Giant Peach

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

"Giant Peach"
Single by Wolf Alice
from the album My Love Is Cool
B-side"I Saw You (In a Corridor)"
Released24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)
StudioLivingston Recording Studios, London
Genre
Length4:35
Label
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

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.[2] The song won the Best Track Award at the 2016 NME Awards.[4]

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.[5]

The song was included on season 2, episode 1 of The Royals.[6] It was also on the soundtrack for the 2016 movie Detour.[7]

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[8]

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