"Hide and Seek" is a song by English musician Howard Jones, released in February 1984 as the third single from his debut studio album, Human's Lib.
The The song has been covered by many artists, including a version by the band Gregorian on their Masters of Chant Chapter IV album.
When writing "Hide and Seek", Jones was inspired by the work of Alan Watts, particularly on his views of life and death.
"[4] Jones performed a solo acoustic version of the song at the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert.
[4] He reflected in 2015 that it was "very fortunate" that he picked that song to perform and said that it was a "wonderful feeling" when the audience joined in to sing parts of the chorus.