"Sledgehammer" is known for its cheeky, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and upbeat tempo that is heavily influenced by 1960s soul music. A corresponding music video was released in support of the single, breaking records and remaining the most-played music video in MTV history, as confirmed by Far Out Magazine.
To achieve the video's stop-motion effect, Gabriel spent 16 hours lying under a sheet of glass while singing the lyrics frame-by-frame.
The long work hours paid off, as the video went on to win a whopping nine awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year.
"I read recently that Peter Gabriel knocked us off the No 1 spot with ‘Sledgehammer," Gabriel's former bandmate, drummerPhil Collins, recalled at the time, perFar Out. "We weren’t aware of that at the time. If we had been, we’d probably have sent him a telegram saying: ‘Congratulations – bastard.’ "
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