Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom album)

Peeping Tom
Studio album by Peeping Tom
Released	May 30, 2006
Recorded	2000–2006
Genre	Trip hop, Experimental rock, Alternative rock[1]
Length	44:03
Label	Ipecac (IPC77)
Producer	Mike Patton, Dan The Automator, Amon Tobin, Odd Nosdam, Massive Attack, Dub Trio, Jel

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	(5/10)[3]
IGN	(8.4/10)[4]
NOW	[5]
Okayplayer	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(6.2/10)[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Stylus Magazine	(D)[11]

Peeping Tom is the debut album of American rock band Peeping Tom. It was released May 30, 2006 on Mike Patton's record label, Ipecac Records. The album was produced by swapping song files through the mail^{[citation needed]} with collaborators such as Norah Jones, Kool Keith, and Massive Attack, among others.

The album, and the band associated with it, is named after Michael Powell's 1960 film Peeping Tom, which Patton has mentioned liking.^[12]

Music

Critics generally ascribed the musical style of Peeping Tom as pop, trip hop, experimental and rap rock. Norah Jones' appearance on the song "Sucker" attracted attention as it was the first time Jones used profanity in a recording.^[13]

Release and reception

Peeping Tom debuted #12 mainstream album ARIA charts & #1 ARIA urban album chart on June 7, 2006. The first single from the self-titled record is "Mojo". It is accompanied by a music video featuring appearances by Danny DeVito, Mark Hoppus, Rachel Hunter as well as song collaborators Dan the Automator and Rahzel.^{[citation needed]} The video was created by music video director Matt McDermitt. The song featured in the pilot episode of "Californication".

For the week ending June 17, 2006, Peeping Tom was the top debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart, appearing at #103 with 10,000 units shipped. This is the highest-ever entry on this chart for the Ipecac Recordings label.^{[citation needed]}

The CD came unique with packaging. As the tab on the right was pulled the CD popped out of the left side while the image a woman through a keyhole changed to that of an eye while on the righthand said images and credits were displayed.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Patton

1. "Five Seconds" (featuring Odd Nosdam) – 4:20
2. "Mojo" (featuring Rahzel and Dan The Automator) – 3:40
3. "Don't Even Trip" (featuring Amon Tobin) – 5:46
4. "Getaway" (featuring Kool Keith) – 3:22
5. "Your Neighborhood Spaceman" (featuring Jel and Odd Nosdam) – 5:45
6. "Kill the DJ" (featuring Massive Attack) – 4:09
7. "Caipirinha" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) – 2:46
8. "Celebrity Death Match" (featuring Kid Koala) – 3:42
9. "How U Feelin?" (featuring Doseone) – 2:44
10. "Sucker" (featuring Norah Jones) – 2:33
11. "We're Not Alone" (remix) (featuring Dub Trio) – 5:10

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak
2006	Billboard 200	103
	Billboard Top Heatseekers	1
	Billboard Top Independent Albums	3
	Billboard Australian Official Chart	12

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
2006	"Mojo"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	40

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/peeping-tom-r824964
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Drowned in Sound review
4. ^ IGN review
5. ^ NOW review
6. ^ Okayplayer review
7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
8. ^ PopMatters review
9. ^ Rolling Stone review
10. ^ Slant Magazine review
11. ^ Stylus Magazine review
12. ^ "Interview with Mike Patton from Peeping Tom". Culture Bully. June 1, 2006. http://www.culturebully.com/qa-mike-patton-from-peeping-tom. 
13. ^ Harris, Chris (2006-02-10). "Norah Jones Curses Up A Storm For New Mike Patton Project - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523855/20060207/jones_norah.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Peeping Tom at Ipecac Recordings
• Peeping Tom at Metacritic
• Peeping Tom on Myspace
• Interview with Mike Patton

See also