| "Sledgehammer" | ||||
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| Single by Fifth Harmony | ||||
| from the album Reflection | ||||
| A-side | "Boss" | |||
| Released | October 28, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Studio | Windmark Recording Studios (Santa Monica) | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
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| "Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer (Official Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Sledgehammer" is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony for their first studio album, Reflection (2015). The song was released on October 28, 2014 by Epic Records and Syco Music as the record's second single. It was written by Jonas Jeberg, Meghan Trainor and Sean Douglas, and produced by Jeberg and Harvey Mason Jr. Musically, "Sledgehammer" is a synthpop song with influences of electronic dance music, new wave and 1980s pop music. Its lyrics utilize a sledgehammer metaphor to describe the effects of being infatuated.
Music critics generally gave positive reviews of the song, praising its production. Commercially, "Sledgehammer" peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Fifth Harmony's first top 40 entry in the United States. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies. The song also reached the top 40 in, New Zealand, The Czech Republic and Slovakia.
An accompanying music video for the track was choreographed and directed by Fatima Robinson. It features silhouette visuals and the members swinging on a scaffold, among other scenes. Critics noted the video's simple aesthetics as a growth in the group's visuals. Fifth Harmony performed the song live at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, Good Morning America, The Talk, Today Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.