Hazard (song)

"Hazard" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx. The song is about a woman named Mary who mysteriously disappears and a social pariah who is accused of orchestrating Mary's disappearance, despite claiming to be innocent. The song's music video follows this plot. "Hazard" was released as the second single from Marx's third studio album, Rush Street (1991), on January 28, 1992, in the United States.

"Hazard"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Rush Street
B-side
  • "Big Boy Now"
  • "Thunder and Lightning"
  • "Ride with the Idol"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1992 (1992-01-28)
Recorded1991
GenreSoft rock
Length
  • 5:17 (album version)
  • 4:48 (edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx
Producer(s)Richard Marx
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Keep Coming Back"
(1991)		 "Hazard"
(1992)		 "Take This Heart"
(1992)

In April 1992, "Hazard" peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and shortly thereafter topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, becoming Marx's third number-one single on that chart. Internationally, "Hazard" reached No. 1 in Australia, the top three in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 10 in New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.

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