"Peacebone" is the first single from Animal Collective

Animal Collective

Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...

's 2007 album, Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Animal Collective. It was released in September 2007, the band's first on Domino Records. The title and track listing were revealed by band member Geologist on the Collected Animals message board on May 16, 2007...

, released on August 13, 2007 by Domino Records.

The accompanying video for this song was created by Timothy Saccenti.

Formats

There are three different versions of the single. The 10" vinyl features the b-side "Safer", a live favorite during the Collective's Strawberry Jam concerts in 2005 and 2006. The 12" vinyl contains two remixes of the title track, one by Black Dice

Black Dice

Black Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...

 and another by Pantha du Prince

Pantha du Prince

Hendrik Weber, better known as Pantha du Prince, Panthel and Glühen 4 is a German electronic music producer and DJ affiliated with Hamburg's Dial music label and British label Rough Trade.-Career:...

. Finally, the CD is a collection of both vinyl releases, and is considered by the record label to be an EP.

Song content

The word being spoken throughout the song was confirmed by band member Deakin on the Collected Animals message board to be "bonefish". The sample appears to be taken from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's online media archive.
About the further lyrical content, Avey Tare

Avey Tare

Avey Tare is a musician and founding member of Animal Collective. Portner lives in Brooklyn, NY.-Animal Collective:...

 said in an Interview with BBC

BBC

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Music video

The music video makes many references to the film, Aliens

Aliens (film)

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...

, and tells a love story between a Xenomorph

Xenomorph

Xenomorph may refer to:*Xenomorph , a geological term*Alien , the fictional extraterrestrial species in the Alien films*Xenomorph , Dutch Death Metal band...

-like creature and a girl (possibly half Xenomorph). It was directed by Timothy Saccenti.

Track listing