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The Last of the Mohicans by Bow Wow Wow
The Last of the Mohicans is an EP by Bow Wow Wow, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 53 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Want Candy”, on 53 lists with a best position of #38.
The Last of the Mohicans, the EP Bow Wow Wow put out on RCA in May 1982, is the band at its most gleefully commercial. Malcolm McLaren had built the group in 1980 out of former Adam and the Ants players, put the teenage Annabella Lwin up front, and Kenny Laguna, of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts fame, produced this one.
The engine is the same as ever: Dave Barbarossa's rolling, tribal Burundi beat, with Lwin yelping and chanting over the top like the whole thing's a playground dare. The prize is their cover of the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy", the biggest hit they ever had and a sugar rush of a single. It gave them their best showing on the American album chart, and the sleeve, Andy Earl's photo of the band restaging Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, had already caused an outrage when it first fronted their debut album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Last of the Mohicans on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Want Candy | 53 | #38 | – | 1988–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.