Sledgehammer (Rihanna song)

"Sledgehammer"
Single by Rihanna
Written2014
ReleasedJune 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
Genre
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Nothing Is Promised"
(2016)
"Sledgehammer"
(2016)
"Too Good"
(2016)
Music video
"Sledgehammer" on YouTube

"Sledgehammer"[a] is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on June 27, 2016, through Westbury Road Entertainment and Roc Nation as a single to promote Star Trek Beyond (2016). It plays during the film's closing credits but is not included on the film's soundtrack. Rihanna wrote the song with Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin, who produced it with Kuk Harrell. A music video for the song was released on June 30, 2016, and shows Rihanna performing magical acts on a foreign planet. The video was shot entirely on IMAX cameras. Musically, "Sledgehammer" is a mid-tempo electropop ballad, featuring an anthemic chorus, heavy synthesizers and electronic rhythms.
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