black-and-white footage of Gabriel fleeing from something unknown in a wilderness, and a disoriented Gabriel in different settings including central London in what looks to be the office of a hospital. At the end of the video, the dark-suited Gabriel merges with the face-painted Gabriel. In the final shot, the two Gabriels' faces are superimposed over that of the gibbon. Releases "Shock the Monkey" was released as a 7-inch picture disc in addition to the 7-inch and 12-inch black vinyl singles. Club DJ remix service Hot Tracks crafted an 8:12 version that intersperses verses and choruses sung by Gabriel in German with the more familiar English lyrics. A seven-minute-long concert version of the song appears on Gabriel's album Plays Live (1983). It is also included on the compilation albums Greenpeace (1985), Shaking the Tree (1990) and Hit (2003). The music video appears on the DVD compilation Play (2004). Earth Day version On 22 April 2022, a previously-unreleased alternate mix of "Shock The Monkey" was exclusively released for download on Bandcamp under the title "Shock the Monkey (EarthPercent x Earth Day Mix)". Put out as a tribute to Earth Day 2022, proceeds from the download were donated to the environmentalist organization EarthPercent, as part of a project where Gabriel and several other artists donated exclusive and rare material. Personnel Peter Gabriel – lead and backing vocals, Linn LM-1 programming, Prophet-5, Fairlight CMI synthesizer and sequencing Larry Fast – Prophet-5 David Rhodes – guitars Tony Levin – Chapman Stick Jerry Marotta – drums Peter Hammill – backing vocals Remix contest An online contest was held in September 2006 by Realworld Remixed in which musicians and engineers were invited to submit a remix of the song. The original tracks were made available for download, offering an opportunity to work with the raw material from a hit song. The winner was Multiman's "Simian Surprise". Charts Coal Chamber featuring Ozzy Osbourne version The nu metal band Coal Chamber covered "Shock the Monkey" on their 1999 album Chamber Music. The cover featured guest vocals by Ozzy Osbourne. The music video was directed by Dean Karr. It shows the band playing with Osbourne and it has shots of a monkey. Track listing Chart positions Personnel Coal Chamber B. Dez Fafara – lead vocals Meegs Rascón – guitar Rayna Foss-Rose – bass Mike "Bug" Cox – drums Additional Ozzy Osbourne – guest vocals E. Blue – keyboards, backing