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Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer (HD version)Watch at the source
Stephen R. Johnson's groundbreaking video for 'Sledgehammer' used stop-motion animation, claymation, and pixilation techniques to create a surreal, eye-popping visual feast that won nine MTV VMAs and became a landmark in the art of music video filmmaking.
The official Sledgehammer video in HD. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Adam Whittaker. Claymation, pixilation, and stop motion animation provided by Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay.
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. Its marriage of the artistic and the commercial made for an indisputable success, with the album quickly sitting atop the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
Peter Gabriel’s music video for “Sledgehammer (HD version)”, released 1986. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson. 5:45 in HD, 93,800,314 plays and 647,426 likes on YouTube. Filed under Dance, Indie, Pop, R&B, Rock and Soul. AltSounds Curated.
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