Headhunter is a song by the Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 EBM

Electronic body music

Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...

 band Front 242

Front 242

Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...

. It was released in 1988

1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....

 on the album

Album

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 Front By Front

Front By Front

-1992 reissue:These tracks were originally released on the Never Stop! EP, except for "Headhunter v1.0" which was originally released on the Headhunter EP.-Personnel:* Daniel Bressanutti* Patrick Codenys* Jean-Luc De Meyer* Richard Jonckheere...

, in two versions (Version 1.0 and Version 3.0). Version 1.0 was then released as a single, with Version 2.0 as one of the b-sides

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. The song was a major hit in the electronic and industrial music scenes, and Front By Front subsequently became the top selling album in the history of Wax Trax! Records

Wax Trax! Records

Wax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...

.

Version 2.0 was accompanied by a music video

Music video

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 directed by Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...

. It depicted the bandmembers in an urban landscape of Brussels, including the Berlaymont building

Berlaymont building

The Berlaymont is an office building in Brussels, Belgium that houses the headquarters of the European Commission, which is the executive of the European Union...

 and the Atomium

Atomium

The Atomium is a monument in Brussels, originally built for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn, it stands 102 metres tall...

 that had been built for the 1958 World's Fair, and used eggs as a visual theme. According to bandmember Patrick Codenys this was because Corbijn accidentally heard that the song title was "Egg Hunter".

After a long hiatus from 1993 onwards, Front 242 regrouped to re-record the song in late 1999

1999 in music

-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

, releasing it with multiple remix

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es on the dual-CD single

Single (music)

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 Headhunter 2000.

A character in the miniatures game Hordes

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 is based on this song. Many of his abilities are drawn directly from the lyrics, including Bait the Line, Spread the Net and Lock the Target.

Headhunter Track Listing (1988)

1. Headhunter (Version 1.0)
2. Welcome to Paradise (Version 1.0)
3. Headhunter (Version 2.0)

Headhunter 2000 Track listing (1999)

• Disc 1:

1. Headhunter (Front Line Assembly
   Front Line Assembly
   Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
   
    mix) - 5:55
2. Headhunter (Aqualite mix) - 5:20
3. Headhunter (Haujobb
   Haujobb
   Haujobb is a German musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to IDM and techno...
   
    mix) - 5:29
4. Headhunter (Beefcake mix) - 5:09
5. Headhunter (Xingu
   Xingu Hill
   Xingu Hill is a musical project of musician John Sellekaers.During the last ten years, John has released about forty records on various labels . Sellekaers has also recorded under names such as Dead Hollywood Stars, Ambre, Urawa, Uncotones, Moonsanto and Ammo...
   
    mix) - 4:18
6. Headhunter (Talla 2XLC
   Talla 2XLC
   Talla 2XLC, real name Andreas Tomalla, is an electronic music producer and DJ whose work has spanned from industrial music to trance music.-History:In 1979, Talla 2XLC began DJing with the sounds of Kraftwerk, YMO, and Depeche Mode....
   
    mix) - 8:54
7. Headhunter (Doug Laurent mix) - 6:31
8. Headhunter (Noisex
   Noisex
   Noisex is the name of a power noise and industrial music act from Germany. It has long been releasing music on the Ant-Zen record label and Rudy Ratzinger's label, Mental Ulcer Forges.-Members / history:...
   
    mix) - 6:19
9. Headhunter (Substanz T mix) - 4:59
   • Disc 2:
10. Headhunter (Apoptygma Berzerk
    Apoptygma Berzerk
    Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norwegian musical group. They have achieved success with a brand of synthpop, and ballads backed with electronic rhythms, commonly known within the scene and referring to themselves as "futurepop". Apop has won awards and top-10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia...
    
     mix) - 5:43
11. Headhunter (Leæther Strip
    Leæther Strip
    Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on January 13, 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Perhaps to a certain extent, it may have influenced various film score productions. Leæther Strip was one of the...
    
     mix) - 5:39
12. Headhunter (Funker Vogt
    Funker Vogt
    Funker Vogt is a German electronic music project with an aggressive style, formed by vocalist Jens Kästel and programmer Gerrit Thomas in 1995. Other members of the band are keyboardist/manager Bjorn Bottcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt...
    
     mix) - 4:46
13. Headhunter (Empirion
    Empirion
    Empirion are a British industrial techno band, from Essex, England. They were formed in 1993, and the original line up consisted of Austin Morsely, Bob Glennie and Jamie Smart.-Beginnings:...
    
     mix) - 7:14
14. Headhunter (Galan Pixs mix) - 6:33
15. Headhunter (Resistance D mix) - 6:41
16. Headhunter (Suspicious mix) - 8:29
17. Headhunter (Space Frog mix) - 6:50

The above tracks for Headhunter 2000 were split across four discs in another version of the release. Other versions of the release are listed here at FreeDB

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 and at Discogs. Some of them include additional remixes:

1. Headhunter (Peak mix) - (3:36)
2. Headhunter (Children Within mix) - (4:09)
3. Headhunter (M.I.K.E. & B's Generator mix) - (7:43)
4. Headhunter (Talla 2XLC Vocal Club Mix) - (8:50) (by Talla 2XLC
   Talla 2XLC
   Talla 2XLC, real name Andreas Tomalla, is an electronic music producer and DJ whose work has spanned from industrial music to trance music.-History:In 1979, Talla 2XLC began DJing with the sounds of Kraftwerk, YMO, and Depeche Mode....
   
    and Vernon B.)

Other known covers and remixes

Hot Tracks

Hot Tracks

-Credits:*Dan McCafferty - vocals*Darrell Sweet - drums*Manny Charlton - guitar, producer*Pete Agnew - bass guitar, guitar-External links:*...

 and Razormaid! (also known as "Welcome to...Headhunter") released remixes of the song to DJs. In addition, Danny Tenaglia

Danny Tenaglia

Danny Tenaglia is a New York-based DJ and Grammy nominated record producer.-Early life:At the age of ten, Tenaglia first started to collect records. In 1979 he began going to nightclub Paradise Garage, where DJ Larry Levan's genre-less blend of music appealed to him...

, Eskimos & Egypt, DBS

DBS

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, Project 12:01 and Icon of Coil

Icon of Coil

Icon of Coil is a Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 bandmate Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release of Shallow Nation, the band's first single, Komor joined full-time. In 2000, Christian...

 made cover version

Cover version

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s. Aghast View

Aghast View

Aghast View is an Brazilian industrial group that released their first full-length album, Nitrovisceral, in 1994 on Cri Du Chat and, later in Germany by Subtronic Records, who never paid the band royalties.In 1996, two members began the side-project, Biopsy.The group has remained active since...

 also did a remix, and ThouShaltNot

ThouShaltNot

ThouShaltNot are a band whose style blends post-punk, goth, industrial music, and synthpop. Active since 1998, they are from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are signed to Dancing Ferret Discs.-Biography:...

produced a parody version in a relaxed jazz/lounge style (in contrast to the pounding industrial dance beat of the original).