“Stacy's Mom” by Fountains of Wayne

"Stacy's Mom" was the first single from Fountains of Wayne's third studio album, Welcome Interstate Managers, in 2003, and it's a sugar rush of power pop cut, by design, to sound like the Cars. Bassist Adam Schlesinger and singer Chris Collingwood wrote it and produced it with Mike Denneen, and the idea came from a boyhood friend of Schlesinger's who had a crush on Schlesinger's grandmother.

Collingwood sings lead and shares the electric guitars with Jody Porter, Schlesinger adds synthesizer and backing vocals, and Brian Young supplies drums, handclaps and tambourine, all mixed to a gleam by Tom Lord-Alge. Rachel Hunter played the title role in the video. The song went gold, climbed to 21 on the Hot 100, drew a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, and stands as the band's lone mainstream hit.

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