| Hunter's Moon | |
| Cover: | Ghost - Hunter's Moon.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ghost |
| Album: | Impera |
| B-Side: | "Halloween Kills" |
| Label: | Loma Vista |
| Prev Title: | Kiss the Go-Goat / Mary on a Cross |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Call Me Little Sunshine |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
"Hunter's Moon" is a song by Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released on 30 September 2021 in support of the 2021 slasher film Halloween Kills; although it does not feature on the film's soundtrack, it plays over the end credits.[1] A music video for the song was released the same day.[2] On 20 January 2022, the band announced that the song was confirmed to be featured on their fifth studio album, Impera, which was released on 11 March 2022.[3]
Two versions of the song were recorded. The main version, released as a single on 30 September 2021, was produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, while the film version featured in the end credits of Halloween Kills was produced by Rob Cavallo and Tom Dalgety and mixed by Doug McKean.
A 7" vinyl record containing the song and "Halloween Kills Main Title" was released alongside a limited edition orange 7" vinyl record on January 21, 2022. The latter release had both versions of "Hunter’s Moon".[4]
According to Tobias Forge, Ryan Turek, a producer of the film Halloween Kills, asked him if he was interested in writing a song for the film. Forge said that he already had a few songs that might work, and specifically one song that could work very well within the concepts of the film.[5]
| Peak position | |
| Czech Republic (Modern Rock)[6] | 3 |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 60 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[8] | 23 |
| UK Physical Singles (OCC)[9] | 1 |
| Position | ||
| UK Vinyl Singles (OCC)[10] | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] | 32 | |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] | 33 |