Impeach My Bush

Impeach My Bush
Studio album by Peaches
Released	July 7, 2006
Studio	Echo Studio (Los Angeles, California) Hot Pie Recording (Pasadena, California) Poolhause II Seedy Underbelly (Valley Village, California)
Genre	Electronic glam rock
Length	41:08
Label	XL
Producer	Greg Kurstin Peaches Micky Petralia
Peaches chronology
Fatherfucker (2003) Impeach My Bush (2006) I Feel Cream (2009)
Singles from Impeach My Bush
"Downtown" Released: July 3, 2006 "Boys Wanna Be Her" Released: November 6, 2006

Impeach My Bush is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Peaches, released on July 7, 2006 by XL Recordings. The album includes guest appearances by Joan Jett, Beth Ditto, Josh Homme, Samantha Maloney, Mocky and her one-time roommate Feist.

Writing and development

Early sessions of Impeach My Bush were recorded at Peaches' Berlin studio with Eagles of Death Metal singer Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. She finished recording the album with producers Mickey Petralia^[1] and Greg Kurstin at Jeff Porcaro's (Toto) self-built studio in Los Angeles.^[2]

Composition

The album draws from glam rock, punk, and electro.^[3] Lyrically, Impeach My Bush continues the explicit references, double entendres, and gender politics of Peaches' two previous albums. "Two Guys (For Every Girl)" deals with threesomes while "Rock the Shocker" centers on foreplay.^[4] "Stick It to the Pimp" is a backlash against hip hop chauvinism.^[5]

Promotion

Peaches and the Herms performing in July 2006

Peaches formed the Herms (short for hermaphrodites) in spring 2006 as her live backing band. Herms members included Samantha Maloney (Hole),^[6] JD Samson (Le Tigre),^[7] and Radio Sloan.^[2] "Herms" is a reference to the 1970s duo Peaches & Herb and blending of words her and him. Peaches and Herms were the opening act for Nine Inch Nails and Bauhaus during the second half of their 2006 summer U.S. tour. Peaches and Herms also toured as part of the Australian festival Big Day Out^[8] and the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.^[2]

"Do Ya" was used in the Gap clothing commercials for the fall 2006 season.^[9] "Do Ya" also appeared in the 2006 horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. In addition, "You Love It" was played at the ending of the CSI: NY season three episode "Oedipus Hex" on October 18, 2006, and "Tent in Your Pants" was used in the 2007 comedy film Young People Fucking.^[10] On April 13, 2007, Peaches appeared on the season two premiere of The Henry Rollins Show, where she performed the song "Hit It Hard".^[11]

Peaches directed a music video for "Get It", which debuted on May 7, 2008 as part of the third season of SHOWstudio.com's series of fashion films titled Political Fashion, which was developed by British director Nick Knight.^[12] In 2013, the song "Downtown" was used in a commercial to promote Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[13]

Singles

"Downtown" was released as the album's lead single on July 3, 2006.^[14] It received positive reviews for its disco sound and sexual lyrics.^[4][15] The single peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.^[16] "Boys Wanna Be Her" was released as the second and final single on November 6, 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[17]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C[18]
Los Angeles Times	[19]
musicOMH	[4]
NME	8/10[20]
The Observer	[21]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[22]
Rolling Stone	[23]
Slant Magazine	[24]
Spin	[25]

Impeach My Bush received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[17] Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "Even if it's not as traffic-stopping as her debut, this album suggests that she can keep her music interesting for the long haul.^[3] Likewise, Tony Naylor of the NME commented that the album "is no great sonic leap forward, but it is a near-perfect distillation of Peaches' 'thing'."^[20] Conversely, Dan Marton of The Observer opined, "After three albums, though, Nisker has pushed the sexual warrior princess routine as far as it can go."^[21]

Impeach My Bush ranked at number 36 on eMusic's Best Albums of 2006 list.^[26] The album earned Peaches a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 18th GLAAD Media Awards.^[27]

Commercial performance

Impeach My Bush spent one week on the US Billboard 200 at number 168, selling 5,000 copies its first week.^[28]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fuck or Kill"	Peaches	Peaches Mickey Petralia	0:49
2.	"Tent in Your Pants"	Peaches Greg Kurstin	Kurstin Peaches Petralia	2:52
3.	"Hit It Hard"	Peaches Samantha Maloney (additional beat) Vice Cooler (additional melody)	Peaches Petralia	3:25
4.	"Boys Wanna Be Her"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	3:55
5.	"Downtown"	Peaches Kurstin	Kurstin Peaches Petralia	3:31
6.	"Two Guys (For Every Girl)"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	4:04
7.	"Rock the Shocker"	Peaches Maloney (additional beat)	Peaches Petralia	3:00
8.	"You Love It"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	3:00
9.	"Slippery Dick"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	3:02
10.	"Give 'er"	Peaches (also guitar lead) Cornelius Rapp (guitar lead)	Peaches Petralia	3:01
11.	"Get It"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	4:05
12.	"Do Ya"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	2:35
13.	"Stick It to the Pimp"	Peaches	Peaches Petralia	3:49

Japanese edition bonus disc[29]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Make Me"	Peaches Kurstin	3:24
2.	"Hanky Code"	Peaches	4:03
3.	"Damage"	Peaches	3:23
4.	"Fan Etiquette"	Peaches Kathleen Daignault Maren Hancock	3:14
5.	"Downtown" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)	Peaches Kurstin	6:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Impeach My Bush.^[30]

Peaches – vocals, production; guitar (tracks 3, 4, 12); beat programming, keyboards (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13); lead guitar, rhythm guitar (track 10); dancers photo "Darlin" Dave Catching – guitar (track 8) Jerry DiRienzo – EBow guitar, guitar (track 12) Beth Ditto – chorus vocals (track 6) Feist – backing vocals (track 10) Josh Homme – guitar (track 10) Janager – finger snaps, handclaps (track 3) Joan Jett – guitar, vocals (track 8)

Greg Kurstin – beat programming (tracks 1, 2, 5); keyboards (tracks 2–7, 11–13); production (tracks 2, 5) Samantha Maloney – drums (tracks 8, 10, 12) Mocky – backup moans (track 7) Brain "Big Hands" O'Connor – bass (tracks 8, 12) Micky Petralia – mixing, production (all tracks); live drums (track 3); beat programming (tracks 4, 9); drums (track 12) Tyler Shields – cover, poster Jacques Wait – studio photos

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[31]	70
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[32]	8
French Albums (SNEP)[33]	156
UK Albums (OCC)[34]	132
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[35]	3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[36]	13
US Billboard 200[37]	168
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[38]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[39]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Germany	July 7, 2006	XL	[40]
Japan	July 8, 2006	Hostess	[29]
United Kingdom	July 10, 2006	XL	[41]
Canada	July 11, 2006		[42]
United States			[3]

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