"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.

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instanceOf music video
single
song
album So NERFINISHED
animationStudio Aardman Animations NERFINISHED
artist Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction NERFINISHED
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
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
7-inch single
genre blue-eyed soul
funk rock
pop rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
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
innovative stop-motion–driven music video
innovative stop-motion–driven visuals
originalNetwork MTV NERFINISHED
partOf So NERFINISHED
peakChartPosition 1 on Billboard Hot 100
1 on UK Singles Chart
performer Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
precededBy Games Without Frontiers NERFINISHED
producer Daniel Lanois
Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
productionCompany Aardman Animations NERFINISHED
Peter Gabriel Ltd. NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1985
recordLabel Charisma Records NERFINISHED
Geffen Records
releaseDate 1986
1986-04-21
technique clay animation
pixilation
stop-motion animation
writer Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction hasNotableWinningVideo "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel
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Grammy Award for Best Music Video notableWinnerExample "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel