| 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 single version, released on 30 September 2021, was produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, while a 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 |