Candyman (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)

"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. Musically, it is a guitar-based number with distinctive use of arpeggios by John Valentine Carruthers. 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."

"Candyman" became Siouxsie and the Banshees' 13th top 40 hit, peaking at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.

References

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

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Siouxsie Sioux Steven Severin Budgie Marco Pirroni Sid Vicious Kenny Morris Peter Fenton John McKay Robert Smith John McGeoch John Valentine Carruthers Martin McCarrick Jon Klein Knox Chandler
Studio albums	The Scream Join Hands Kaleidoscope Juju A Kiss in the Dreamhouse Hyæna Tinderbox Through the Looking Glass Peepshow Superstition The Rapture
Live albums	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC
Compilation albums	Once Upon a Time/The Singles Twice Upon a Time – The Singles The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees Downside Up Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions All Souls
Extended plays	The Thorn The Peel Sessions (1987) The Peel Sessions (1989)
Videos/DVDs	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees
Singles	"Hong Kong Garden" "The Staircase (Mystery)" "Playground Twist" "Mittageisen" "Happy House" "Christine" "Israel" "Spellbound" "Arabian Knights" "Fireworks" "Slowdive" "Melt!" "Dear Prudence" "Swimming Horses" "Dazzle" "Overground" "Cities in Dust" "Candyman" "This Wheel's on Fire" "The Passenger" "Song from the Edge of the World" "Peek-a-Boo" "The Killing Jar" "The Last Beat of My Heart" "Kiss Them for Me" "Shadowtime" "Fear (of the Unknown)" "Face to Face" "O Baby" "Stargazer"
Other songs	"Love in a Void" "Red Light" "Tattoo"
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