• Source: Steam (Peter Gabriel song)

"Steam" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in January 1993 by Geffen Records as the second single from his sixth album, Us (1992). Gabriel, who wrote the song and produced it with Daniel Lanois, has said that the song is about a relationship in which the woman is sophisticated, bright, cultured, and knows everything about anything while the man knows nothing about anything; however, he does know about the woman, and she does not know much about herself.
"Steam" reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart, number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Canada the single became a number-one hit, topping the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart on the week of 27 February 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" after a 10-week run. "Steam" also charted within the top 10 in Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand and Portugal.
An alternative version of this song called "Quiet Steam" was a B-side on the "Digging in the Dirt" single. It is a lo-fi take on the version that appeared on Us. On Secret World Live, "Steam" is preceded by the "Quiet Steam" version.




Critical reception


In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton stated, that the correspondingly ingenious video for "Steam" "will propel this into the Top 10." Alec Foege from Spin felt that the song, "with its pressure-cooked chorus (Give me steam / And how you feel can make you real) and greasy organ riff, practically parodies Prince's 'Cream'." Mike Joyce from The Washington Post viewed it as "such sure-fire Top 40 ammo" and "a likable (if shamelessly obvious) sequel" to Gabriel's 1986 hit 'Sledgehammer'.




Music video


The music video for "Steam" was directed by Stephen R. Johnson, who also directed the videos for Gabriel's earlier hits "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time". The director said he wanted to cram the video with as many "things" as possible. The video features digital imagery and numerous instances of sexual symbolism. This video was later shown on the 1994 video Computer Animation Festival Vol. 2.0.




Awards and nominations






Track listing


All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

"Steam" (LP version) – 6:02
"Games Without Frontiers" (Massive / DB mix) – 5:19
"Steam" (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam mix 12") – 6:44
"Steam" (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam mix dub) – 5:44




Personnel


Producers

Peter Gabriel
Daniel Lanois
Massive Attack / David Bottrill (remix and extra production on "Games without Frontiers")
Hank Shocklee and The Bomb Squad (remix on "Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam" versions)
Musicians

Peter Gabriel: vocals, keyboards, percussion, horn arrangement
Manu Katché: electronic drums
Tony Levin: bass guitar
David Rhodes: guitar
Daniel Lanois: horn arrangement
David Bottrill: programming
Richard Blair: programming
The Babacar Faye Drummers: Sabar drums
Leo Nocentelli: guitar (Epiphone)
Tim Green: tenor saxophone
Reggie Houston: baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson: trumpet
Renard Poche: trombone




Charts






See also


Number-one Billboard modern rock hits of 1992
List of RPM number-one singles of 1993




References

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• Five Nights at Freddy's
• Video Musik Terbaik (Grammy Award)
• Steam (Peter Gabriel song)
• Steam (disambiguation)
• Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)
• Peter Gabriel
• Us (Peter Gabriel album)
• Peter Gabriel discography
• Games Without Frontiers (song)
• Digging in the Dirt
• Kiss That Frog
• Hit (album)