San Jacinto (song)

"San Jacinto"
Song by Peter Gabriel
from the album Peter Gabriel
Released1982
GenreProgressive rock
Length6:21
LabelCharisma
Geffen
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)David Lord and Peter Gabriel

"San Jacinto" is a song written and performed by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. Released in 1982, it is the second track off his fourth self-titled album. Excerpts of the song’s coda were repurposed for "Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain" on Gabriel's 1985 Birdy soundtrack album. He also re-recorded "San Jacinto" with an orchestra on his New Blood album in 2011. A portion of the song also appeared in Starship, a 1984 science fiction film directed by Roger Christian. In 1990, an extended version of the song was included on Gabriel's Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats compilation album.