Shock the Monkey

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"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 art rock single by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its innovative production, cryptic lyrics, and influential early MTV-era music video.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumVersionLength 5:28
artist Peter Gabriel
associatedWithMovement MTV era
chartPositionBillboardTopTracks 1
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 10
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 29
composer Peter Gabriel
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre art rock
new wave
hasBside Shock the Monkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shock the Monkey (instrumental)

Soft Dog
hasCoverVersionBy Coal Chamber
Orgy
hasMusicVideo Shock the Monkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shock the Monkey (music video)
hasPublicationMedium 12-inch single
7-inch single
music video
hasRemix Shock the Monkey (extended mix)
hasSubject human relationships
includedInAlbum Peter Gabriel (1982 album)
Peter Gabriel
surface form: Peter Gabriel (Security)
isFirstUSTop40HitFor Peter Gabriel
label Charisma Records
Geffen Records
language English
length 3:59
lyricist Peter Gabriel
musicVideoDirector Brian Grant
musicVideoReleasePeriod early 1980s
notableFor cryptic lyrics
early MTV-era music video
innovative production
partOf Peter Gabriel discography
performer Peter Gabriel
producer David Lord
Peter Gabriel
recordedIn 1981
releaseDate 1982
singleVersionLength 3:59
theme emotional anxiety
jealousy
trackNumber 3
usesInstrument Fairlight CMI
drum machine
synthesizer

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Peter Gabriel notableSong Shock the Monkey
Shock the Monkey hasMusicVideo Shock the Monkey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shock the Monkey (music video)
Shock the Monkey hasBside Shock the Monkey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shock the Monkey (instrumental)