Sex and Candy
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| "Sex & Candy" | ||
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| Single by Marcy Playground | ||
| from the album Marcy Playground | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 2:52 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Jared Kotler | |
"Sex and Candy" is the first single released by Marcy Playground from their self titled debut album Marcy Playground. It was released in 1997. "Sex and Candy" was a large hit in 1998, spending a then-record fifteen weeks at number one on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. After the success of "Sex and Candy" Marcy Playground was written off by most people as a one-hit wonder.
[edit] Trivia
- The song was covered in part in comedian/musician "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Polka Power" off his 1999 album Running With Scissors.
- It was parodied on the popular television sketch show Saturday Night Live by Jimmy Fallon on Weekend Update featuring lyrics changed to go with a Halloween theme.
