Sledgehammer was the first single from the multi-platinum selling album So, the first of Peter’s studio albums to have a proper title and a watershed release in his career.
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Sledgehammer was the first single to be taken from Peter Gabriel's fifth solo studio album So, and was originally released on 21 April, 1986. A top five single in the UK and a Hot 100 #1 single in the USA, Sledgehammer - with it's multi-award winning video, directed by Stephen R Johnson - heralded Gabriel's shift into the mainstream consciousness and provided a first indication of the album So ...
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The official Sledgehammer video in newly-restored high definition for the first time. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Adam Whittaker. Animation Nick Park, The Brothers Quay, Peter Lord, Richard Goleszowski. Lighting camera David Sproxton. Production company: Aardman Animation. Taken from the album So, released in 1986. #MusicVideo