Candyman (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)
| "Candyman" | ||||
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| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
| from the album Tinderbox | ||||
| B-side | "Lullaby", "Umbrella" | |||
| Released | 28 February 1986 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
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"Candyman" is a song written and produced by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Tinderbox.
The song is about "child abuse".[1] Musically, it is a guitar-based number. Melody Maker hailed the single upon its release, saying it was "thrilling". [...] "Big and brash and clashing, it's many parts combine to form one spirited, unpredictable yet wholly co-ordinated outburst while Siouxsie's voice, in confident control, bounces up and down and around the repeating motifs, and unexpected twist of arrangements."[2]
"Candyman" became Siouxsie and the Banshees' 13th top 40 hit, peaking at number 34 in the UK singles chart.[3]
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- ↑ Clerk, Carol. "Candyman" - Single review. Melody Maker. 1 March 1986.
- ↑ Johns, Brian. Entranced : the Siouxsie and the Banshees story. Omnibus Press, 1989. Page 94. ISBN 0-7119-1773-6
