Peaches (Presidents of the United States of America song)

Infobox Single
Name = Peaches


Artist = The Presidents of the United States of America
from Album = The Presidents of the United States of America
Released = February 27, 1996
Recorded =
Format = CD single
Genre = Alternative rock, Grunge
Length = 2:51
Label = Sony
Producer = Conrad Uno
Last single = "Lump"
(1995)
This single = "Peaches"
(1996)
Next single = "Ça Plane Pour Moi"
(1996)

"Peaches" is a single by the alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. The "hook-filled" song about eating peaches from a can was the second single from their self-titled album, and reached #8 on the United States Billboard Modern Rock Charts.Stovall, Natasha: "UP AND COMING: The Presidents of the United States of America; At Home in Seattle, Cheerfully Singing Against the Current", The New York Times, April 21, 1996.]

The band members have acknowledged that they borrowed riffs for this song from Bad Company's "Making Love".Strauss, Neil: "Simpicity and Also Crunch", The New York Times, November 21, 1995.]

"Peaches" was nominated for a pop performance Grammy."ALBUMS, SOUNDTRACKS: PRESIDENTS ON THE RECORD", The Seattle Times, January 30, 1998.]

"Peaches'" opening riffs (although played in reverse) and the repeated lines "Yeah, Yeah!" and "Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Me; Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Free" were heavily sampled in the Lemon Jelly dance track "The Fruity Track".

Track listing

#"Peaches" - 2:49
#"Candy Cigarette" - 2:00
#"Carolyn's Booty" - 2:15
#"Confusion" - 2:45
#"Wake Up" - 2:37

Meaning

Chris Ballew has stated that he wrote it about a girl he once had a crush on, and her peach tree.VH1: "Greatest Songs of the 90's", December 2007]

Music video

The music video of "Peaches" features The Presidents of the United States of America in a bushy area with peach trees (cans of peaches are growing in the trees). The video is set in autumn. While the band plays their song, they are attacked by ninjas who try to capture them. The ninjas battle with the band members until the band members are finally able to defeat them at the end of the video.

Parodies

"Peaches" was parodied in a Bill Nye the Science Guy video. The 'new' song was called "Farm Food" and featured Chris Ballew playing the song on his basitar.

Cultural References

* In the episode of King of the Hill, "Next of Shin", somebody asks Hank about peaches. Thinking that they mean the song, he states that he can probably fake his way through it. He then picks up his guitar and then starts to sing, "Movin' to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches."

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