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{{Infobox song|

| name = Intruder

| cover =

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| type =

| artist = Peter Gabriel

| album = Peter Gabriel (Melt)

| released = 30 May 1980

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| recorded = Late 1979

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| length = 4:54

| label = Charisma (UK), Mercury (U.S.)

| writer = Peter Gabriel

| producer = Steve Lilywhite

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"'Intruder'" is a song written and performed by English musician Peter Gabriel. The song was the first to use the "gated reverb" drum sound created by Hugh Padgham and Phil Collins, with Collins performing the song's drum part. The gated drum effect was later used in Collins' own "In the Air Tonight", and appeared frequently through the 1980s, on records such as David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and The Power Station's "Some Like It Hot".

Recording



The gated drum sound - which features heavily throughout the song - was stumbled upon by accident by Hugh Padgham when working with an early SSL Console at The Townhouse, which had noise gates and compressors built into every channel. It was due to a reverse talkback mic, which had heavy compression - the unbelievable sound came out when Collins was playing drums once hed been talking.

Other versions



The song was often performed live by Gabriel in the early '80s, and is included on his first live album, 'Plays Live'. It appears also on New Blood in symphonic version.

In 1992, the band Primus recorded a cover of the song and included it as the opening track to their 'Miscellaneous Debris' EP.

In 2013, American industrial rock band Iron Lung Corp recorded a version of the song that appeared as the first track on the Body Snatchers covers album.

Personnel



*Peter Gabriel piano, lead and backing vocals, whistling

*Phil Collins drums, drum pattern

*Morris Pert xylophone, bell

*Larry Fast synthesizers

*David Rhodes guitar, backing vocals

References



Category:1980 songs

Category:Experimental rock songs

Category:Peter Gabriel songs

Category:Songs written by Peter Gabriel

Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite

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