"
Peek-a-Boo" is a song by English
alternative rock band
Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1988 as the first single from the band's ninth studio album,
Peepshow.
Melody Maker described the song as "a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance" and qualified its genre as "thirties
hip hop". "Peek-a-Boo" was rated "Single of the Week" in both
Sounds and
NME.
Sounds wrote that it was a "brave move", "playful and mysterious".
NME described it as "Oriental marching band hip hop" with "catchy accordion." They then said : "If this nation was served by anything approaching a decent pop radio station, "Peek A Boo" would be a huge hit."