"I Feel Cream" is a disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 song written collaboratively by Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

, Drums of Death

Drums of Death (musician)

Colin Bailey, better known by his stage name Drums of Death, is a London-based electronic musician, originally from Scotland. His music is a blend of techno, old school house, punk rock and electro...

 and Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco are a United Kingdom-based production and remix team formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production...

, and produced by Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

, Drums of Death

Drums of Death (musician)

Colin Bailey, better known by his stage name Drums of Death, is a London-based electronic musician, originally from Scotland. His music is a blend of techno, old school house, punk rock and electro...

 and Shapemod. It is the third single from the album I Feel Cream

I Feel Cream

I Feel Cream is the fifth album by Canadian recording artist Peaches. It was released May 4, 2009 in Europe and May 5, 2009 in North America by XL Recordings. The album was produced by Simian Mobile Disco, as well as Soulwax, Digitalism, Shapemod and Drums of Death.-Critical reception:I Feel Cream...

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Critical reception

Ian Wade of BBC Music

BBC Music

BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....

 said that "I Feel Cream" "is a hands-in-the-air laser elation."

Chart performance

The Proxy

Proxy (band)

Proxy are an indie rock band based in United Kingdom. Though Proxy are from London, the four members were all born on three different continents - frontman Jon Brown in Hong Kong, Will Hanson in Paris and the Grindy brothers who form the rhythm section in South Africa...

 remix of I Feel Cream debuted at #57, and peaked at #56, on the Greek iTunes Top 100 singles chart.

Development

The music video for "I Feel Cream" was directed by Kinga Burza

Kinga Burza

Kinga Burza is a Polish-Australian music video director.-Biography:Kinga Burza was born in Poland and raised in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia before moving to London in 2005 and signing with respected film production company Partizan of Michel Gondry fame in 2006.She completed a BA at the...

. In an interview with PromoNews, Burza explained the appeal of the video despite its low-budget:

"“We were particularly restricted on this one budget-wise [...] It’s a video that really gained a lot from Peaches’ ability to express herself in dramatic metallic shoulders, cut out leotards and thigh-high, lace up Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...

 boots, taking you back to those early but exciting Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

 videos that were merely a wonderful performance of a red-headed David against a white wall wearing blue shadow. I knew if we were forced to go minimal, we were best to make a statement!"

Synopsis

In the video Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

 wears a variety of outfits, both futuristic and retro. Her lips are painted gold and she sings and dances as a variety of colors, shapes, and special effects flash across the screen.

Release and reception

The music video for "I Feel Cream" premiered on XL

XL Recordings

XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...

's YouTube

YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

channel on October 15, 2009.

PromoNews described the music video as "hypnotically gorgeous, with experimental camerawork, projections, and vision-mixing."

Track listing

1. "I Feel Cream" – 4:33
2. "I Feel Cream (Cory Enemy Remix)" – 6:45
3. "I Feel Cream (Blogula Mix)" - 7:13
4. "I Feel Cream (Proxy Remix)" - 4:30