Giant Peach Explained

Giant Peach
Cover:Giant_Peach.jpeg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Wolf Alice
Album:My Love Is Cool
B-Side:I Saw You (In a Corridor)
Studio:Livingston Recording Studios, London
Producer:Mike Crossey
Prev Title:Moaning Lisa Smile
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Bros
Next Year:2015

"Giant Peach" is a song by British alternative rock band Wolf Alice. The song was released on 24 February 2015 as the lead single from their debut album My Love Is Cool via Dirty Hit.

Background

The song was released on 24 February alongside the announcement of the band's debut album My Love Is Cool.[1]

Vocalist Ellie Rowsell stated that the song was about growing up in London and is about "a love affair with the city."[2] The title of the song is a reference to Roald Dahl's book James and the Giant Peach. Rowsell described the song as "a song to dance to, but also a song to lose your shit to."[3]

The song was premiered by Zane Lowe as the Hottest Record in the World on his BBC Radio 1 show. The song won the Best Track Award at the 2016 NME Awards.[4]

The song's mockumentary-style music video features a performance by actor Tony Gardner, as a manager, and a cameo appearance by actor Ewen MacIntosh.[5] [6]

In popular culture

The song was included on Guitar Hero Live GHTV mode alongside "Love Me" by The 1975, "Delete" by DMA's, "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains, "Low" by Cracker and "Sleep Now in the Fire" by Rage Against the Machine on their list of additions on April 13, 2016.[7]

The song was included on season 2, episode 1 of The Royals.[8] It was also on the soundtrack for the 2016 movie Detour.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Giant Peach"
  2. "I Saw You (In a Corridor)"
  1. "Giant Peach" (radio edit)
  2. "Giant Peach"
  3. "Bros" (instrumental)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 7" vinyl release[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolf Alice announce debut album 'My Love Is Cool', stream 'Giant Peach'. DIY. Jamieson. Sarah. 24 February 2015. 27 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Wolf Alice announces debut album, My Love Is Cool, shares "Giant Peach" — listen. Consequence of Sound. Kaye. Ben. 27 February 2015. 27 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Wolf Alice's "Giant Peach" Is A Song To Lose Your Shit To. The Fader. McDermott. Patrick. 24 February 2015. 27 September 2019.
  4. Web site: NME Awards 2016 with Austin, Texas full winners list. NME. Morgan Britton. Luke. 17 February 2016. 27 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Wolf Alice release official music video for "Giant Peach". RCA Records. 5 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Wolf Alice premiere mockumentary music video for 'Giant Peach'. Amy. Davidson. Digital Spy. 13 March 2015. 5 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Guitar Hero Lives Shows Off Coachella 2016’s Headliners in New Premium Set. DualShockers. Contaldi. Lou. 13 April 2016. 27 September 2019.
  8. Web site: The Royals Soundtrack - S2E1: It Is Not, nor It.... Tunefind. 15 November 2015. 27 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Detour (2017) Music Soundtrack & Complete List of Songs. WhatSong. 20 January 2017. 27 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Wolf Alice - Giant Peach (2015, Vinyl). Discogs. 27 September 2019.

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