Peek-A-Boo!
Devo
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Peek-a-boo! I can see you And I know what you do So put your hands on your face And cover up your eyes Don't look until I signal Peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! The way that we weren't is what we'll become So please pay attention while I show you some Of what's about to happen Peek-a-boo! I know what you do Cause I do it too Laugh if you want to or say you don't care If you cannot see it you think it's not there It doesn't work that way
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Written by: GERALD CASALE, MARK ALLEN MOTHERSBAUGH
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7 facts about this song
Album"Peek-A-Boo!" is a song from "Oh, No! It's Devo", the fifth studio album of the American new wave band, Devo.
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Music GenreThe song falls under the new wave and synth-pop genre.
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Release dateThe single was released in 1982 and it was produced by American producer Roy Thomas Baker.
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Chart Performance"Peek-A-Boo!" reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles in 1982.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Peek-A-Boo!" uses a reversal of the red and blue seen in 3-D glasses and features the band performing the song while a rotating cast of characters, like French maids and cowboys, throw objects at the band members.
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InspirationDevo mentioned in interviews that the song was about their belief that American society was regressing to a childish state. The lyrical content of the song emphasizes this point, filled with metaphors about hiding and seeking.
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Modern ReceptionAbout 20 years after its release, on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s", "Peek-A-Boo!" was voted number 85.
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