"The rock band Sweet was a mixture between glam rock and mainstream pop. Sweet rocked stages across the nation and topped the charts during the 1970s, leaving behind a legacy that many would try to emulate. The original band name was Sweetshop and started as a collaboration between Brian Connolly on vocals and Mick Tucker on vocals and drums. They added bassist Steve Priest and guitarist Frank Torpey. The band got a record deal as ""Sweet"" in 1970 with Fontana/EMI and released four singles that tanked. The initial failure led to the departure of Torpey and the addition of Andy Scott as his replacement.The band switched labels to RCA and hooked up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. They found success soon after with the single ""Funny Funny,"" written by Chinn and Chapman. The songwriters wrote similar peppy tunes for the band that also made the charts like ""Little Willy"" and ""Wig-Wam Bam"" before understanding that the band wanted to have a harder guitar sound. The duo then wrote ""Blockbuster,"" which ended up as a huge hit for Sweet in 1973. More Chinn and Chapman hits followed like ""Hell Raiser,"" ""The Six Teens"" and ""Ballroom Blitz.""The members of Sweet wanted to try recording their own material, which they did in the mid 1970s. They found success in writing as well with the release of the single ""Fox on the Run."" They found chart success again with 1978's ""Love is Like Oxygen."" Trouble hit in 1979 when Connolly left the group. While Sweet tried to continue, they broke up in 1982. Since then, the band has reunited and reformed in different capacities, finding limited success. Connolly passed away in 1997 and Ticker died in 2002. The remaining members have kept the bands legacy alive and still come together to perform from time to time."