personnel stewart copeland -- drums simon clark -- hammond , cmi , bass tony levin -- funk fingers jerry marotta -- funk fingers david rhodes -- guitar daniel lanois -- surf guitar peter gabriel -- vocals , cmi , synthesizer , prophet , linn p. p. arnold -- backing vocals coral gordon -- backing vocals dee lewis -- backing vocals wayne jackson -- trumpet , cornet mark rivera -- alto , tenor and baritone saxophone don mikkelsen -- trombone music video gabriel , successful after his smash hit '' sledgehammer '' , used the similarly up-tempo '' big time '' to create another visually stunning video .