“Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne

The long and short of the lyrics of Fountains of Wayne’s classic hit “Stacy’s Mom” is that it is about a young boy who has a wild crush on the very attractive mother of his friend (Stacy). And this frustrates his friend (Stacy) so much because she is in love with him and wants to have a relationship with him. But unfortunately for her, he has not the slightest interest in her. His eyes are set on no one but her mother. He even goes as far as actually telling Stacy that she isn’t the girl for me because he loves her hot mother.

You can view the lyrics, alternate interprations and sheet music for Fountains of Wayne's Stacy’s Mom at Lyrics.org.

But where is Stacy’s father?

From the song, we find out that her father and her mother are no longer together. And the narrator sees Stacy’s Mom’s singlehood as the perfect opportunity to be with her.

“Stacy’s Mom” is based on a true story

According to the band’s primary songwriter the late Adam Schlesinger, the lyrics are largely based on something real he witnessed while growing up. And what’s this? According to him, he got the inspiration for the song from a friend of his who had this remarkable crush on his (Adam’s) own grandmother.

Facts about “Stacy’s Mom”

The song actually has a similar as with Simon & Garfunkel’s classic hit “Mrs. Robinson“.

“Stacy’s Mom” was written by Schlesinger and his bandmate Chris Collingwood. The pair joined forces with record producer Mike Denneen to produce the song.

Fountain of Wayne released “Stacy’s Mom” in May of 2003. It appeared as one of the tracks on their third studio album which is titled “Welcome Interstate Managers”.

The pretty woman playing the role of Stacy’s Mom in the song’s official video is model and actress Rachel Hunter. Schlesinger later revealed in an interview why the band chose to use Hunter in the video. According to him, Hunter was a fan of both the band and the song. They therefore saw her as the perfect person to portray that role.

Rachel Hunter is an actress, model and TV personality from New Zealand.

Success of “Stacy’s Mom”

“Stacy’s Mom” went on to become the band’s most successful song. It peaked at the 21st position on the Hot 100 and reached the 11th position on the UK Singles Chart. Furthermore, the song gave Fountains of Wayne a nomination at the 2004 Grammys. The song received a nomination in the category of the “Best Vocal Pop Performance”.

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