Sledgehammer was first performed live at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.
com by BMG Rights Management, "Sledgehammer" is written in the key of G major and is set in a 44 common time at 100 bpm with an upbeat pop melody
In 2017, Billboard ranked "Sledgehammer" at number 57 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks

