Sledgehammer

The track "Don't Break This Rhythm" is a non-album release, only found on these singles.
"Sledgehammer" versions released in 1986:
• So album version [intro has very faint tape print-through which later releases try to hide]
• 7" version [early fade of album version, US 45 fades very slightly later than UK/EU]
• "LP Version" [US promo 12" A-side: US 7" version minus first 7.5s of intro]
• Edit [US promo 7" version & promo 12" B-side: edit of album version, but has uniquely mixed segment as lyrics start]
• Extended Version [untitled mix on regular UK 12"]
• Dance Mix [a remix by John Potoker]
• video version [edit of album version + faded Dance Mix outro]
"Sledgehammer" versions released later:
• 1990 Shaking The Tree (Sixteen Golden Greats) version [edit of album version – no intro, outro is edited Dance Mix outro]
• 1993 Blood Of Eden (Europe 1993) (opens in a new tab) CD single version [album version minus first 7.5s of intro, outro runs 0.8s longer than album]
• 2002 So album version [after first 0:46, an alternate mix with minor differences to the original, end of intro also 'repaired']
• 2002 Shaking The Tree version [edit of 2002 So album version – no intro, outro is edited Dance Mix outro]
• 2003 Hit compilation version [2002 So album version minus intro]
• 2004 Play: The Videos DVD stereo version [edited 2002 So album version w/faded Dance Mix outro, heavy noise reduction on intro]
• 2004 Play: The Videos DVD 5.1 surround mix [a unique 6-channel remix]
• 2012 So album remaster [original album version but with noticeable master tape print-through in intro]
• 2014 Dance Mix [a unique, seemingly unfinished remix, circa '86–'90, on Extended 80s (The Definitive 12" Collection) (UK & Europe 2014) (opens in a new tab)]
• 2016 digital reissue version [2002 So album version but with better repair of end of intro]
The 2012 remaster on Spotify was replaced in 2016, but still says 2012 remaster. The SD & 'HD' videos posted on YouTube (Peter Gabriel channel) in 2012 use the 'Play' stereo version, but (as of 2026) with the album version's intro, which has extremely faint tape print-through at the end. The 2018 digital release of the video on Apple Music has the 'Play' stereo version in lossless, but the video is a true HD remaster of the film.