Back in late 1997 there was a song on the radio that you couldn’t escape. The song would go on to crack the Billboard top 40 chart (peaking at number 4) and was number 1 on the modern rock charts for a record 15 weeks (later broken by Nickelback). The song I’m referring to is “Sex and Candy” by Marcy Playground. It’s a very quirky, weird song that while simplistic is super catchy too. The song has some very interesting history too. This was the bands only “hit.” The song was so successful that for a while it had it’s own accountant. In a strange turn, the head of radio promotion of the bands label felt that the song actually hurt the bands career and MTV News even called the song a “career killer” making them a one hit wonder in the end. Not that there is anything wrong with that! Singer John Wozniak has even said he was pleased that the track “became a quintessential ’90s moment.” And it has remained a constant on 90’s playlists and soundtracks. Marcy Playground is still out there playing shows and releasing new material with “Sex and Candy” being a huge staple of the live set.
Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy:
AUDIOECLECTICA 
Marcy Playground is collectively a great band and arguably garners one of the greatest first releases of a band ever. The unique songs throughout this release are about as eclectic as you can get and I’ve played it all the way through hundreds of times and ironically, Sex and Candy is one of my least favorites and I can thank radio for that. If you think this band is a one hit wonder it’s because you haven’t indulged into all of their songs which top out in the 30’s for me on Spotify!
I’m old enough to remember buying that Marcy Playground album in particular. I did think that album was pretty good at the time. St. Joe on the School Bus was the better single anyways.
Honestly, that is one of my initial favorites on the album however, the more I’ve listened to it in its entirety the more I’ve come to appreciate the across the board uniqueness to each of the songs! So much so, that I firmly believe that the order each song is in, was the perfect choice and when listening to it now, I no longer see any of the next songs as a let down except…