Even if the imagery behind the song consists of random remnants from Wozniak’s youthful subconscious, there was still something undeniably catchy (and yes, sexy) about Marcy Playground’s sole smash hit. “Sex And Candy” takes the low-key grunge that Nirvana and Pearl Jam displayed in their MTV Unplugged performances and tones it down enough for stoners and jam band enthusiasts to enjoy, then builds it around an innately infectious chorus. There is something powerful in the simplicity and straight-forwardness of the song (Wozniak says it took less than an hour to write). What’s maybe even more refreshing is the fact that “Sex And Candy” even had a chance to be a hit.

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In the ’90s, getting signed wasn’t about years of killing yourself on the road, spending half your day on social media, and constantly promoting yourself. If a label exec thought your songs had potential, it was possible to get a major-label deal and a budget to help get those tracks onto radio and MTV—both of which were basically playing the same block of music over and over again. Alternative music took off during this era: When you turned on the radio, you were just as likely to hear Better Than Ezra or Collective Soul as you were to hear Rage Against The Machine or Alice In Chains.

Marcy Playground got a deal largely on the strength of songs written by Wozniak, but this may not be the best vetting for a career artist. Despite the strength of “Sex And Candy” (which knocked Everclear’s “Everything To Everyone” off the top of the Billboard Modern Rock Charts), Marcy Playground was never able to recapture the success of “Sex And Candy.” The group has never broken up, but Wozniak is likely far more sick of playing this song than any of us are of listening to it.

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Still, the song’s chorus still sounds as captivating and strangely sensual as it did years ago. Even if nobody, including the songwriter, really knows what it’s about.