"
Sledgehammer" is a song written, composed and performed by English
rock musician Peter Gabriel, which appeared on his 1986 album
So, produced by Gabriel and
Daniel Lanois. It hit No. 1 in Canada on 21 July 1986, where it spent four weeks; No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and No. 4 on the
UK Singles Chart, thanks in part to a popular and influential music video. It was his biggest hit in North America and ties with "
Games Without Frontiers" as his biggest hit in the United Kingdom.