The group had previously hoped to get Paulina Porizkova (Ocasek's then-wife) for the role. Model Rachel Hunter plays the title role, which she accepted because she was a fan of the band and the song. "We looked at a lot of treatments and some directors were trying to be kind of arty and subtle with it, but Chris Applebaum went completely for the jugular," said Schlesinger. It closes on the door with an "Ocupado" sign hanging from the doorknob and Stacy laughing, possibly flattered by the event believing the friend in question reciprocated her romantic and sexual interests. By the end of the video, Stacy walks in on her unnamed friend in the bathroom as he watches Stacy's mother in the backyard pool. It features several sexual innuendos such as wet dreams and adolescent gratification. Its premise is around Stacy (Gianna Distenca ), whose best friend and love interest (Shane Haboucha) is attracted to her mother, mentioning times she caught his attention: by the pool, receiving a massage on the lawn and during an imaginary strip tease in the dining room. The music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, features several comedic scenes illustrating the boy's attempts to get closer to Stacy's mother ( Rachel Hunter). 88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s. 350 on Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born and No. Richard Harrington of The Washington Post dubbed it "nicely naughty." Ben Greenman, writing for The New Yorker, considered it the "second-catchiest song ever written about a girlfriend's parent," after "Mrs. ![]() The single's sales were last estimated at 888,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan, in 2011. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Pop Performance at the 2004 awards. 1 spot on the "Most Downloaded Songs" list of the iTunes Music Store. It was one of the first songs to reach the No. It peaked at number 21 the week of November 21, 2003, and stayed there for two weeks. It entered the top 40 the week after by moving 21 spots to number 38 and moved nine spots to number 31 on the week of October 25, 2003. ![]() "Stacy's Mom" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 11, 2003, at number 59, making this their first song to appear on that chart. Cars frontman Ric Ocasek thought that the intro was a sample from "Just What I Needed" but the band says they performed it in the studio and just "got it right." Robinson' and sonically I was thinking about the Cars, a Rick Springfield sort of thing." He acknowledged that stylistically, the song "owes a debt" to the Cars' " Just What I Needed" its opening guitar riff is similar. In writing the song, he was hoping to take influence from new wave and power pop music: "I was thinking a little bit about ' Mrs. He hoped to strike a balance "between humor and personality" with the song. And I said, 'Hey, you're stepping over the line,' but at that point in life, I wouldn't put it past anyone," he recalled. "One of my best friends, when we were maybe 11 or 12, came to me and announced that he thought my grandmother was hot. Part of the song's inspiration was a friend with whom Schlesinger had grown up who thought Schlesinger's grandmother was attractive. Stylistically it is power pop and pop-punk. ![]() In interviews, Schlesinger took responsibility for the song. Background Īuthorship of "Stacy's Mom" is credited to Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger in practice, the two songwriters wrote independently, and agreed to credit both writers on all Fountains of Wayne songs regardless of the actual author. "Stacy's Mom" was the only mainstream hit by Fountains of Wayne. The song was accompanied with a music video in which model Rachel Hunter plays the titular role. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. Additionally, the song peaked within the top 10 in Ireland and the top 20 in the United Kingdom and Australia. "Stacy's Mom" reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States. It is a power pop song with which the group hoped to emulate the sound of American rock band the Cars. Its subject matter was inspired by a friend of Schlesinger's when he was young who was attracted to Schlesinger's grandmother. "Stacy's Mom" was written by bassist Adam Schlesinger and vocalist Chris Collingwood, both of whom produced the song alongside Mike Denneen. It is the third track on their third studio album, Welcome Interstate Managers, and was released to radio as the album's first single on May 19, 2003, through S-Curve Records and Virgin Records. " Stacy's Mom" is a song by American rock band Fountains of Wayne.
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