Shock the Monkey

Summary

Shock the Monkey is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shock the Monkey's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Shock the Monkey's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel^[4].
• Shock the Monkey's genre is art rock^[5].
• Shock the Monkey's genre is progressive rock^[6].
• Shock the Monkey's genre is pop music^[7].
• Shock the Monkey followed Biko^[8].
• Shock the Monkey was produced by David Lord^[9].
• Shock the Monkey was produced by Peter Gabriel^[10].
• Among the performers on Shock the Monkey was Peter Gabriel^[11].
• Shock the Monkey's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[12].
• Shock the Monkey's record label is recorded as Charisma^[13].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Peter Gabriel^[14].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Plays Live^[15].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats^[16].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Hit^[17].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Play: The Videos^[18].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Flotsam and Jetsam^[19].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Live in Athens 1987^[20].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Live in Athens 1987^[21].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Back to Front: Live in London^[22].
• Shock the Monkey is part of Back to Front: Live in London^[23].
• Shock the Monkey is part of And I’ll Scratch Yours^[24].
• Shock the Monkey is part of CV^[25].
• Shock the Monkey is part of PoV^[26].
• Shock the Monkey is part of In the Big Room^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop^[29]

• Community tags: electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 39fb48e2-3cb4-3af4-88fa-0d5c79be8f45^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shock the Monkey was performed by Peter Gabriel^[11]. Producers include David Lord^[9] and Peter Gabriel^[10].

Publication

Shock the Monkey was released on September 20, 1982^[32]. Languages include English^[33] and German^[34]. Genres include art rock^[5], progressive rock^[6], and pop music^[7]. Part of include Peter Gabriel^[14], an album^[35]; Plays Live^[15], an album^[36]; Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats^[16], an album^[37]; Hit^[17], an album^[38]; Play: The Videos^[18], a video album^[39]; and Flotsam and Jetsam^[19], an album^[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include love^[41] and jealousy^[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shock the Monkey followed Biko^[8].

Why It Matters

Shock the Monkey ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]