Sledgehammer
~ Recording by Peter Gabriel
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:09 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 207 587 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | PGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:15 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Charisma | PG 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Charisma, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 32VD-1021 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | M2G 24088 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:08 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | GHS 24088 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Charisma | PGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | CD 24088 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer (Кузнечный молот) | 5:08 | Peter Gabriel | Питер Гейбриэл | Peter Gabriel | Album |
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| 1.9 | Sledgehammer | 5:10 | Peter Gabriel | Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden: Editie ’94 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 17-516 760-10 |
| 1.4 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | The No. 1 Hits 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 79 614 4 |
| 1.1 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1986–1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products, Time–Life Music | A-26301, R988-28 |
| 1.3 | Sledgehammer | 5:11 | Peter Gabriel | Rock Super Stars, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 724384207229 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | LPCENT16 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So (remaster) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | 7243 8 11746 2 3, PGCDR5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 069 493 272-2 |
| 4.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:11 | Peter Gabriel | Greatest Hits of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Classic Records (audiophile reissues), Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGLP07 |
| 2.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | SAPGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | SAPGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 069 493 626-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TOCP-53821 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-68851 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:11 | Peter Gabriel | Die Hit‐Giganten: Legenden | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697633072 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDR5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Classic Records (audiophile reissues), Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PG7-45 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDR5R |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (25th anniversary edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | 884108001349, PGCDRR5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | none |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (special edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | [none] |
| 7.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (25th anniversary deluxe edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGBOX2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (25th anniversary special 3CD limited edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDRXUS5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (2012 remaster) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDRRUS5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDRR5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (25th anniversary special 3CD limited edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGCDRX5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (25th anniversary deluxe edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGBOX2 |
| 3.8 | Sledgehammer | 5:11 | Peter Gabriel | Anthems: Electronic 80s 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD308 |
| 1.7 | Sledgehammer | 5:11 | Peter Gabriel | BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years With Ken Bruce | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | So (mastered for iTunes) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | So (special edition, mastered for iTunes) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | So (half‐speed 45rpm remaster) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGLPR5X |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (half‐speed 45rpm remaster) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | PGLPR5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (2012 remaster) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:12 | Peter Gabriel | So (7digital 25th anniversary deluxe edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | [none] |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:13 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Real World (Peter Gabriel and world music) | |
| 1.12 | Sledgehammer | 5:14 | Peter Gabriel | 80s Smash Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | PGCDP 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (club edition) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (manufactured in Holland) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | PGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (Mfg by UNI or Matsushita Universal Media Services) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So (manufactured in Holland, LC 3098 on disc) | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 86366 2 5, PGCD 5 |
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:16 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Geffen Records | GEFMD 24088 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Sledgehammer | 5:09 | Peter Gabriel | So | Peter Gabriel | Album |
| Charisma, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 28VB-1088 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Sledgehammer | 5:14 | Peter Gabriel | The Greatest Hits 1977–1995 | Peter Gabriel | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | WH 19950214-1 |
| 1.11 | Sledgehammer | 5:14 | Peter Gabriel | 80’s Synthpop, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
| 1.7 | Sledgehammer | 5:17 | Peter Gabriel | Best 2002–2003 | Peter Gabriel | Album + Compilation | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Sledgehammer | 5:15 | Peter Gabriel | Gold | Peter Gabriel | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Sledgehammer | 5:15 | Peter Gabriel | Solid Gold Collection | Peter Gabriel | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | CD 0651 01 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | David Bascombe |
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| engineer: | Kevin Killen Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) |
| producer: | Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) |
| bass guitar: | Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) |
| drums (drum set): | Manu Katché |
| guitar: | Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter) |
| piano, synthesizer [CMI], synthesizer [Prophet] and lead vocals: | Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) |
| saxophone: | Mark Rivera |
| tambourine: | Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) |
| trombone: | Don Mikkelsen (a trombonist player) |
| trumpet: | Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) |
| background vocals: | P.P. Arnold Coral Gordon Dee Lewis |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986) |
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| recorded at: | Real World Studios in Box Ashcombe Studios in Bath (from 1985-02 until 1985-12) |
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| mixed at: | Real World Studios in Box |
| DJ-mixes: | Confit de canard by The Sheep Queen Experiment (order: 1) |
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| sampled by: | 1800 War of Confusion by The Kleptones (British mashup artist Eric Kleptone) Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty by Nature Limp Wicket by Neil Cicierega Pop Goes the Weasel by 3rd Bass (New York hip-hop group) |
| mash-ups: | Bootystition (Destiny's Child vs. Stevie Wonder) by Smash (Israelian mash-up artist) Fredhammer by Neil Cicierega Sledgehammer & The Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall vs. Peter Gabriel) by DJ Schmolli |
| later releases: | Sledgehammer (7″ single edit) |
| recording of: | Sledgehammer (in 1985) |
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Related works
Sledgehammer
| lyricist and composer: | Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Real World Music, Ltd. イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Polka Party! (order: 1) |
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| later translated versions: | Grosse Massue |
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