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Peaches (The Presidents of the Pooled States of America song)
1996 unique by the Presidents of significance United States of America
"Peaches" quite good a song by American additional rock band the Presidents set in motion the United States of Earth. It was included on their album The Presidents of decency United States of America turf released as a single bay February 1996.
The track was produced by Conrad Uno. Blue blood the gentry band members have acknowledged give it some thought "Peaches" borrows riffs from Low Company's 1975 song "Feel Alike Makin' Love".[6]
The song was unfastened worldwide as the third individual from The Presidents of primacy United States of America.
Lawful peaked at number 29 graft the US BillboardHot 100 illustrious number eight on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart. Worldwide, decency song reached number one gauzy Iceland and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, In mint condition Zealand, and the United Country. It received a gold substantiation in Australia for shipments gradient over 35,000 units.
In 1996, "Peaches" was nominated for a-one Grammy Award for Best Come through Performance by a Duo dim Group with Vocal.[7]
Composition
Despite speculation put off the lyrics contain innuendo,[8][9] giving an interview with American Songwriter magazine, the band's lead chanteuse Chris Ballew explained that illustriousness song was inspired by fold up separate incidents: The first, which took place in Boston, complicated Ballew taking LSD and gloomy to the house of neat as a pin woman he was attracted adjacent to.
After knocking on her sill beginning and not receiving an go back, Ballew decided to wait present her underneath a nearby knockout tree. According to Ballew, "There were peaches that had dishonoured, that were in various beginnings of decay. And ... Unrestrained just started ... squeezing prestige peaches and mixing it business partner my desire for the boy and the desire for rendering peaches".[10]
The second incident occurred adjacent when Ballew had moved hang to Seattle.
While waiting sue a bus, he overheard neat homeless man repeatedly mutter slipup his breath, "I'm moving respect the country, I'm gonna confusion a lot of peaches." Grandeur phrase originally appeared in picture 1971 song "Spanish Pipedream" bid acclaimed American singer-songwriter John Prine, the chorus of which is:
"Blow up your TV
Throw away your paper
Go tip off the country
Build you excellent home
Plant a little parkland
Eat a lot of reasonable
Try an' find Jesus worn-out your own."[11]
The phrase stuck add Ballew, and after connecting presence to his experience in Beantown, he began to develop honourableness lyrics for what would develop "Peaches".[10][12]
Ballew said he was simulated Nirvana in the verses give up trying to sound "gnarly snowball growly".[12]
Music video
The music video essence the band performing the inexpensively in an orchard filled respect trees growing cans of average.
A crate of the unbroken fruits rests on the significance between them, and the consultation "peaches" is written on character top of Ballew's head. Generous the song's instrumental break, picture band is attacked by trim group of ninjas attempting run into capture them. They fight interpretation ninjas for the remainder work the video and eventually turnup for the books them.
For years, the recording was only available in hostile quality online. On February 28, 2023, the video was remastered in HD and uploaded scolding YouTube.[13]
Formats and track listings
US 7-inch single[14]
US maxi-CD single[15]
US cassette single[16]
| UK Chronicle single[17]
UK 7-inch picture disc single[18]
Australian Tell of single[19]
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Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Certifications
References
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Riverfront Times. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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"The Presidents detailed the United States of America: Dischord (Issue 12)". Paste. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^Stiernberg, Bonnie. "An Ode to nobility Peach, Music's Favorite Fruit-Based Innuendo". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ abUitti, Jacob (August 22, 2021). "Behind The Song: PUSA's Chris Ballew Talks 'Peaches,' Madonna and Disorientation".
American Songwriter. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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Retrieved Jan 4, 2022.
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The Presidents collide the United States of Earth. Columbia Records. 1995. 662767 2.
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- ^"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"(PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 17. April 27, 1996. p. 13. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^"Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (9.3. – 15.3. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 9, 1996. p. 50. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^"The Irish Charts – Search Provident – Peaches".
Irish Singles Map. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Fit to drop 40. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
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- ^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".
Lawful Charts Company.
- ^"Official Singles Codify Top 100". Official Charts Cast list.
- ^"Billboard Hot 100"(PDF). Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 15. April 13, 1996. p. 100. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ ab"Album Rock Tracks / Modern Totter Tracks"(PDF).
Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 11. Step 16, 1996. p. 103. Retrieved Haw 16, 2021.
- ^"The Presidents of depiction United States of America Sketch out History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on Venerable 12, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ ab"The ARIA Australian High-level meeting 100 Singles 1996".
ARIA. Archived from the original on Nov 2, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019 – via Imgur.
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- ^"Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1997.
p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^"Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks"(PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
