Impeach My Bush

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{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/peaches/21459 |title=All star line up for Peaches album |work=NME |date=November 8, 2005 |access-date=July 27, 2010}} and Greg Kurstin at Jeff Porcaro's (Toto) self-built studio in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://www.theagencygroup.com/artist.aspx?ArtistID=5173 |title=Peaches |publisher=The Agency Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630045509/http://www.theagencygroup.com/artist.aspx?ArtistID=5173 |archive-date=June 30, 2009 |access-date=July 28, 2010}}

The album draws from glam rock, punk, and electro. 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. "Stick It to the Pimp" is a backlash against hip hop chauvinism.{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Ryan |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/peachesimpeach.htm |title=Peaches – Impeach My Bush |publisher=About.com |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115222720/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/peachesimpeach.htm |archive-date=January 15, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2010}}

File:Peaches and the Herms.jpg

Peaches formed the Herms (short for hermaphrodites) in early 2006 as her live backing band. Herms members included Samantha Maloney (Hole),{{cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Chris |url=http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2009/12/02/fine-tunings-samantha-maloney-chelsea-girl-cover-girl/ |title=Fine Tunings: Samantha Maloney, Chelsea Girl – Cover Girl |publisher=OurStage |date=December 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303053441/http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2009/12/02/fine-tunings-samantha-maloney-chelsea-girl-cover-girl/ |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=July 28, 2010}} JD Samson (Le Tigre),{{cite web |last=Dowling |first=Marcus |url=http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/live-baltimore-peaches-men-ponytail-at-taxlo-sonar |title=Live Baltimore: PEACHES/ MEN/ Ponytail at TaxLO @ SONAR |publisher=Brightest Young Things |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=September 18, 2016}} and Radio Sloan. "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 US tour. Peaches and Herms also toured as part of the Australian festival Big Day Out{{cite web |url=http://www.bigdayout.com/history/pastbdolineups.php |title=Past BDO Lineups |publisher=Big Day Out |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217110318/http://www.bigdayout.com/history/pastbdolineups.php |archive-date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=July 28, 2010}} and the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

"Do Ya" was used in the Gap clothing commercials for the fall 2006 season.{{cite web |last=Cizmar |first=Martin |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/concert-review-wait-peaches-is-a-gay-icon-6617467 |title=Concert Review: Wait, Peaches is a Gay Icon? |work=Phoenix New Times |date=October 28, 2009 |access-date=September 18, 2016}} "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.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1558470/ |title=Peaches – Filmography |publisher=IMDb |access-date=July 28, 2010}} On April 13, 2007, Peaches appeared on the season two premiere of The Henry Rollins Show, where she performed the song "Hit It Hard".{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2007/04/henry-rollins-show-serves-ripe-peaches/ |title='The Henry Rollins Show' Serves Up Ripe Peaches |work=Spin |date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://showstudio.com/blog/post/get_it_by_peaches |title='Get It' by Peaches |publisher=Showstudio.com |date=May 7, 2008 |access-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070435/http://showstudio.com/blog/post/get_it_by_peaches |url-status=dead }} In 2013, the song "Downtown" was used in a commercial to promote Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Jeff |url=http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/cyadowntown.html |title=Peaches sells sexy in new Milwaukee Downtown campaign |publisher=OnMilwaukee.com |date=July 10, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

"Downtown" was released as the album's lead single on July 3, 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Peaches-Downtown/release/759181 |title=Peaches – Downtown (CD) |date=3 July 2006 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=July 28, 2010}} It received positive reviews for its disco sound and sexual lyrics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/peaches/7962 |title=Peaches: Downtown |work=NME |date=June 23, 2006 |access-date=July 28, 2010}} The single peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/36485/peaches/ |title=Peaches |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 18, 2016}} "Boys Wanna Be Her" was released as the second and final single on November 6, 2006.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 74/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/impeach-my-bush-mw0000433337 |title=Impeach My Bush – Peaches |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = C{{cite magazine |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2006/07/07/impeach-my-bush |title=Impeach My Bush |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 7, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev3 = Los Angeles Times

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite web |last=Ducker |first=Eric |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-09-ca-rackpeaches9-story.html |title=A one-theme wonder |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 9, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev4 = musicOMH

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Claire |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/peaches-impeach-my-bush |title=Peaches – Impeach My Bush |publisher=musicOMH |year=2006 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Naylor |first=Tony |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/peaches/7974 |title=Peaches: Impeach My Bush |work=NME |date=July 7, 2006 |access-date=February 2, 2009}}

| rev6 = The Observer

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Dan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/18/20 |title=Peaches, Impeach My Bush |work=The Observer |date=June 18, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 6.5/10{{cite web |last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9184-impeach-my-bush/ |title=Peaches: Impeach My Bush |publisher=Pitchfork |date=July 13, 2006 |access-date=May 6, 2009}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Relic |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peaches/albums/album/10504903/review/10681133/impeach_my_bush |title=Peaches |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302072917/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peaches/albums/album/10504903/review/10681133/impeach_my_bush |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 22, 2006}}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Preston |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/peaches-impeach-my-bush |title=Peaches: Impeach My Bush |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=July 11, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal |last=Shepherd |first=Julianne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUm4Cp2ZFOEC&q=peaches+impeach+my+bush&pg=PA82 |title=Spin In: New CDs |journal=Spin |volume=22 |issue=8 |page=82 |date=August 2006 |issn=0886-3032 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

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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".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/peaches/impeachmybush |title=Reviews for Impeach My Bush by Peaches |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 2, 2010 |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619122345/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/peaches/impeachmybush? |url-status=dead }} 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. 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'." 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."

Impeach My Bush ranked at number 36 on eMusic's Best Albums of 2006 list.{{cite web |url=http://www.emusic.com/lists/showlist.html?lid=18356736 |title=Best Albums of 2006: 40 – 31 |publisher=eMusic |access-date=May 10, 2010}} The album earned Peaches a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 18th GLAAD Media Awards.{{cite web |url=http://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/movies/news//31218/nominees_glaad_media_awards_announced |title=Nominees GLAAD Media Awards Announced |publisher=EDGE Boston |date=January 22, 2007 |access-date=September 18, 2016}}

Impeach My Bush spent one week on the US Billboard 200 at number 168, selling 5,000 copies its first week.{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Chris |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1536652/thom-yorkes-no-match-for-chamillionaire-kelly-clarkson-in-billboard-race/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505010917/http://www.mtv.com/news/1536652/thom-yorkes-no-match-for-chamillionaire-kelly-clarkson-in-billboard-race/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |title=Thom Yorke's No Match For Chamillionaire, Kelly Clarkson In Billboard Race |publisher=MTV News |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=July 28, 2010}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Fuck or Kill

| writer1 = Peaches

| extra1 = {{hlist|Peaches|Mickey Petralia}}

| length1 = 0:49

| title2 = Tent in Your Pants

| writer2 = {{hlist|Peaches|Greg Kurstin}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Kurstin|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length2 = 2:52

| title3 = Hit It Hard

| writer3 = {{hlist|Peaches|Samantha Maloney {{small|(additional beat)}}|Vice Cooler {{small|(additional melody)}}}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length3 = 3:25

| title4 = Boys Wanna Be Her

| writer4 = Peaches

| extra4 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length4 = 3:55

| title5 = Downtown

| writer5 = {{hlist|Peaches|Kurstin}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Kurstin|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = Two Guys (For Every Girl)

| writer6 = Peaches

| extra6 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = Rock the Shocker

| writer7 = {{hlist|Peaches|Maloney {{small|(additional beat)}}}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length7 = 3:00

| title8 = You Love It

| writer8 = Peaches

| extra8 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length8 = 3:00

| title9 = Slippery Dick

| writer9 = Peaches

| extra9 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = Give 'er

| writer10 = {{hlist|Peaches {{small|(also guitar lead)}}|Cornelius Rapp {{small|(guitar lead)}}}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length10 = 3:01

| title11 = Get It

| writer11 = Peaches

| extra11 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length11 = 4:05

| title12 = Do Ya

| writer12 = Peaches

| extra12 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length12 = 2:35

| title13 = Stick It to the Pimp

| writer13 = Peaches

| extra13 = {{hlist|Peaches|Petralia}}

| length13 = 3:49

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus disc

| title1 = Make Me

| writer1 = {{hlist|Peaches|Kurstin}}

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Hanky Code

| writer2 = Peaches

| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = Damage

| writer3 = Peaches

| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = Fan Etiquette

| writer4 = {{hlist|Peaches|Kathleen Daignault|Maren Hancock}}

| length4 = 3:14

| title5 = Downtown

| note5 = Simian Mobile Disco Remix

| writer5 = {{hlist|Peaches|Kurstin}}

| length5 = 6:20

}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Impeach My Bush.{{cite AV media notes |title=Impeach My Bush |type=CD liner notes |others=Peaches |publisher=XL Recordings |year=2006 |id=XLCD201}}

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• "Darlin" Dave Catching – guitar {{small|(track 8)}}
• Jerry DiRienzo – EBow guitar, guitar {{small|(track 12)}}
• Beth Ditto – chorus vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
• Feist – backing vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
• Josh Homme – guitar {{small|(track 10)}}
• Janager – finger snaps, handclaps {{small|(track 3)}}
• Joan Jett – guitar, vocals {{small|(track 8)}}

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

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