219:
replied, "I had the chance to work in an insurance company before, and I worked in the department of human resources and I saw the way that this company was trying to hire people. It was very polite and very nice with men in suits, but at the same time it was very cut-throat. I wanted to make a
36:
182:"Headhunter" was released as a single in 1988, as a 12" (Version 1.0) and a 7" (Version 2.0). Each featured a corresponding version of "Welcome to Paradise" as the
403:
452:
422:
305:
661:
1027:
476:
385:
322:
402:
The above tracks for
Headhunter 2000 were split across four discs in another version of the release. Other versions of the release are listed
212:, and used eggs as a visual theme. According to bandmember Patrick Codenys this was because Corbijn misheard the song title as "Egg Hunter".
472:
456:
395:
378:
336:
440:
433:
1017:
508:
641:
495:
produced a parody version in a relaxed jazz/lounge style (in contrast to the pounding industrial dance beat of the original).
1032:
750:
223:
After a long hiatus from 1993 onward, Front 242 regrouped to re-record the song in late 1999, releasing it with multiple
17:
610:
839:
832:
688:
1012:
881:
743:
584:
215:
When asked during an interview about the concept for the song, Front 242's vocalist and lyricist
220:
parallel between tribal warfare and these activities. The song means both of these activities."
528:
991:
159:
81:
500:
913:
503:
sampled the instrumental of this song in "Cerol na Mão", released in 2001, resulting in a
8:
1022:
867:
569:
284:
201:
783:
736:
468:
143:
552:
860:
771:
350:
216:
183:
171:
138:
846:
109:
77:
640:
Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (22 July 2022).
357:
253:
ranked it at number 60 in its list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".
247:
ranked "Headhunter" as the greatest industrial song of all time in 2012. In 2022,
874:
662:"Bonde Do Tigrão's 'Cerol Na Mão/Entra E Sai' sample of Front 242's 'Headhunter'"
931:
853:
464:
228:
200:. It depicted the bandmembers in an urban landscape of Brussels, including the
188:
56:
43:
568:. Season 1. Episode 5 (in Flemish). 16 December 2008. Event occurs at 38:18.
166:. The song was a major hit in the electronic and industrial music scenes, and
1006:
949:
646:
488:
249:
197:
496:
492:
480:
104:
459:(also known as "Welcome to...Headhunter") released remixes of the song to
411:
899:
364:
193:
72:
967:
718:
666:
312:
123:
906:
759:
163:
113:
47:
35:
439:
Headhunter (Talla 2XLC Vocal Club Mix) - (8:50) (by Talla 2XLC and
429:
371:
291:
618:
722:
504:
298:
209:
205:
407:
329:
484:
224:
728:
170:
subsequently became the top selling album in the history of
196:
using the shorter "Version 2.0" soundtrack was directed by
611:"Feature: 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time – #1"
460:
272:
639:
256:
186:. A third version appeared later on the 1988 album
447:
1004:
553:3AM Magazine: Friday I'm in Love, 28 August 2009
744:
608:
689:"Front 242 acusa Bonde do Tigrão de plágio"
414:. Some of them include additional remixes:
751:
737:
34:
16:For other songs with similar titles, see
18:Headhunter (disambiguation) § Music
1028:Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn
1005:
642:"200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time"
732:
557:
529:"ASCAP Repertory entry for this song"
507:by Front 242 against Bonde do Tigrão
491:. Aghast View also did a remix, and
273:Headhunter 2000 track listing (1999)
257:Headhunter track listing (CD, 1988)
13:
391:Headhunter (Suspicious mix) - 8:29
318:Headhunter (Talla 2XLC mix) - 8:54
14:
1044:
711:
582:
158:" is a 1988 song by the Belgian
609:Schock, David (March 9, 2012).
1018:English-language Belgian songs
681:
654:
633:
602:
576:
546:
521:
448:Other known covers and remixes
418:Headhunter (Peak mix) - (3:36)
1:
758:
514:
1033:Black-and-white music videos
589:Technology Works magazine #7
239:
208:that had been built for the
7:
10:
1049:
265:Welcome to Paradise (v1.0)
177:
15:
984:
959:
941:
923:
891:
824:
766:
509:due to musical plagiarism
121:
103:
87:
71:
63:
53:
42:
33:
28:
23:1988 single by Front 242
436:Generator mix) - (7:43)
621:on September 18, 2013
585:"Front 242 Interview"
868:06:21:03:11 Up Evil
615:COMA Music Magazine
469:Eskimos & Egypt
285:Front Line Assembly
245:COMA Music Magazine
202:Berlaymont building
817:Jean-Marc Lederman
796:Daniel Bressanutti
784:Richard Jonckheere
725:(list of releases)
192:(Version 3.0). A
132:Daniel Bressanutti
1000:
999:
924:Compilation album
914:Re-Boot: Live '98
861:Tyranny (For You)
772:Jean-Luc De Meyer
695:. 31 October 2003
351:Apoptygma Berzerk
268:Headhunter (v2.0)
262:Headhunter (v1.0)
217:Jean-Luc De Meyer
210:1958 World's Fair
172:Wax Trax! Records
152:
151:
139:Jean-Luc De Meyer
1040:
985:Related articles
847:Official Version
808:Kristin Kowalski
753:
746:
739:
730:
729:
705:
704:
702:
700:
685:
679:
678:
676:
674:
658:
652:
651:
637:
631:
630:
628:
626:
617:. Archived from
606:
600:
599:
597:
595:
580:
574:
573:
561:
555:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
525:
126:
110:Red Rhino Europe
99:
98:
94:
38:
26:
25:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1037:
1013:Front 242 songs
1003:
1002:
1001:
996:
980:
955:
937:
919:
887:
875:05:22:09:12 Off
820:
802:Jean-Marc Pauly
778:Patrick Codenys
762:
757:
714:
709:
708:
698:
696:
687:
686:
682:
672:
670:
660:
659:
655:
638:
634:
624:
622:
607:
603:
593:
591:
581:
577:
563:
562:
558:
551:
547:
537:
535:
527:
526:
522:
517:
501:Bonde do Tigrão
463:. In addition,
450:
423:Children Within
275:
259:
242:
233:Headhunter 2000
227:on the dual-CD
180:
148:
135:Patrick Codenys
122:
116:
112:
96:
92:
91:
54:from the album
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1046:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
998:
997:
995:
994:
988:
986:
982:
981:
979:
978:
971:
963:
961:
957:
956:
954:
953:
945:
943:
939:
938:
936:
935:
932:Back Catalogue
927:
925:
921:
920:
918:
917:
910:
903:
895:
893:
889:
888:
886:
885:
878:
871:
864:
857:
854:Front by Front
850:
843:
836:
828:
826:
822:
821:
819:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
793:
792:
787:
780:
775:
767:
764:
763:
756:
755:
748:
741:
733:
727:
726:
713:
712:External links
710:
707:
706:
680:
653:
632:
601:
575:
556:
545:
519:
518:
516:
513:
489:cover versions
465:Danny Tenaglia
449:
446:
445:
444:
437:
426:
419:
400:
399:
392:
389:
382:
375:
368:
361:
354:
346:
345:
341:
340:
333:
326:
319:
316:
309:
302:
295:
288:
280:
279:
274:
271:
270:
269:
266:
263:
258:
255:
241:
238:
189:Front By Front
179:
176:
168:Front By Front
150:
149:
147:
146:
141:
136:
133:
129:
127:
119:
118:
107:
101:
100:
89:
85:
84:
75:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:Front by Front
51:
50:
40:
39:
31:
30:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1045:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
993:
990:
989:
987:
983:
976:
972:
969:
965:
964:
962:
958:
952:
951:
950:Mut@ge.Mix@ge
947:
946:
944:
940:
934:
933:
929:
928:
926:
922:
916:
915:
911:
909:
908:
904:
902:
901:
897:
896:
894:
890:
884:
883:
879:
877:
876:
872:
870:
869:
865:
863:
862:
858:
856:
855:
851:
849:
848:
844:
842:
841:
837:
835:
834:
830:
829:
827:
825:Studio albums
823:
816:
813:
811:Eran Westwood
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
794:
791:
788:
786:
785:
781:
779:
776:
774:
773:
769:
768:
765:
761:
754:
749:
747:
742:
740:
735:
734:
731:
724:
720:
716:
715:
694:
690:
684:
669:
668:
663:
657:
649:
648:
647:Rolling Stone
643:
636:
620:
616:
612:
605:
590:
586:
583:Moore, Paul.
579:
571:
567:
564:"Front 242".
560:
554:
549:
534:
530:
524:
520:
512:
510:
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
477:Project 12:01
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
442:
438:
435:
431:
427:
425:mix) - (4:09)
424:
420:
417:
416:
415:
413:
409:
405:
397:
393:
390:
387:
383:
380:
376:
373:
369:
366:
362:
359:
358:Leæther Strip
355:
352:
348:
347:
343:
342:
338:
334:
331:
327:
324:
320:
317:
314:
310:
307:
303:
300:
296:
293:
289:
286:
282:
281:
277:
276:
267:
264:
261:
260:
254:
252:
251:
250:Rolling Stone
246:
237:
235:
234:
230:
226:
221:
218:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
198:Anton Corbijn
195:
191:
190:
185:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
145:
142:
140:
137:
134:
131:
130:
128:
125:
124:Songwriter(s)
120:
115:
111:
108:
106:
102:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:
58:
52:
49:
45:
41:
37:
32:
27:
19:
974:
948:
942:Remix albums
930:
912:
905:
898:
880:
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
831:
805:Pierre Pauly
789:
782:
777:
770:
697:. Retrieved
692:
683:
671:. Retrieved
665:
656:
645:
635:
623:. Retrieved
619:the original
614:
604:
592:. Retrieved
588:
578:
565:
559:
548:
536:. Retrieved
532:
523:
497:Funk carioca
493:ThouShaltNot
481:Icon of Coil
451:
428:Headhunter (
421:Headhunter (
401:
394:Headhunter (
386:Resistance D
384:Headhunter (
377:Headhunter (
370:Headhunter (
363:Headhunter (
356:Headhunter (
349:Headhunter (
335:Headhunter (
328:Headhunter (
323:Doug Laurent
321:Headhunter (
311:Headhunter (
304:Headhunter (
297:Headhunter (
290:Headhunter (
283:Headhunter (
248:
244:
243:
232:
231:
222:
214:
187:
181:
167:
155:
153:
55:
29:"Headhunter"
992:Discography
900:Live Target
892:Live albums
799:Dirk Bergen
398:mix) - 6:50
388:mix) - 6:41
381:mix) - 6:33
374:mix) - 7:14
367:mix) - 4:46
365:Funker Vogt
360:mix) - 5:39
353:mix) - 5:43
339:mix) - 4:59
332:mix) - 6:19
325:mix) - 6:31
315:mix) - 4:18
308:mix) - 5:09
301:mix) - 5:29
294:mix) - 5:20
287:mix) - 5:55
194:music video
1023:1988 songs
1007:Categories
975:Headhunter
968:Funkahdafi
840:No Comment
790:Tim Kroker
719:Headhunter
667:WhoSampled
625:August 27,
515:References
457:Razormaid!
453:Hot Tracks
396:Space Frog
379:Galan Pixs
337:Substanz T
156:Headhunter
144:Richard-23
117:Animalized
78:Industrial
907:Live Code
833:Geography
814:John Dubs
760:Front 242
441:Vernon B.
240:Reception
164:Front 242
114:Wax Trax!
48:Front 242
594:14 April
430:M.I.K.E.
372:Empirion
306:Beefcake
292:Aqualite
204:and the
64:Released
723:Discogs
699:3 April
693:Estadão
673:3 April
538:June 4,
505:lawsuit
412:Discogs
410:and at
344:Disc 2:
299:Haujobb
278:Disc 1:
225:remixes
206:Atomium
178:Release
570:Canvas
566:Belpop
499:group
432:&
408:FreeDB
330:Noisex
229:single
184:B-side
88:Length
44:Single
960:Songs
882:Pulse
721:" at
533:ASCAP
487:made
485:Ayria
313:Xingu
162:band
105:Label
73:Genre
701:2014
675:2014
627:2012
596:2013
540:2021
483:and
455:and
404:here
67:1988
473:DBS
461:DJs
434:B's
406:at
160:EBM
82:EBM
46:by
1009::
691:.
664:.
644:.
613:.
587:.
531:.
511:.
479:,
475:,
471:,
467:,
236:.
174:.
97:02
80:,
977:"
973:"
970:"
966:"
752:e
745:t
738:v
717:"
703:.
677:.
650:.
629:.
598:.
572:.
542:.
443:)
154:"
95::
93:5
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
