Candyman's 1990 single 'Knockin' Boots' sold a million copies and reached No. 9 on the Hot 100.

That Was A Hit?!?: Candyman, 'Knockin' Boots'

Soundcheck | Feb 21, 2013

Last week, we kicked off That Was A Hit?!? our new occasional series with the mission to explore the improbable success of songs that today seems positively baffling. Billboard editor Joe Levy returns to take a look at another strange hit: Candyman's 1990 song, "Knockin' Boots."

"The rhymes are terrible, the hook is ok, but the flow is awful." Levy says. "This is a song that I remember from the time, and I remember thinking...I believe in pop, public taste, the charts. Even if I don't like it I think it's telling us something. But when I heard this I remember thinking we've reached a moment that we must escape from."

This segment originally aired on Feb. 21, 2013.

 

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