Shock the Monkey

"Shock the Monkey"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album Peter Gabriel (Security)
B-side"Soft Dog"
Released20 September 1982 (1982-09-20) [1]
Recorded23 June 1981 – 10 July 1982
GenreSynth-pop[2]
Length
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)
  • David Lord
  • Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"I Have the Touch"
(1982) 		"Shock the Monkey"
(1982) 		"I Don't Remember (Live)"
(1983)
Music video
"Shock the Monkey" on YouTube

"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 song by English singer Peter Gabriel and is the second single from his fourth studio album Peter Gabriel (Security). It went to number 10 in Canada and was the first top 40 hit in the United States. It was a huge hit in Italy where it made number 2.

Coal Chamber featuring Ozzy Osbourne version

"Shock the Monkey"
Single by Coal Chamber featuring Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Chamber Music
B-side"El Cu Cuy"
Released1999
Genre
Length
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
  • 3:45 (album version)
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)Josh Abraham
Coal Chamber singles chronology
"Not Living"
(1999) 		"Shock the Monkey"
(1999) 		"Fiend"
(2002)
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Buried Alive"
(1999) 		"Shock the Monkey"
(1999) 		"N.I.B."
(2000)

"Shock the Monkey" was covered in 1999 by nu metal band Coal Chamber with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals.

References

  1. ↑ "Shock The Monkey". PeterGabriel.com.
  2. ↑ Reed, Ryan. "Peter Gabriel Albums From Worst To Best". StereoGum. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "20 Nu-Metal Covers of Popular Songs". Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The 40 Best Nu-Metal Covers of Pop Songs". Spin.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.