By early 1969, The Sweet had evolved from their original Sweetshop incarnation into a band searching for a new foothold in the UK pop market. After their initial Fontana single failed to chart and guitarist Frank Torpey departed, the group brought in Mick Stewart, a player with prior rock experience in several mid‑1960s bands. With this refreshed line‑up, The Sweet signed a new deal with EMI’s Parlophone label and moved into a bubblegum‑pop direction. The first result of this