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Steam (Peter Gabriel song)
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| Single by Peter Gabriel from the album Us |
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| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12", CD Single, Cassette | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 6:03 | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Writer | Peter Gabriel | ||||
| Producer | Daniel Lanois ,Peter Gabriel | ||||
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"Steam" is the second single from Peter Gabriel's 1992 album, Us. It reached #10 on the UK singles chart.
Peter Gabriel has said that the song is about a relationship in which the woman is sophisticated, bright, cultured, and knows everything about anything. And that the man knows nothing about anything, except, he does know about the woman, and she doesn't know much about herself.[citation needed]
An alternate version of this song called "Quiet Steam" was a B-side on the "Digging in the Dirt" single. It is a very lo-fi take on the popular version that appeared on the album. Rumor has it that the album version was created at request of the record company, feeling that there wasn't an uptempo "hit" on the album. On Secret World Live, "Steam" is preceded for a minute or so by the "Quiet Steam" version.
This video won a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1994.
- Musicians:
- Peter Gabriel: Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Horn Arrangement
- Manu Katche: Electronic Drums
- Tony Levin: Bass
- David Rhodes: Guitar
- Daniel Lanois: Horn Arrangement
- David Bottrill: Programming
- Richard Blair: Programming
- The Babacar Faye Drummers: Sabar Drums
- Leon Nocentelli: Guitar (Epiphone)
- Tim Green: Tenor Sax
- Reggie Houston: Baritone Sax
- Renard Poche: Trombone
| Preceded by "Somebody to Shove" by Soul Asylum |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single December 12, 1992 - January 9, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Not Sleeping Around" by Ned's Atomic Dustbin |