Candy (Cameo song)

"Candy" is a song by funk group Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album Word Up!. The song features a solo by saxophonist Michael Brecker. "Honey", a reworked version with different lyrics was included on their next album, Machismo.

"Candy"
Single by Cameo
from the album Word Up!
ReleasedOctober 21, 1986
RecordedMay 1986
Genre
Length5:39
4:20 (7" edit)
LabelAtlanta Artists
Songwriter(s)Larry Blackmon
Thomas Jenkins
Producer(s)Larry Blackmon
Cameo singles chronology
"Word Up!"
(1986)		 "Candy"
(1986)		 "Back and Forth"
(1987)
Music video
"Candy" on YouTube

Charts

In the US, "Candy" reached number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B charts in 1987 in the U.S.[1] "Candy" also made the Top 10 on the US Dance charts. It also reached the top 40 in the UK, peaking at number 27 on 30 November 1986.

Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco-Club Play chart[2] 10
UK Singles Chart[3] 27

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Music video

The music video, shot on film, was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński. Set against a backdrop of Times Square and various neon signs, the video features a high level of video compositing, with multiple layers of the band members and dancers appearing on screen at once.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 98.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 48.
  3. "Official UK Singles Chart - 30 November 1986". Official Chart Company.
  4. "British single certifications – Cameo – Candy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 21, 2020.



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