Career After Genesis - Peter Gabriel 1986

A successful solo career in music after breaking away from a major band is not impossible, but not guaranteed either.  In British music especially, Sting is as profound on his own as he was with The Police.  In the series to unfold with Peter Gabriel, he too has proved a successful solo career is possible.

Let's begin with "Sledgehammer."

Background -

- "Sledgehammer" is the lead single to So

- So is Peter Gabriel's fifth studio album

- Released in April 1986

Genres considered -

Dance-Rock...Funk

Critical acclaim -

- No. l in Canada

- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (U.S.)

- No. 4 on UK Singles Chart

- Biggest hit in North America

- Ties with Peter Gabriel's 1980 "Games Without Frontiers" as his biggest hit in the UK

- "Sledgehammer" music video won 9 MTV Video Music Awards (1987)

("the most awards a single video has won")

- Won Best British Video award at the Brit Awards (1987)

- 3 Grammy Award nominations for:

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Certifications -

Silver (UK) 

(Source - Wikipedia)