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A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video became a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}--to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it. It dominated the 1987 UsefulNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s, winning ''nine of the ten Moonmen'' it was nominated for, including Video of the Year.[[note]]This is particularly notable, as this was the same year that the video of "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Genesis was nominated.[[/note]] It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video became a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}--to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it. It dominated the 1987 UsefulNotes/{{MTV MediaNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s, winning ''nine of the ten Moonmen'' it was nominated for, including Video of the Year.[[note]]This is particularly notable, as this was the same year that the video of "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Genesis was nominated.[[/note]] It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US ''Billboard'' charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' only #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage.
The video became a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}--to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it. It dominated the 1987 UsefulNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s, winning ''nine of the ten Moonmen'' it was nominated for, including Video of the Year.[[note]]This is particularly notable, as this was the same year that the video of "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Genesis was nominated.[[/note]] It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
The video became a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}--to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it. It dominated the 1987 UsefulNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s, winning ''nine of the ten Moonmen'' it was nominated for, including Video of the Year.[[note]]This is particularly notable, as this was the same year that the video of "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Genesis was nominated.[[/note]] It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in music. In the summer of 1986 1986, it shot up at to #1 in on the US ''Billboard'' charts, Hot 100, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' only #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". It would peak at #4 on the UK Pop chart, and was a Top 10 hit virtually everywhere else around the world. The single itself was certified Gold by the UK Official Charts Company on 400,000 units sold.
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footage. The video became a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}--to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it. It dominated the 1987 UsefulNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s, winning ''nine of the ten Moonmen'' it was nominated for, including Video of the Year.[[note]]This is particularly notable, as this was the same year that the video of "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Genesis was nominated.[[/note]] It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US ''Billboard'' charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' only #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won ''nine of the ten awards'' it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US ''Billboard'' charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' only #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. footage.
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* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer visually drops on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg. The cover for the single shows a sledgehammer blurred as if it's being swung.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won ''nine of the ten awards'' it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard ''Billboard'' charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' only #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won ''nine of the ten awards'' it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won ''nine of the ten awards'' it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer visually drops on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg.
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Tell me how have you been?\\
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You could have a steam train\\
If you just lay down your tracks\\
You could have an aeroplane flying\\
If you bring your blue sky back\\
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All you do is call me\\
I'll be anything you need''
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You could have a steam train\\
If you just lay down your tracks\\
You could have an aeroplane flying\\
If you bring your blue sky back\\
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All you do is call me\\
I'll be anything you need''
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Tell me how have you been?\\
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If you just lay down your tracks\\
You could have an aeroplane flying\\
If you bring your blue sky back\\
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All you do is call me\\
I'll be anything you need''
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"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a lead single for his album ''Music/{{So}}''. It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won nine of the ten awards it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song written and recorded by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a the lead single for his 1986 album ''Music/{{So}}''. The single was released on 21 April 1986, four weeks before the album itself.
It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward wonnine ''nine of the ten awards awards'' it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
It was inspired by 60's {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: The single release's cover is simply a blurry photo of a swinging sledgehammer against a solid white backdrop, punctuated only by the artist and song logotypes in the corner.
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"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a lead single for his album ''Music/{{So}}''. It was inspired by 60's soul music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won nine of the ten awards it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated. It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a lead single for his album ''Music/{{So}}''. It was inspired by 60's soul {{soul}} music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won nine of the ten awards it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year which (which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated.nominated). It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer had visually dropped on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's hands were transformed into sledgehammers
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy of Aardman. The first three videos involve Gabriel laying below a sheet of glass for sixteen hours and taking several shots, adding in the various effects. Even towards the end where Gabriel dances with an entourage behind him, it was shot in this manner with various objects also moving around in this manner.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's hands were transformed into sledgehammers
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy of Aardman. The first three videos involve Gabriel laying below a sheet of glass for sixteen hours and taking several shots, adding in the various effects. Even towards the end where Gabriel dances with an entourage behind him, it was shot in this manner with various objects also moving around in this manner.
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* DancePartyEnding: The music video culminates in a scene where Gabriel dances with multiple woman in a suburban living room, with shots alternating between stop motion and extremely limited framerate that mimics the look of stop motion.
* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammerhad visually dropped drops on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg.
* InTheStyleOf: The music is an intentional nod to 60's {{soul}}, with Gabriel specifically citing Music/OtisRedding as the song's driving influence.
* IntercourseWithYou: Gabriel admitted that the song's essentially an extended booty call, tying in with the sexually-charged lyrics throughout the 60's {{soul}} music that it homages.
* OutOfGenreExperience: By 1986, Gabriel was primarily known for post-progressive music with heavy influences from WorldMusic and PostPunk, and indeed that style carries over to most of ''Music/{{So}}''. This song meanwhile is a 60's {{soul}} throwback; Gabriel would only revisit the style once, on 1992's [[Music/{{Us}} "Steam"]].
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's handswere are transformed into sledgehammers
sledgehammers.
* ShoutOut: The video's style was directly inspired by a scene from Music/TalkingHeads' [[Music/LittleCreatures "Road to Nowhere"]], albeit encompassing the entire clip instead of a single shot. Both videos even feature the same director, hand-picked by Gabriel.
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy ofAardman. Creator/AardmanAnimations. The first three videos scenes involve Gabriel laying below a sheet of glass for sixteen hours and taking several shots, adding in the various effects. Even towards the end where Gabriel dances with an entourage behind him, it was shot in this manner with various objects also moving around in this manner.
* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer
* InTheStyleOf: The music is an intentional nod to 60's {{soul}}, with Gabriel specifically citing Music/OtisRedding as the song's driving influence.
* IntercourseWithYou: Gabriel admitted that the song's essentially an extended booty call, tying in with the sexually-charged lyrics throughout the 60's {{soul}} music that it homages.
* OutOfGenreExperience: By 1986, Gabriel was primarily known for post-progressive music with heavy influences from WorldMusic and PostPunk, and indeed that style carries over to most of ''Music/{{So}}''. This song meanwhile is a 60's {{soul}} throwback; Gabriel would only revisit the style once, on 1992's [[Music/{{Us}} "Steam"]].
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's hands
* ShoutOut: The video's style was directly inspired by a scene from Music/TalkingHeads' [[Music/LittleCreatures "Road to Nowhere"]], albeit encompassing the entire clip instead of a single shot. Both videos even feature the same director, hand-picked by Gabriel.
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy of
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This amusement never ends!]]
"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a lead single for his album ''Music/{{So}}''. It was inspired by 60's soul music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won nine of the ten awards it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated. It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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* AnimatedMusicVideo: Commissioned by Creator/AardmanAnimations and directed by Stephen R. Johnson, it makes use of claymation and stop motion. Gabriel selected Johnson specifically because he had also directed Music/TalkingHeads' "[[Music/LittleCreatures Road to Nowhere]]", which also used stop-motion animation the year before this album came out. "Big Time" would also receive this treatment later in the year.
* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer had visually dropped on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's hands were transformed into sledgehammers
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy of Aardman. The first three videos involve Gabriel laying below a sheet of glass for sixteen hours and taking several shots, adding in the various effects. Even towards the end where Gabriel dances with an entourage behind him, it was shot in this manner with various objects also moving around in this manner.
* SurrealMusicVideo: The animated nature of it allows for offbeat moments to occur all around, from the scenery and props changing according to the lyrics to spawning two dancing raw chickens.
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[[caption-width-right:350:You could have a bumper car, bumping\\
This amusement never ends!]]
"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 song by English rock musician Music/PeterGabriel, released as a lead single for his album ''Music/{{So}}''. It was inspired by 60's soul music, and in the summer of 1986 shot up at #1 in the US Billboard charts, incidentally succeeding his former band Music/{{Genesis}}' #1 hit "Music/InvisibleTouch". A music video was also commissioned, done by Creator/AardmanAnimations and involving claymation and stop motion footage. The video had become a staple on Creator/{{MTV}}[[note]]to the point where Gabriel himself asked that they stop playing it[[/note]], and for the 1987 UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward won nine of the ten awards it's been nominated in, including Video of the Year which also incidentally saw Genesis' "Music/LandOfConfusion" being nominated. It remains to date the award show's highest number of awards for a single video.
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* AnimatedMusicVideo: Commissioned by Creator/AardmanAnimations and directed by Stephen R. Johnson, it makes use of claymation and stop motion. Gabriel selected Johnson specifically because he had also directed Music/TalkingHeads' "[[Music/LittleCreatures Road to Nowhere]]", which also used stop-motion animation the year before this album came out. "Big Time" would also receive this treatment later in the year.
* DropTheHammer: A sledgehammer had visually dropped on numerous occasions through the course of the video, with effects ranging from shattering the ice from Gabriel's head to spawning an egg.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: At one point, a clay Peter Gabriel's hands were transformed into sledgehammers
* StopMotion: One of the methods used for the video courtesy of Aardman. The first three videos involve Gabriel laying below a sheet of glass for sixteen hours and taking several shots, adding in the various effects. Even towards the end where Gabriel dances with an entourage behind him, it was shot in this manner with various objects also moving around in this manner.
* SurrealMusicVideo: The animated nature of it allows for offbeat moments to occur all around, from the scenery and props changing according to the lyrics to spawning two dancing raw chickens.
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