1982 Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey (US:#29 UK:#58)
“Shock The Monkey” is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from his fourth self-titled studio album, issued in the US under the title Security.
The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. 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”.
Album
Peter Gabriel is the fourth studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. In the United States and Canada, the album was released by Geffen Records with the title Security. Some music streaming services refer to it as Peter Gabriel 4: Security. A German-language version, entitled Deutsches Album, was also released. The album saw […]
Muscians
| Chapman Stick | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Drums (Linn) | Peter Gabriel |
| Guitar | David Rhodes |
| Synthesizer | Peter Gabriel |
| Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
| Background Vocals | Peter Hammill |
| Vocals | Peter Gabriel |
Produced By
David Lord
Peter Gabriel
Songwriters
Peter Gabriel
Charts
US:#29
UK:#58