{{short description|1986 EP by the Jesus and Mary Chain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox song | name = Some Candy Talking | type = single | artist = the Jesus and Mary Chain | cover = The Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking (7-inch).png | caption = 7-inch vinyl cover | released = 14 July 1986 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Noise pop | length = 9:38 | label = Blanco y Negro | producer = * The Jesus and Mary Chain * {{nowrap|Phil Ward Large}} | chronology = The Jesus and Mary Chain EP | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Happy When It Rains | next_year = 1987 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = EP | cover = JAMC_Some_Candy_Talking_12Inch.jpg | caption = 12-inch vinyl cover }} }} '''''Some Candy Talking''''' is a single by Scottish rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 14 July 1986 by Blanco y Negro Records.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1986/Music-Week-1986-07-12-IDX-41.pdf |title=New Singles |magazine=Music Week |date=12 July 1986 |page=29 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}</ref> The EP includes an acoustic version of "Taste of Cindy", originally taken from the band's debut studio album, ''Psychocandy'', and a song titled "Psychocandy", which did not appear on that album. The titular song did not appear on the original pressing of ''Psychocandy'', but was featured when the album was released on CD in 1986.
The title track is commonly misunderstood as being about heroin use. In a 2005 interview with ''Filter'' magazine, lead singer Jim Reid stated, "'Some Candy Talking' had nothing to do with drugs, actually. It was just something a radio DJ picked up on, and it was banned in all the major radio stations in the UK". The song was originally banned for this reason by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Smith,<ref>{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2C6I4KfgJ1kC&q=some+candy+talking+banned&pg=RA1-PA413 |title=The Great Rock Discography |publisher=Giunti |date=1998 |page=413 |access-date=25 August 2008}}</ref> although it was later voted at number nine in that year's John Peel Festive 50.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/festive50s/1980s/1986/ |title=Keeping It Peel – Festive 50s – 1986 |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |access-date=25 August 2008}}</ref> The song was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 film ''Modern Girls''.
The acoustic tracks on the Double 7-inch vinyl are the four tracks recorded for the 3rd John Peel Session in October 1986, and are included on the Complete John Peel Sessions album.
The EP marked the final release that drummer Bobby Gillespie appeared on. After this release, he returned to his own band, Primal Scream.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = William Reid and Jim Reid | headline = 7-inch vinyl (NEG 19) | total_length = 9:38
| title1 = Some Candy Talking | length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Psychocandy | length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Hit | length3 = 3:27 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Double 7-inch vinyl (NEG 19F) | total_length = 20:20
| title1 = Some Candy Talking | length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Psychocandy | length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Hit | length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Cut Dead | note4 = acoustic | length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Psychocandy | note5 = acoustic | length5 = 2:01
| title6 = You Trip Me Up | note6 = acoustic | length6 = 2:41
| title7 = Some Candy Talking | note7 = acoustic | length7 = 3:13 }}
{{Track listing | headline = 12-inch vinyl (NEG 19T) | total_length = 11:21
| title1 = Some Candy Talking | length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Taste of Cindy | note2 = acoustic | length2 = 1:59
| title3 = Hit | length3 = 3:22
| title4 = Psychocandy | length4 = 2:48 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Some Candy Talking''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Some Candy Talking |type=double 7-inch vinyl |others=The Jesus and Mary Chain |publisher=Blanco y Negro Records |year=1986 |id=NEG 19F}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Some Candy Talking |type=12-inch vinyl |others=The Jesus and Mary Chain |publisher=Blanco y Negro Records |year=1986 |id=NEG 19T}}</ref>
* The Jesus and Mary Chain – production on "Psychocandy", "Hit" and "Taste of Cindy" * Flood – engineering on "Some Candy Talking" * Alan Moulder – engineering assistance on "Some Candy Talking" * John Loder – engineering on "Psychocandy", "Hit" and "Taste of Cindy" * Phil Ward Large – production on "Cut Dead" (acoustic), "Psychocandy" (acoustic), "You Trip Me Up" (acoustic) and "Some Candy Talking" (acoustic) * Mike Laye – cover photo (7-inch) * Steve Mitchell – inside photo (7-inch)
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Some Candy Talking'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-08-09.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=31 |date=9 August 1986 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 56 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|11|song=Some Candy Talking|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|37|artist=The Jesus and Mary Chain|song=Some Candy Talking|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}} |- {{single chart|UK|13|date=19860727|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{The Jesus and Mary Chain}}
Category:1986 debut EPs Category:Blanco y Negro Records albums Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain albums