Candy (Mandy Moore song)

"Candy"
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album So Real
Released August 17, 1999
April 24, 2000 (UK)
May 9, 2000 (Australia)
Format CD single
Recorded January 1999
Genre Pop, dance
Length 3:54 (Album Version)
3:38 (Wade Robson Remix)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Denise Rich, Dave Katz, Denny Kleiman
Producer Denise Rich, Dave Katz, Denny Kleiman
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Gold (RIAA)
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"Candy"
(1999)		 "Walk Me Home"
(1999)

"Candy" is the debut single by American pop singer Mandy Moore, which was released from her debut album, So Real. The music video, which was directed by Chris Robinson, had a cameo by the girl group PYT.

This song stands as a classic example of a teen pop song from the late 1990s/early 2000s. Record labels began riding the wave of teen-oriented pop music, which would result in a huge phenomenon sweeping the globe, including young female singers such as Moore, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Christina Aguilera.

The melody and tune of the song has a marked resemblance to the 1996 song "Do You Know (What It Takes)," which was written and composed by Max Martin and Denniz Pop and recorded, written and released by Swedish pop star Robyn.[1]

Contents

Live performances

Though Moore has stated, on MTV's TRL for example, that she feels the songs on So Real are "So Bad," she does still occasionally perform this song in concert for fans. Moore's more recent performances, however, reflect an updated version of "Candy" which is infused with elements of rock and blues instead of being straight bubblegum pop.[2]

Format

US Single

  1. "Candy" [Main Version] 3:52
  2. "Candy" [Instrumental] 3:52
  3. Album Snippets 5:59

UK CD Single

  1. "Candy"
  2. "Candy" (Hex Hector Radio Edit)
  3. "Not Too Young"
  4. "Candy" (Video)

UK CD 2

  1. "Candy" 3:56
  2. "Candy" [Rhythm Masters Club Mix] 7:35
  3. "Candy" [Richie Santana Club Mix] 6:34

Australian CD Single

  1. "Candy" - 4:06
  2. "Candy" - [George Calle Radio Remix] 3:42
  3. "Candy" - [Hex Hector Radio Mix] 3:45
  4. "Candy" - [Santana Radio Remix] 4:20
  5. Album Snippets - 18:57
  6. Multimedia

European CD Single (Non-UK)

  1. "Candy" - 4:06
  2. "Candy" - Instrumental 4:06

Europe CD 2

  1. "Candy" (Album Version) 3:56
  2. "Candy" (Hex Hector Radio Edit) 3:45

Germany CD

  1. "Candy" (Album Version) 3:56
  2. "Candy" (Hex Hector 12" Mix) 9:52
  3. "Candy" (Richie Santana Club Mix) 6:34

US Vinyl, 12", Promo

  1. "Candy" [Hex Hector 12" Mix] 9:00
  2. "Candy" [George Calle Radio Mix] 4:00
  3. "Candy" [Richie Santana Club Mix] 7:30
  4. "Candy" [Hex Hector Dub] 7:00

Brazil Remixes EP, Promo

  1. "Candy" (Edit with Vocals) 3:00
  2. "Candy" (Album Version) 3:55
  3. "Candy" (Calle Rhythm Radio) 3:42
  4. "Candy" (Hex Radio) 3:45
  5. "Candy" (Hex Club) 9:52
  6. "Candy" (Hex Club) 9:01
  7. "Candy" (Richie Santana Radio) 4:20
  8. "Candy" (Richie Santana Radio) 6:35
  9. "Candy" (Richie Santana Radio) 5:04

Chart performance

"Candy" was the debut and lead single of Moore's first album So Real. It performed only moderately well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking just outside the Top 40, at #41. It entered the chart on #88 and reached its peak in its eighth week on the chart.[3] Despite this, the song is the most successful single ever recorded by Moore, at least internationally. It received more success peaking at #6 in the UK and #2 in Australia. Its music video was nearly retired from TRL: it spent 61 days at the countdown. Since then, the video run limit was reduced from 65 to 50 to 40 days.

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 38
UK Singles Chart 6
Irish Singles Chart 27
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 10
French Singles Chart 16
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 27
U.S. Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks 26
Belgian Singles Chart 30
German Singles Chart 32
Swiss Singles Chart 39
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 41
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 8
Swedish Singles Chart 46

Year end charts

Chart Peak
Position
Australian End of Year Chart (2000) 11

Certifications

Certifications Country
Australia Platinum[6]
USA Gold[7]

References

  1. ^ "YouTube - Robyn - Do You Know What It Takes". Youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6kH3BQeqRc. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
  2. ^ [www.msn.com Mandy Moore MSN in concert]
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/mandy-moore/candy/2088173
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Mandy Moore – Candy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Mandy Moore – Candy – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm
  7. ^ http://tsort.info/music/y8w25t.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Candy-Mandy-Moore/dp/B00004S8N2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1217281527&sr=1-2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4e-eXWbbs

External links

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