"Peach"
UK CD single
Single by Prince
from the album The Hits/The B-Sides
B-side"Nothing Compares 2 U"
ReleasedOctober 1993
RecordedJune 1992[1]
StudioOlympic (London, England)
GenrePop
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Pink Cashmere"
(1993) 		"Peach"
(1993) 		"Controversy"
(1993)

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

The female gasp heard on the track is that of American actress Kim Basinger.[2] 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. The accompanying music video was filmed inside and outside of Paisley Park, and was included in The Hits Collection on home video.

Release

The B-side is a 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 contains "Peach", "Mountains", "Partyman", and "Money Don't Matter 2 Night". The second disc contains "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 placeholder for the first disc, which was sold separately.

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."[3] The Stud Brothers of Melody Maker viewed it as "a dire hybrid of Shakin' Stevens and Richie Sambora".[4] Pan-European magazine 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".[5] Mike Soutar from Smash Hits gave "Peach" two out of five, saying, "It sounds like Prince, it's on a topic which Prince has explored more than adequately [...] and it's his favourite colour. It probably sounds just right on a Prince LP."[6]

Chart performance

"Peach" peaked at number seven 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

References

  1. ^ "Peach". Prince Vault.
  2. ^ Hahn 2003, p. 192.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (November 27, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 99. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ The Stud Brothers (October 16, 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 39. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. September 11, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Soutar, Mike (September 29, 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 52. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Prince – Peach". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "Prince – Peach" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "Prince – Peach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 43. October 23, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  12. ^ "Prince – Peach" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "Prince – Peach" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (21.10–27.10)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 21, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Peach". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "Prince – Peach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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  20. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 41. October 9, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  21. ^ "Prince – Peach". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  22. ^ "Prince – Peach". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  23. ^ "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  24. ^ "Prince Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  • Hahn, Alex (2004). Possessed: The Rise And Fall Of Prince. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7749-7.
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