| Night of the Hunter | |
| Cover: | 30 Seconds to Mars - "Night of the Hunter".jpg |
| Type: | promo |
| Artist: | Thirty Seconds to Mars |
| Album: | This Is War |
| Released: | April 8, 2011 |
"Night of the Hunter" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album This Is War. Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto,[1] the song was released as the fifth and final single from the album in 2011. The track was produced by Flood, Steve Lillywhite and 30 Seconds to Mars, and was inspired by Jared and his brother Shannon's youth in Louisiana.
The song was written by Jared Leto, with him playing lead guitar, Tomo Milicevic playing the bass guitar, and Shannon Leto on drums. Jared Leto said the following to MTV News:
Lead guitarist Tomo Milicevic said the following about the song to Music Radar:
In an interview with MTV, Jared Leto said the following about a potential video:
However, he also said the following:
In an interview with MTV, Jared Leto said the following about the release of the song:
The song impacted radio on May 17, 2011.[2] On September 18, 2012, a remix of "Night of the Hunter" by the band's drummer Shannon Leto was released as a digital single.[3] Speaking about the remix, he said: "'Night of the Hunter' is one of my favorite songs to play live with my band and I really wanted to reinvent it, to shed a different light on it by bringing a dance element to it."[4]
Credits adapted from This Is War liner notes.[1]