Candy Coated Fury

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album| | name = Candy Coated Fury | type = studio | artist = [[Reel Big Fish]] | cover = Reel Big Fish - Candy Coated Fury cover.jpg | alt = | released = July 31, 2012 | recorded = {{nowrap|March 21}}–{{nowrap|June 1, 2012}} | venue = | studio = Music Inc. Studios, [[Orange, CA]] | genre = [[Ska punk]] | length = 54:56 | label = [[Rock Ridge Music|Rock Ridge]] | producer = Aaron Barrett | prev_title = Skacoustic | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Happy Skalidays | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Extra chronology| | artist = [[Reel Big Fish]] studio | type = studio | prev_title = [[Fame, Fortune and Fornication]] | prev_year = 2009 | title = Candy Coated Fury | year = 2012 | next_title = [[Life Sucks...Let's Dance!]] | next_year = 2018 }} }}

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'''''Candy Coated Fury''''' is the eighth studio album by the American [[ska punk]] band [[Reel Big Fish]], released on July 31, 2012. The cover art was made by artist Thom Foolery. The album was recorded at the band's personal studio in [[Orange, California]].

The album features guest vocals from [[Coolie Ranx]], Brian Klemm, Julie Stoyer, and members of [[Sonic Boom Six]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.culturebrats.com/2012/07/candy-coated-fury-our-interview-with.html|title = Candy Coated Fury: Our Interview with Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett}}</ref> Aaron Barrett said that when writing the album, he was "very conscious this time about how danceable the songs were and how they make you move when you listen to them. It had been a long time since I really thought about the danceability of our songs."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ampmagazine.com/40658/reel-big-fish-guitaristvocalist-aaron-barrett-talks-about-their-new-album-guest-vocals-upcoming-international-tours-and-more/ |title=AMP Magazine – REEL BIG FISH guitarist/Vocalist Aaron Barrett talks about their new album. Guest vocals, upcoming international tours, and more |access-date=2012-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727033759/http://www.ampmagazine.com/40658/reel-big-fish-guitaristvocalist-aaron-barrett-talks-about-their-new-album-guest-vocals-upcoming-international-tours-and-more/ |archive-date=2012-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On June 6, 2012, the band released a teaser video for the album.<ref name="Alternative Press">{{Cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/reel_big_fish_release_candy_coated_fury_album_teaser|title=Alternative Press News: Reel Big Fish|accessdate=June 6, 2012|publisher=Alternative Press|year=2012|author=Bryne Yancey|work=News document}}</ref> On June 12, 2012, the band released the song "I Know You Too Well To Like You Anymore" on their YouTube channel days after the song premiered on the [[Ska Parade]] radio show on KUKQ. The album was released July 31, 2012, and was sold in a limited quantity at several venues on the Summer of Ska Tour 2012. The album debuted at No. 80 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].

==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Aaron Barrett, except where noted<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Candy Coated Fury |others=Reel Big Fish |year=2012 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[Rock Ridge Music]] |id=RKM2-61371 |location=Newark, New Jersey }}</ref> | total_length = | title1 = Everyone Else Is an Asshole | length1 = 4:11 | title2 = Punisher | length2 = 4:00 | title3 = She's Not the End of the World | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = Don't Let Me Down Gently | writer4 = [[Martin Gilks]], [[Miles Hunt]], [[Rob Jones (musician)|Rob Jones]], Malcolm Treece | note4 = see notes {{ref|wonder|4a}} | length4 = 2:25 | title5 = I Know You Too Well to Like You Anymore | length5 = 4:25 | title6 = Hiding in My Headphones | writer6 = Barrett, [[Sonic Boom Six|Paul Barnes]], [[Coolie Ranx]] | length6 = 4:47 | title7 = I Dare You to Break My Heart | writer7 = Barrett, [[Ryland Steen]] | length7 = 5:15 | title8 = Your Girlfriend Sucks | length8 = 3:30 | title9 = Don't Stop Skankin' | note9 = see notes {{ref|rudy|9a}} | length9 = 3:59 | title10 = Famous Last Words | length10 = 3:50 | title11 = Lost Cause | length11 = 4:20 | title12 = I Love/You Suck | length12 = 3:13 | title13 = P.S. I Hate You | writer13 = Barrett, John Christianson | length13 = 4:05 | title14 = [[The Promise (When in Rome song)|The Promise]] | writer14 = Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann, Michael Floreale | note14 = see notes {{ref|rome|14a}} | length14 = 3:14 }} {{refbegin}} ; Notes :{{note|wonder|(4a)}} Originally performed by [[The Wonder Stuff]] :{{note|rudy|(9a)}} Actually 2:44. Then hidden track "Oh, Rudy" (1:15) starts right after. :{{note|rome|(14a)}} Originally performed by [[When in Rome (band)|When in Rome]] {{refend}}

== Personnel == ;Reel Big Fish *Aaron Barrett – guitar, lead vocals<ref name="notes"/> *Dan Regan – trombone, vocals<ref name="notes"/> *John Christianson – trumpet, vocals<ref name="notes"/> *[[Ryland Steen]] – drums, percussion, vocals<ref name="notes"/> *Derek Gibbs – bass guitar, vocals<ref name="notes"/> *Matt Appleton – harmony vocals, [[tenor saxophone]], [[baritone saxophone]], organ<ref name="notes"/>

;Additional musicians *[[Coolie Ranx]] – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones"<ref name="notes"/> *Julie Stoyer – vocals on "I Know You Too Well to Like You Anymore" and "Oh, Rudy{{' "}}<ref name="notes"/> *Laila Khan – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones"<ref name="notes"/> *James SK Wān – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones"<ref name="notes"/> *Barney Boom (Paul Barnes) – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones"<ref name="notes"/> *[[Brian Klemm]] – vocals on "Your Girlfriend Sucks"<ref name="notes"/>

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|91|artist=Reel Big Fish|accessdate=January 8, 2026|rowheader=true}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|14|artist=Reel Big Fish|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|22|artist=Reel Big Fish|accessdate=January 8, 2026|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|21|artist=Reel Big Fish|accessdate=January 8, 2026|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|33|artist=Reel Big Fish|accessdate=January 8, 2026|rowheader=true}} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links==  *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbINNwovPUG4_giL92hyhWSodkXNQeNut ''Candy Coated Fury''] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

[[Category:2012 albums]] [[Category:Reel Big Fish albums]] [[Category:Rock Ridge Music albums]]