''Impeach My Bush'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer

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, released on July 7, 2006 by

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. The album includes guest appearances by

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and her one-time roommate Feist.

Writing and development

Early sessions of ''Impeach My Bush'' were recorded at Peaches'

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studio with

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singer Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. She finished recording the album with producers Mickey Petralia and

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's ( Toto) self-built studio in

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Composition

The album draws from

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, 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

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s while "Rock the Shocker" centers on

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. "Stick It to the Pimp" is a backlash against

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chauvinism.

Promotion

Peaches formed the Herms (short for

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s) in early 2006 as her live backing band. Herms members included

(

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(

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), and

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. "Herms" is a reference to the 1970s duo

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and blending of words her and him. Peaches and Herms were the opening act for

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and

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during the second half of their 2006 summer US tour. Peaches and Herms also toured as part of the Australian festival

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and the 2007

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. "Do Ya" was used in the Gap clothing commercials for the fall 2006 season. "Do Ya" also appeared in the 2006 horror film ''

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''. 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''. On April 13, 2007, Peaches appeared on the season two premiere of ''

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'', where she performed the song "Hit It Hard". 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. In 2013, the song "Downtown" was used in a commercial to promote Downtown

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Singles

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" was released as the album's lead single on July 3, 2006. It received positive reviews for its disco sound and sexual lyrics. The single peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. "

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" was released as the second and final single on November 6, 2006.

Critical reception

''Impeach My Bush'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a

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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". Heather Phares of

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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 ''

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'' commented that the album "is no great sonic leap forward, but it is a near-perfect distillation of Peaches' 'thing'." Conversely, Dan Marton of ''

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'' 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

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's Best Albums of 2006 list. The album earned Peaches a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 18th GLAAD Media Awards.

Commercial performance

''Impeach My Bush'' spent one week on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number 168, selling 5,000 copies its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Impeach My Bush''. *

– vocals, production; guitar ; beat programming, keyboards ; lead guitar, rhythm guitar ; dancers photo * "Darlin" Dave Catching – guitar * Jerry DiRienzo –

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guitar, guitar *

– chorus vocals * Feist – backing vocals *

– guitar * Janager – finger snaps, handclaps *

– guitar, vocals *

– beat programming ; keyboards ; production *

– drums *

– backup moans * Brian "Big Hands" O'Connor – bass * Micky Petralia – mixing, production ; live drums ; beat programming ; drums *

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– cover, poster * Jacques Wait – studio photos

Charts

Release history

References

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