sˈaɪnɪŋ tə fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæmz mˈɜːkjʊɹi ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm, ðeɪ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd "kˈændɪbˌɑːɹ ɛkspɹˈɛs", wɪð pɹədˈʌkʃən fɹʌm dˈʊɹɹən dˈʊɹɹənz ˈændi tˈeɪlɚ, ænd ðɪs ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ bɪkˌeɪm ðɛɹ fˈɜːst hˈɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ˈɛɹpleɪ ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ænd ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ nˈʌmbɚ fˈɪfti sˈɪks ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈɪŋɡəlz tʃˈɑːɹt ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
Signing to Phonogram's Mercury Records in the United Kingdom, they recorded "Candybar Express", with production from Duran Duran's Andy Taylor, and this recording became their first hit receiving airplay in the U.S. and reaching number 56 in the UK Singles Chart in the spring of 1986.