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About This Track
“Peek-a-Boo” is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was released in 1988 as the first single from the band’s ninth studio album Peepshow.
Melody Maker described it as “a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance”.
The song’s peculiar sound is due to the recording of the instrumental portion of the song (mostly percussion and an accordion) being backmasked. The song started with a loop in reverse of a brass part that the Banshees previously arranged in 1987 for a cover of John Cale’s “Gun”. The band liked the sound of the song when played backwards, so they began with the percussion track from Gun and added melody, which was recorded by playing it in reverse. Once the instrumental parts were finished, the recording was played back in reverse and Sioux sang her lyrics over it.
“Peek-a-Boo” has become one of Siouxsie & the Banshees’ most recognizable and popular singles and it also was the first time the band entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53. The song was very popular on alternative rock radio and received heavy play on MTV.
“Peek-a-Boo” became Siouxsie & the Banshees’ fifth top-twenty UK hit, peaking at number sixteen in the UK singles chart. In September 1988, Billboard magazine premiered a new Modern Rock Tracks chart which measures radio airplay on U.S. modern rock stations. “Peek-a-Boo” was the chart’s first number-one song.
Melody Maker described it as “a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance”.
The song’s peculiar sound is due to the recording of the instrumental portion of the song (mostly percussion and an accordion) being backmasked. The song started with a loop in reverse of a brass part that the Banshees previously arranged in 1987 for a cover of John Cale’s “Gun”. The band liked the sound of the song when played backwards, so they began with the percussion track from Gun and added melody, which was recorded by playing it in reverse. Once the instrumental parts were finished, the recording was played back in reverse and Sioux sang her lyrics over it.
“Peek-a-Boo” has become one of Siouxsie & the Banshees’ most recognizable and popular singles and it also was the first time the band entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53. The song was very popular on alternative rock radio and received heavy play on MTV.
“Peek-a-Boo” became Siouxsie & the Banshees’ fifth top-twenty UK hit, peaking at number sixteen in the UK singles chart. In September 1988, Billboard magazine premiered a new Modern Rock Tracks chart which measures radio airplay on U.S. modern rock stations. “Peek-a-Boo” was the chart’s first number-one song.
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jobbyfingers wrote:
peek a boo right up your scratcher
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VeroniqueAtroce wrote:
This my song right here.
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Antiikki wrote:
maybe the best one by them
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PattySauce wrote:
Saw her live bout 4 years ago she was so messed up!!!! LOL But still great!!!!! :)
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cobbler1 wrote:
I never tire of this tune, it's the first tune I ever heard from S&TB. I was hooked then and still.
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Batcavegothy wrote:
Pikatchu^^ Just kiddin´, it´s a nice song.
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karlkandinsky wrote:
pab
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majself wrote:
Sounds very fresh :)
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fool2010 wrote:
g. g. m.
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Olivier2404 wrote:
bon
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MarkAlien wrote:
golly jeepers!
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prominence_la wrote:
It's taken me a while to warm up to this song. But I'm diggin' it now. I mean, accordion accomplishment? That merits coolness.
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Grillodelmal wrote:
is very good grounder to this is called a deodorant because it is a rolon
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bajason00 wrote:
this is the awesome.
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Isab3lla wrote:
I love the video to this song :)
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enigmatikc wrote:
Ever creative...
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PhamilyJules wrote:
There's a lot of stuff going on in this song. The production is kind of insane.
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gutlesswonder wrote:
Like Siouxsie but thought her comment that she made on telly apparently about JDB from the Manics not having a very good voice was a bit odd. She's got a nice enough voice but it's not in the same league to be fair! I know it's personal taste and all that so don't shout at me!
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angels_son wrote:
ahhhh....now I wanna see the video ......just added this song to my library like an hour ago and its already playin.....noice ;))
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reaganyouth77 wrote:
yeeeeeaaasss!!!!
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