Candy (Paolo Nutini song)

"Candy"
Single by Paolo Nutini
from the album Sunny Side Up
A-side Candy
Released 18 May 2009 (UK)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Folk rock
Length 4:58 (album version)
3:38 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Paolo Nutini
Producer Paolo Nutini, Ethan Johns
Paolo Nutini singles chronology
"New Shoes"
(2007)		 "Candy"
(2009)		 "Coming Up Easy"
(2009)
Sunny Side Up track listing
"Growing Up Beside You"
(3)		 "Candy"
(4)		 "Tricks Of The Trade"
(5)

"Candy" is a song from Paolo Nutini which was released on 18 May 2009. The song is the lead single from his second studio album "Sunny Side Up".[1]

Contents

Background and Writing

According to the singer, the song is about the spark, or candy which is there at the beginning of every relationship but leaves after a while. It's about finding that spark again and thus saving the relationship. It was inspired by Nutini's relationship with his childhood sweetheart and current girlfriend Teri Brogan.[2]

Release and Chart Performance

The single made the A' list on Radio 2, the B' list on Absolute Radio and the A' list on Radio 1. It charted at 19 in the UK Singles Chart making it his third highest charting single behind "Last Request" (#5) and "Pencil Full Of Lead" (#17), so far, and at 25 in the Irish Singles Chart.[3]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Tip Chart 18
Belgian (Wallonia) Tip Chart 16
German Singles Chart[4] 62
Irish Singles Chart 25
Italian Singles Chart[5] 20
Swiss Singles Chart 10
UK Singles Chart 19

End-of-year charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 79
UK Singles Chart[7] 179

References

  1. ^ http://www.paolonutini.com/story/379/
  2. ^ Candy Songfacts
  3. ^ "IRMA, Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations". May 28, 2009. http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp. Retrieved May 30, 2009. 
  4. ^ "German charts". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Nutini%2CPaolo/Candy/single. Retrieved 2010-02-18. 
  5. ^ "Italian charts". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paolo+Nutini&titel=Candy&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  6. ^ "2009 Year End Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Music Charts. 2009. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2009. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
  7. ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
Paolo Nutini
Studio albums
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