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The furious dance / funk / soul /
rock tune "Sledgehammer" was released on April 14, 1986, as
the lead single from Peter Gabriel's fifth studio album, So
(1986). The success of the song was driven by the spectacular video
clip, which won a record nine Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
The video was commissioned by Tessa Watts at Virgin Records, directed by
Stephen R. Johnson and produced by Adam Whittaker. Aardman Animations
and the Brothers Quay provided claymation, pixilation, and stop motion
animation that gave life to images in the song. "Sledgehammer" went atop
the hitlists in the United States and Canada, furthermore it peaked in
the top five in United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Norway, Finland,
Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand, and Ireland. |
