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“Kill For Candy” by DREAMCAR
From the album Dreamcar (2017)
“Kill For Candy” by DREAMCAR appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2017. It was first released in 2017 on the album Dreamcar. Its best result is #5 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 2017.
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"Kill for Candy" was the first thing the world heard from Dreamcar, the supergroup of Davey Havok, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young, and the lead single from their self-titled 2017 debut on Columbia. It was among the first four songs they wrote after forming, and it wears its '80s love openly: shimmering new wave that drew comparisons to New Order and A Flock of Seagulls, as well as Havok's own AFI and Blaqk Audio.
Tim Pagnotta produced it, Mark "Spike" Stent mixed it, Dumont and Kanal share the keyboards, and Young drums. Frank Borin directed the video in Los Angeles with wearable cameras catching the band's daily lives, and a second version let viewers switch between members' points of view. Reviews ran from warm to shrugging, and it reached 28 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017 | 91 |
| 2017 | 68 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2017 | 88 |
| 2017 | 98 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
Also listed as: Kill for Candy.
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