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“Kandy Pop” by Bis
From the EP This Is Teen‐C Power! (1996)
“Kandy Pop” by Bis appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the EP This Is Teen‐C Power!. Its best result is #14 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #160 alternative song of 1996.
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"Kandy Pop" comes from This Is Teen-C Power!, the 1996 EP that served as Bis's calling card in America, released through Grand Royal, the label run by the Beastie Boys. Rather than a brand-new record, the Scottish indie-pop upstarts handed the Yanks a catch-up kit: songs gathered from three earlier EPs, Disco Nation 45, The Secret Vampire Soundtrack and Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps, plus a fresh recording of "Kill Yr Boyfriend".
The song itself is a three-way writing credit for John Disco, Manda Rin and Sci-Fi Steven, with Richie Dempsey recording it, and the title wears its bubblegum on its sleeve. AllMusic later reckoned the EP caught the band's chaotic early style better than anything else they put out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 | 50 |
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