Giant Peach

"Giant Peach"
Single by Wolf Alice
from the album My Love Is Cool
B-side	"I Saw You (In a Corridor)"
Released	24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)
Studio	Livingston Recording Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk[1] garage rock[2]
Length	4:35
Label	Dirty Hit RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Ellen Rowsell Jonathan Oddie Joel Amey Theodore Ellis
Producer(s)	Mike Crossey
Wolf Alice singles chronology
"Moaning Lisa Smile" (2014) "Giant Peach" (2015) "Bros" (2015)
Music video
"Giant Peach" on YouTube

"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.[3]

Vocalist Ellie Rowsell stated that the song was about growing up in London and is about "a love affair with the city."[4] 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."[5]

The song was premiered by Zane Lowe as the Hottest Record in the World on his BBC Radio 1 show.[4] The song won the Best Track Award at the 2016 NME Awards.[6]

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.[7][8]

In popular culture

The song was included on Guitar Hero Live's 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.[9]

The song was included on season 2, episode 1 of The Royals.[10] It was also on the soundtrack for the 2016 movie Detour.[11]

Scottish craft brewery Overtone Brewing Co brewed a peach sour named after the song.

Track listing

• UK 7" release (2015)

1. "Giant Peach"
2. "I Saw You (In a Corridor)"

• UK CD single (2015)

1. "Giant Peach" (radio edit)
2. "Giant Peach"
3. "Bros" (instrumental)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 7" vinyl release[12]

• Wolf Alice – written by
• Mike Crossey - producing, mixing
• Robin Schmidt - mastering

References

1. Hirsh, Marc (23 June 2015). "Wolf Alice, 'My Love Is Cool' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. Vorel, Jim (10 December 2015). "The 20 Best New Bands of 2015". Paste. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. Jamieson, Sarah (24 February 2015). "Wolf Alice announce debut album 'My Love Is Cool', stream 'Giant Peach'". DIY. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
4. Kaye, Ben (27 February 2015). "Wolf Alice announces debut album, My Love Is Cool, shares "Giant Peach" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
5. McDermott, Patrick (24 February 2015). "Wolf Alice's "Giant Peach" Is A Song To Lose Your Shit To". The Fader. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
6. Morgan Britton, Luke (17 February 2016). "NME Awards 2016 with Austin, Texas full winners list". NME. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
7. "Wolf Alice release official music video for "Giant Peach"" (PDF). RCA Records. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
8. Davidson, Amy (13 March 2015). "Wolf Alice premiere mockumentary music video for 'Giant Peach'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
9. Contaldi, Lou (13 April 2016). "Guitar Hero Lives Shows Off Coachella 2016's Headliners in New Premium Set". DualShockers. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
10. "The Royals Soundtrack - S2E1: It Is Not, nor It..." Tunefind. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
11. "Detour (2017) Music Soundtrack & Complete List of Songs". WhatSong. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
12. "Wolf Alice - Giant Peach (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 27 September 2019.