High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group`s second studio album Rio (1982). The song was released in May 1982 as the band`s fifth single in the United Kingdom. It reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart, and received a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).