"It Hit Me Like a Hammer" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1991 by EMI USA as the second single from their sixth album, Hard at Play (1991).

The song was co-written by band leader Huey Lewis and songwriter/producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

9 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

The single release contains a remix of the song with a saxophone solo that did not appear on the album.

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