Song · The Stranglers
“Peaches” by The Stranglers
From the album Rattus Norvegicus (1977)
“Peaches” by The Stranglers appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1977 on the album Rattus Norvegicus. Its best result is #699 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,015 alternative song of all time.
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"Peaches" slunk out in 1977 as the second single from Rattus Norvegicus, the Stranglers' debut, and it rides on a bassline you can't mistake: Jean-Jacques Burnel's, prowling low while Dave Greenfield's keyboard and Hugh Cornwell's guitar circle it and Jet Black keeps the drums on a lazy simmer. All four share the writing credit, and Martin Rushent produced it, with Alan Winstanley engineering.
Cornwell plays a leering beach bum eyeing up the girls on a packed shore in the summer heat, and you never quite know whether he's thinking it, telling his mates or trying it on. The language was crude for its day, crude enough that the BBC censored it, so the band's first Top of the Pops spot went to the other A-side, "Go Buddy Go". NME still ranked it 18th among the year's best tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 768 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 1650 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 699 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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