Stacy's Mom

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Image:Stacy mom.jpg Stacy's Mom was a hit 2003 song by Fountains of Wayne. It is about a boy's adolescent fantasies about a female friend's mother. It details his attempts to spend time with the friend, probably causing her to think he is interested in her, when in fact he only wants to get closer to her mother, in an ironic reversal of the Lolita story (and embrace of the MILF concept). The song was featured on the group's Welcome Interstate Managers album released on June 10, 2003.

This song became a hit partly due to the video, which features several comedic scenes illustrating the boy's attempts to get closer to the object of his affections and fantasies, played by Rachel Hunter. It also pays homage to the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In the video, Stacy is played by Gianna Distenca and the boy is played by Shane Haboucha.

The song bears a strong similarity to two songs by New Wave group The Cars: combining an intro similar to that of "Just What I Needed", and the lyrics resembling those of "My Best Friend's Girl", which also deals with lusting after a woman closely aligned with the narrator's friend. There are also references to The Cars in the song's video: A license plate reads "I ♥ RIC", a reference to Cars frontman Ric Ocasek; and the recreation of the Fast Times scene, which was soundtracked by a Cars song in the original movie. One of the boys at the beginning also wears Ocasek's signature hair, tie, and sunglasses.

"Stacy's Mom" appeared on the U.S. Top 40 chart and was one of the first songs on the iTunes Music Store to reach Number 1 on their chart. At the 2004 Grammy Awards, the song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Following its success, a band called Uncle Izzy released a spoof of the song named "Stacy's Dad", where the boy fantasizes about Stacy's father. In addition, a band named Bob Ricci has released a spoof entitled "Mrs. Claus (Has Got It Going On)". The phrase, "a Stacy's Mom Complex," used mostly by Canadian teen boys, refers to a boy who lusts after an older woman.

In 2005, the song was used in a commercial for Dr Pepper. In this case, the boys (part of a local youth sports team) adore "Stacy's mom" because, of course, she brings the desired Dr Pepper.