Hungry Like the Wolf the door in America for the New Romantic/synth rock crossover." Stewart Mason, also from Allmusic, called "Hungry Like the Wolf" a "spectacular pop single", and "the finest song Duran Duran ever wrote", adding that it was a "much more kinetic and exciting song than earlier flop singles like 'Planet Earth'." In 1982, music video director Russell Mulcahy, who had directed the band's first video "Planet Earth," was brought back to make the music video for "Hungry Like the Wolf" and two other songs for the band's 1983 video album. The band had a vision of jungles and exotic women, and
Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino. "NME"s chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine. The sources, in accordance with the official canon of the Official Charts Company, are the "New Musical Express" chart from 1952 to 1960; the "Record Retailer" chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 onwards. The calendar year that has featured the most UK number ones is 2000, which featured 42 singles reaching the top spot; the year with the fewest number ones is 2016, with 10 songs, followed by 1954,