Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom album)

Peeping Tom is the only studio album by American band Peeping Tom. It was released by Ipecac Recordings on May 30, 2006. It peaked at number 103 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[1]

Peeping Tom
Studio album by Peeping Tom
Released	May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Rock experimental pop trip hop alternative hip hop
Length	44:03
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Mike Patton Dan the Automator Amon Tobin Jel Odd Nosdam Massive Attack Dub Trio
Singles from Peeping Tom
"Mojo" Released: 2006

Production

In 2000, Mike Patton conceived Peeping Tom.^[2] It is a tribute to Michael Powell's 1960 film Peeping Tom.^[3] The album was created by swapping song files through the mail with collaborators such as Norah Jones, Kool Keith, and Massive Attack, among others.^[4] It took almost six years to complete the album.^[5]

Musical style and influences

The musical style of Peeping Tom encompasses rock,^[6][7][8] heavy metal,^[6] experimental pop,^[9] pop,^[6][7][8] trip hop,^[10][11][8] alternative hip hop,^[12] underground hip hop^[11] and hip hop.^{[6][7][13][14]}

Patton said of the album; "This is my version of pop music. In a way, this is an exercise for me: taking all these things I've learned over the years and putting them into a pop format."^[4]

Release

"Mojo" was released as a single from the album. It is accompanied by a music video, directed by Matt McDermitt and featuring appearances by Danny DeVito, Mark Hoppus, Rachel Hunter, and Dan the Automator.^[15][16]

The album was released by Patton's own record label Ipecac Recordings on May 30, 2006.^[17] The vinyl version was released by Anticon on August 28, 2006.^[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100[19]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[20]
Alternative Press	4/5[21]
IGN	8.4/10[22]
Now	2/5[23]
The Observer	[24]
Pitchfork	6.2/10[25]
PopMatters	[26]
Rolling Stone	[27]
Slant Magazine	[28]
Stylus Magazine	D[29]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[19]

David Raposa of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.2 out of 10, saying: "For all the great ideas and fantastic moments sprinkled throughout Peeping Tom, it turns out that Mike Patton's idea of pop is as uncompromising as his other musical notions."^[25] Cammila Collar of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "Patton's most accessible work since Mr. Bungle's 1999 album California."^[20]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Five Seconds" (featuring Odd Nosdam)	Mike Patton	4:20
2.	"Mojo" (featuring Rahzel and Dan the Automator)	Patton, Dan the Automator	3:40
3.	"Don't Even Trip" (featuring Amon Tobin)	Patton	5:46
4.	"Getaway" (featuring Kool Keith)	Patton, Keith Thornton	3:22
5.	"Your Neighborhood Spaceman" (featuring Jel and Odd Nosdam)	Patton	5:45
6.	"Kill the DJ" (featuring Massive Attack)	Patton	4:09
7.	"Caipirinha" (featuring Bebel Gilberto)	Patton	2:46
8.	"Celebrity Death Match" (featuring Kid Koala)	Patton	3:42
9.	"How U Feelin?" (featuring Doseone)	Patton	2:44
10.	"Sucker" (featuring Norah Jones)	Patton, Dan the Automator	2:33
11.	"We're Not Alone (Remix)" (featuring Dub Trio)	Patton, Stu Brooks, DP Holmes, Joe Tomino	5:10

Charts

Chart performance for Peeping Tom

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30]	12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31]	31
French Albums (SNEP)[32]	115
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33]	22
US Billboard 200[1]	103
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[34]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[35]	3