"Candy Everybody Wants" is the second single by alternative rock group 10,000 Maniacs from their 1992 album, Our Time in Eden. The song was written by Dennis Drew and Natalie Merchant, the band's keyboardist and lead singer respectively. Rolling Stone wrote that the song is about "the American appetite for televised sex and violence – and big business's willingness to satisfy that craving."[2]
"Candy Everybody Wants" | ||||
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Single by 10,000 Maniacs | ||||
from the album Our Time in Eden | ||||
Released | March 29, 1993[1] | |||
Studio | Bearsville (Bearsville, New York) | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant | |||
Producer(s) | Paul Fox | |||
10,000 Maniacs singles chronology | ||||
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Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 67 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 5 |