"Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel
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"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 Peter Gabriel song renowned for its innovative, stop-motion–driven music video that became one of the most celebrated and influential in MTV history.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sledgehammer | 0 |
| Sledgehammer (music video) | 0 |
| "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
music video
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | So NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Aardman Animations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
NERFINISHED
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Don’t Break This Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
NERFINISHED
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UK Singles Chart number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Stephen R. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Don’t Give Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
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funk rock ⓘ pop rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ flute ⓘ horn section ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Sledgehammer (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Peter Gabriel greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | soul and R&B of the 1960s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:12 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy rotation on MTV in the 1980s
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innovative stop-motion–driven music video ⓘ innovative stop-motion–driven visuals ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | So NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition |
1 on Billboard Hot 100
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1 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| performer | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Games Without Frontiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Daniel Lanois
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Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Aardman Animations
NERFINISHED
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Peter Gabriel Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Charisma Records
NERFINISHED
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Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1986
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1986-04-21 ⓘ |
| technique |
clay animation
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pixilation ⓘ stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel