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Stub

This has quite a bit of info in it. I'm not sure if it should be considered a stub or not anymore? Someone can just delete the stub line if they think so.

nosebleed 02:20, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VMA awards

Anybody know which VMA awards this won? Anyone else think it is worthy enough to put on the page? 70.20.122.4 05:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It says "In 1987, it won nine MTV Video Music Awards, a record which still stands as of 2008." but we're 2 months away from 2010. Is the record still standing?--24.235.248.184 (talk) 19:18, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've added an "Awards and nominations" section with the VMAs listed, sourced from the MTV website. phreakydancin (talk) 05:06, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Sledgehammer video bumpercar.jpg

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Lyrics

What is the opening line of the actual song, BEFORE "You could have a steam train...etc."? It sounds like "Yeah, you know know how to use it", but is rather unclear. Is it just a noise, or is there more to it? 193.130.128.2 13:25, 12 November 2007 (UTC)Lance Tyrell[reply]

is there any meaning to the lyrics in the first place?

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Genre

Um, OK, so, what is it? Soul, funk, rock, or a combination of the three, as the article currently seems to imply? 121.219.40.20 (talk) 05:01, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

History

Was not Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" a #1 American hit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.24.157 (talk) 00:08, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

B.T.O

Not Fragile, first song on the B-side... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.89.242.58 (talk) 08:35, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My bad, it was on the disamb page :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.89.242.58 (talk) 18:15, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested Move

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The result of the move request was: move the page, per the discussion below; please help fix any ambiguous links created by the redirect of the original title to the disambiguation page. Dekimasuよ! 04:16, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sledgehammer (song) → Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song) – Another song with the same name by Fifth Harmony exists. Paul Badillo (talk) 07:12, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support ambiguous disambiguation is a bad idea. The current title should point to the disambiguation page Sledgehammer (disambiguation) -- 67.70.35.44 (talk) 07:18, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support uncontroversial and demanded by guideline WP:NCM, suggest speedy close : Sledgehammer (Fifth Harmony song) is evidently going to be notable and survive any AfD, User:Paul Badillo you might as well just move it. In ictu oculi (talk) 15:02, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Sexual innuendo

I removed a paragraph that was totally unsourced. It's been here for years, with multiple requests for citation, and yet it remains. Don't restore it without good sourcing. -- {{u|BullRangifer}} {Talk} 05:16, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Ninja Sex Party's Version

Ninja Sex Party, an American musical comedy duo, covered the song on their 2019 album Under The Covers Vol III^[1]

Since there is a Covers heading in the article, it should probably be added. After all, the article itself has a Wikipedia page ( Under the Covers, Vol. III ) and all the songs are listed there and linked to all of the song pages, including this one.

Under the Covers, Vol. III Charts for reference:

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)^[2]	12
US Billboard 200^[3]	42

Dominakiara (talk) 05:00, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Under the Covers Vol III by Ninja sex Party". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

Not noteworthy, per WP:COVERSONG. - SummerPhD^v2.0 06:12, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Covers section

I feel that a cover by any major or well known band or artist should be included in the section because its information that helps the article MemeLordes (talk) 13:47, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The guideline at WP:SONGCOVER is what you want to look at. The artist being well-known is not enough. The cover version must have attracted some third party notice. Binksternet (talk) 14:23, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Under the Covers Vol III by Ninja sex Party". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[2] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[3] "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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