"Peach" is a song by American musician

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, released in October 1993 by

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and

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from his 1993 compilations, '' The Hits 2'' and ''

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''. He both wrote and produced the song, featuring a female gasp performed by American actress

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. "Peach" peaked at number seven on the US ''

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chart; however, it did peak at number 14 in the United Kingdom. Its B-side, "

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", charted at number 62 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. Prince performed the song live during his 1993 tour. It was the main sound theme of the Spanish-language talk show ''Corazón, Corazón'' in the mid 1990s. The accompanying music video was filmed inside and outside of Prince's residence,

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, and was included in '' The Hits Collection'' on home video.

Release

The

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is a live version of "

" in the US, while the UK backed the song with an edit of "

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". In addition, the UK issued two CD singles for "Peach", each backed by hits not on the collection. The first disc contains "Peach", "

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", and " Money Don't Matter 2 Night". The second disc contains "Peach", along with "

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", " Girls & Boys", and "My Name Is Prince". The second disc was sold in a special fold-out collector's case with a placeholder for the first disc, which was sold separately.

Critical reception

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from ''

'' wrote, "He does one of his many personalities on this rockin' pop ditty, which will please fans of his steamy hit, "

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". A live and aggressive drum beat kicks

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shape into a simple and instantly memorable melody. To go with this different mood is yet another timbre of the Paisley dude's unique voice." The Stud Brothers of ''

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'' viewed it as "a dire hybrid of

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and

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". Pan-European magazine ''

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'' commented, "Attention, watch your teeth! This peach is as hard as a coconut, and Prince himself is disguised as wild child

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." They added, "It's very different". Mike Soutar from ''

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'' gave "Peach" two out of five, saying, "It sounds like Prince, it's on a topic which Prince has explored more than adequately ..and it's his favourite colour. It probably sounds just right on a Prince LP."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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