"Taffy" is a song written and sung by Lisa Loeb. The song was recorded in 1995. It is featured on her album Tails, and her 2006 greatest hits album, The Very Best of Lisa Loeb.

"Taffy"
Single by Lisa Loeb
from the album Tails
Released1995
GenrePop rock
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb singles chronology
"Stay (I Missed You)"
(1994)
"Taffy"
(1995)
"Do You Sleep?"
(1995)

The lyrics are addressed to a person who is habitually dishonest in dealing with others, with the line "Sometimes you tell the truth like you're pulling taffy" serving as an accusation of stretching the truth.

Although the song was not a very successful single, it was moderately successful on radio. It peaked at #6 on U.S Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 in early 1996, and the single's video was popular on VH1 and MTV. The song charted in the New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 at #39,[1] #96 on the Australian singles chart[2] and #61 in Canada. [3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Taffy"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 96
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 61
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 39
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 12

References

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  1. ^ "charts.nz > Lisa Loeb in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Apr 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-08-04. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ Imgur. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  5. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  6. ^ "charts.org.nz - Lisa Loeb - Taffy". charts.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  7. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-04.