"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.
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| Single by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
| from the album Tinderbox | ||||
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| Released | 28 February 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May 1985 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Susan Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke and Steven Severin | |||
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |||
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| "Candyman" on YouTube | ||||
The song is about child abuse.[1] Musically, it is a guitar-based number with distinctive use of arpeggios by John Valentine Carruthers.[2] Melody Maker hailed the single upon its release, saying it was "thrilling". [...] "Big and brash and clashing, its 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."[3]
"Candyman" became Siouxsie and the Banshees' 13th top 40 hit, peaking at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.[4]
References
edit- ^ Shaw, William. "In at the Deep End". Word. September 2005
- ^ Rooksby, Rikky (2010). Riffs: How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879309930.
- ^ 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