Hungry Like the Wolf of the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Although the band initially failed to break into the US market, MTV placed the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video into heavy rotation. Subsequently, the group gained much exposure; the song peaked at the number 3 spot on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in March 1983, and Duran Duran became an international sensation. The video won the first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1984. "Hungry Like the Wolf" was written and recorded on a Saturday in the spring of 1982 at the basement studios of EMI's London headquarters.
Hungry Like the Wolf began playing the accompanying music video in heavy rotation, the exposure pushed "Hungry Like the Wolf" onto AOR playlists. The song entered "Billboard"'s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in August 1982 and reached the top of the chart in January 1983. Following the release of the "Carnival" EP in September and the David Kershenbaum remaster of "Rio" in November, the Kershenbaum remix of "Hungry Like the Wolf" was released as a single on 3 December 1982. "Hungry Like the Wolf" entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 25 December 1982 at number 77, peaking at number 3 on 26 March 1983,