Peach (Prince song)

"Peach" is a 12-bar blues song by American musician Prince from his 1993 compilations, The Hits 2 and The Hits/The B-Sides.

"Peach"
UK CD single
Single by Prince
from the album The Hits/The B-Sides
B-side	"Nothing Compares 2 U" (US) "Mountains" (UK CD) "Partyman" (UK CD) "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (UK CD) "I Wish U Heaven" (UK CD) "Girls & Boys" (UK CD) "My Name Is Prince" (UK 7-inch and CD)
Released	November 18, 1993
Recorded	June 18, 1992
Studio	Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	3:48
Label	Paisley Park Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Pink Cashmere" (1993) "Peach" (1993) "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (1994)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"The Morning Papers" (1992) "Peach" (1993) "Controversy" (1993)

The female moan heard on the track is that of American actress Kim Basinger.[1] The B-side was the live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" in the US, while the UK backed the song with an edit of "My Name Is Prince". In addition, the UK issued two CD singles for "Peach", each backed by hits not on the collection. The first disc contained "Peach", "Mountains", "Partyman", and "Money Don't Matter 2 Night". The second disc contained "Peach", along with "I Wish U Heaven", "Girls & Boys", and "My Name Is Prince". The second disc was sold in a special fold-out collector's case with a place holder for the first disc, which was sold separately. Prince performed the song live during his 1993 tour. It was the main sound theme of the Spanish-language talk show Corazón, Corazón in the mid 1990s.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "He does one of his many personalities on this rockin' pop ditty, which will please fans of his steamy hit, "Cream". A live and aggressive drum beat kicks pop radio shape into a simple and instantly memorable melody. To go with this different mood is yet another timbre of the Paisley dude's unique voice."[2] Music & Media commented, "Attention, watch your teeth! This peach is as hard as a coconut, and Prince himself is disguised as wild child Iggy Pop." They added, "It's very different".[3]

Chart performance

"Peach" peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart; however, it did peak at number 14 in the United Kingdom. Its B-side, "Nothing Compares 2 U", charted at number 62 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–94) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 28 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 26 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 14 France (SNEP)[9] 35 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 45 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 15 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 7 Portugal (AFP)[17] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 39 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 13 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 14 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 62

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 94

Cover versions

Rod Stewart recorded a cover of "Peach", featuring Slash on guitar, on his 2001 album Human. The song was also released as the B-side of his single "I Can't Deny It".[25]

References

1. Hahn 2003, p. 192. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHahn2003 (help)
2. Flick, Larry (November 27, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 99. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. September 11, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Prince – Peach". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Prince – Peach" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – Prince – Peach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 43. October 23, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
8. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
9. "Lescharts.com – Prince – Peach" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – Peach". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (21.10–27.10)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 21, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Peach". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 16, 2020.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Peach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
15. "Charts.nz – Prince – Peach". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – Peach". VG-lista. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
17. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 41. October 9, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Prince – Peach". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Peach". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
20. "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
21. "Prince Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
22. "Prince Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
23. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
24. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
25. "Human tracklist". Smiler (rodstewartfanclub.com). Retrieved 14 May 2015.

• Hahn, Alex (2004). Possessed: The Rise And Fall Of Prince. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7749-7.