Peaches (The Stranglers song)
"Peaches/Go Buddy Go" | ||||
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Single by the Stranglers | ||||
from the album Rattus Norvegicus | ||||
B-side | "Go Buddy Go" | |||
Released | 21 May 1977UK) | (|||
Studio | T.W. Studios (Fulham) | |||
Length | 4:03 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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2014 reissue vinyl alternative sleeve | ||||
Official audio | ||||
"Peaches" (1996 Remaster) on YouTube |
"Peaches" is the second
Song information
The lyrics to "Peaches" featured coarse sexual language and innuendo to a degree that was unusual for the time. The song's narrator is girl-watching on a crowded beach one hot summer day. It is never made clear if his lascivious thoughts (such as "there goes a girl and a half") are an
The single was a
Legacy
In a 2022 feature, Guitar World named "Peaches" as having the 4th best bassline of all time.[6]
"Peaches" plays over the opening credits of Jonathan Glazer's 2000 film Sexy Beast.[2]
An edited version of "Peaches", minus the lyrics, was used as the closing theme tune to many of the TV chef Keith Floyd's Floyd on... television shows and during a party scene in the 1997 film Metroland. The song is also on the soundtrack of the video game Driver: Parallel Lines (2006). It was used by Adidas in advertising in the Netherlands in 2002.
The song is heard in episode nine of series two of the TV series Gotham, the opening sequence of a 2006 Hollyoaks episode, and the 2011 film Killer Elite.[citation needed]
Dub Pistols covered the song on their 2007 album, Speakers and Tweeters, with Rodney P on guest MC vocals and Terry Hall of the Specials singing the chorus.
The song is used in episode 16 (2011) of the BBC series Being Human, when the hungry "teenage" vampire Adam stalks three teenage girls into a game arcade.
The song was featured twice in the
The single was re-issued, with "Go Buddy Go", on green vinyl and with a new sleeve for the 2014 Record Store Day.[8]
Charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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8 |
Personnel
The Stranglers
- Hugh Cornwell - lead vocals, electric guitar
- Jet Black - drums
- Jean-Jacques Burnel - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Greenfield - organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
References
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Maginnis, Tom. "Peaches song review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-684-81044-7.
- ^ "Peaches – The Stranglers". www.wow-vinyl.com.
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ The 40 best basslines of all time. Guitar World. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Back to Mine: Audio Bullys liner notes
- ^ "SpecialRelease". Record Store Day. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "The Stranglers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.