Released November 6, 2006 Label XL | Recorded 2006 | |
Format CD single, digital download Length 3:55 (album version)3:57 (radio edit) | ||
"Boys Wanna Be Her" is a song written and recorded by Peaches, released as the second single from her third full-length album, Impeach My Bush.
Contents
Track listing
- "Boys Wanna Be Her" – 3:57
- "Boys Wanna Be Her" (The Flaming Lips Eat Peaches) – 3:14
- "Boys Wanna Be Her" (Tommy Sunshine’s Brooklyn Fire Retouch) – 5:04
- "Boys Wanna Be Her" (Weird Science Remix) – 3:53
Music video
The music video shows Peaches and The Herms, all dressed in glam rock fashions, hitting themselves until they bleed while performing the song on stage.
Uses in other media
"Boys Wanna Be Her" was featured in episodes of television series Ugly Betty ("Don't Ask, Don't Tell") and The L Word (featured on the L Tunes: Music from and inspired by The L Word compilation album).
The song is used in the Canadian supernatural TV show Lost Girl.
It was used in promos for the FX network show Dirt and Fox network show Dollhouse.
The song is featured in the Electronic Arts video game Need For Speed: ProStreet.
The song is used in the Matchstick Productions ski film Push.
The song was featured in the trailer of the 2012 movie Bad Kids Go to Hell.
The song is featured in the 2009 movie Whip It and the movie's trailer. In addition, the song appears on the official Whip It soundtrack.
Part of the song is used in Canadian car television commercials for the 2011 Subaru Forester as part of the "Sexy Comes Standard" advertising campaign.
The song is used as the theme music for the TBS late-night television series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Peaches performed the song on season 4, episode 7 of Orphan Black, "The Antisocialism of Sex."
The song is used in the Trailer for the Amazon series Fleabag.
Other versions
"Boys Wanna Be Her (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch)" appeared on the Ultra.Rock Remixed compilation album from Ultra Records in 2007.
The Weird Science remix of the song was included on the 2008 album Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles by Steve Aoki.
Live performances
On April 13, 2007, Peaches made her second appearance on The Henry Rollins Show and performed "Boys Wanna Be Her" and "Hit it Hard".