Today's Song You Should Know: 'Candy' By Mandy Moore

While you might know that actress Mandy Moore began her career as a teen singer, you might have forgotten her early stint as a Britney Spear-ish pop goddess. Moore was famously signed by Epic Records at age 13 when a Fed-Ex driver who had a friend at the label overheard her recording some demos at an Orlando recording studio. She quit high school during her freshman year and toured with NYSNC and Backstreet Boys while working on her debut album. "So Real" came out in 1999 when Moore was just 15 and it was filled with perky, slightly sexy tracks that fit into the same wheelhouse as Spears and Christina Aguilera. The album eventually made its way into the Top 30 on the album charts and eventually sold more than a million copies.

There were three singles released from the album and "Candy" was the first single, making it to #41 in the Top 100 singles chart. It wasn't Moore's most successful single, but it perfectly encapsulates her early singing career and that moment in music. It's worth noting that Moore apparently loathes the song & has mentioned in some interviews that she would just prefer if everyone forgot about it.

For my part, I think it's a cute and poppy single that deserves to be remembered. Even if it's just for today.