Shock the Monkey
1982 single by Peter Gabriel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Shock the Monkey" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the first single[3] from his fourth self-titled studio album, issued in the US under the title Security.
"Shock the Monkey" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album Peter Gabriel (Security) | ||||
B-side | "Soft Dog" | |||
Released | September 1982 (1982-09)[1] | |||
Recorded | 23 June 1981 – 10 July 1982 | |||
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Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"Shock the Monkey" on YouTube | ||||
The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4] The song was Gabriel's first Top 40 hit in the US. In the UK, the song charted at number 58. According to AllMusic, the song has a "relentlessly repeated hook" that "sounded nothing like anything else on the radio at the time".[5]
Billboard called it a "mysterious but infectious track...which melds synthesizers, distinctive vocal and dance rhythms to fresh effect."[6]