"Hooked" is a song performed by
American
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boy band
Why Don't We
Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the gr ...
. The song was released as a digital download on June 7, 2018 by Signature and
Atlantic Records
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, as the lead single from their debut studio album ''
8 Letters
''8 Letters'' is the debut full-length studio album by American boy band Why Don't We. The album was released on August 31, 2018, by Signature Entertainment & Atlantic Records in the United States and by Warner Music Group elsewhere. The album ...
''.
The song peaked at number twenty-two on the US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
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chart.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Hooked" was first released onto YouTube on June 7, 2018. The video was directed by Éli Sokhn. The video depicts the band members in various fantastical dating scenarios (including special agents, video game characters, and giant
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).
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
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.
* Jacob Manson – Producer, background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programmer, writer
* Paul Sumpter – Acoustic Guitar
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Phil Plested
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– Background vocals, writer
* Robin Florent – Engineer
* Scott Desmarais – Engineer
* Chris Galland – Mixing Engineer
* Manny Marroquin – Mixing Engineer
* Louis Bell – Vocal Production
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Corbyn Besson
Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the g ...
– Vocals
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Daniel Seavey – Vocals
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Jack Avery – Vocals
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Jonah Marais – Vocals
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Zach Herron – Vocals
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2018 songs
2018 singles
Why Don't We songs