:07 :B. "Take My Hand" (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix) – 8:03 Australian CD single # "Hunter" – 3:56 # "Hunter" (FK-EK vocal mix) – 7:04 # "Take My Hand" (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix) – 8:03

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. * Dido – writing (as Dido Armstrong), vocals, production *

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– writing *

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– additional background vocals *

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, production *

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– electric guitar, percussion *

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– electric guitar * John Pierce – bass * Richie Stevens – additional live drums * Ash Howes – recording, mixing * Randy Wine – additional recording * James Sanger – programming * Richard Andrews – artwork design *

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– photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter (Dido Song) 1999 songs 2001 singles Arista Records singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles Cheeky Records singles Dido (singer) songs Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Song recordings produced by Dido (singer) Song recordings produced by Rick Nowels Songs written by Dido (singer) Songs written by Rollo Armstrong