Candy shop
| Candy shop | |
|---|---|
| 50 Cent feat. Olivia | |
| publication | January 15, 2005 |
| length | 3:31 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| text |
Curtis Jackson , Scott Storch |
| music | Scott stork |
| album | The massacre |
| Cover version | |
| 2011 | The Baseballs |
Candy Shop ( English for " candy store is") a song by the American rapper 50 Cent , he together with the R & B - singer Olivia recorded. The song is the second single from his second studio album The Massacre and was released on January 15, 2005.
content
Candy Shop is a club song with lyrics full of sexual innuendos and metaphors from the world of candy. 50 Cent raps about having the “magic stick” and letting the woman lick the “lollipop”. But he also becomes clear and means that he will fulfill all of her wishes and will do it with her in every place. What happens in the process is their shared secret. While 50 Cent raps the verses alone, the refrain is performed by him and Olivia together.
"I'll take you to the candy shop
I'll let you lick the lollipop
Go ahead, girl, don't you stop
Keep going 'til you hit the spot, whoaa"
production
The song was produced by the American music producer Scott Storch , who wrote the lyrics along with 50 Cent. The song contains a sample of the Salsoul Orchestra's Love Break song .
Music video
The music video shot for Candy Shop was directed by Dominican director Jessy Terrero. It was filmed in Hollywood on January 11th and 12th, 2005 . The video has over 570 million views on YouTube (as of June 2020).
At the beginning 50 Cent drives up in a red Saleen S7 in front of a villa and is greeted by Olivia with the words "Welcome to the Candy Shop". Then he goes through the house, in which there are scantily clad women everywhere. After all, he has fun in a room with a woman on a bed. Then he can be seen with a woman in a nurse costume and later meets a dominatrix with a whip. In between you can see 50 Cent rapping in front of his car or in the villa and Olivia dancing a choreography with other women in red outfits. Shortly before the end, 50 Cent and Olivia get closer on a couch, but at that moment 50 Cent wakes up and stands in the car in front of a candy store, which Olivia is serving. The video also features rappers Lloyd Banks , Young Buck and Lil Scrappy .
single
Cover design
The single cover shows Olivia and 50 Cent, all dressed in white. Behind them two scantily clad women can be seen in a pool full of chocolate, which Olivia stirs and pours 50 cents of milk into it. In the foreground are the lettering 50 Cent in brown and white and Candy Shop in white. The background is wrapped in steam.
Track list
- Candy Shop - 3:31
- Disco Inferno - 3:36
- Candy Shop Instrumental - 3:31
- Candy Shop Video - 4:11
Chart successes
Candy Shop entered the German charts at number 4 on March 28, 2005 and reached the top of the chart four weeks later, where it lasted for three weeks. Overall, the song stayed in the top 100 for 20 weeks, of which eleven weeks in the top 10. The single was 7th in the 2005 German annual charts. Candy Shop also reached 1st place in the United States, Austria and Switzerland . In the United States, the song stayed at the top of the chart for nine weeks.
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Sales figures and awards
Candy Shop was awarded a platinum record in 2018 for more than 300,000 sales in Germany . In the United States, the single earned a gold record for over 500,000 units sold, while the accompanying ringtone earned a platinum record for over one million sales.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 platinum
|
70,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
 gold
|
4,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
|
300,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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gold
|
25,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
Gold (single) + platinum (ringtone)
|
1,500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 4 × platinum |
2,506,500 |
Main article: 50 cents / awards for music sales
The Grammy Awards 2006 was Candy Shop in the category Best Rap Song nominated, but lost the song Diamonds from Sierra Leone by Kanye West .
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ 50 Cent feat. Olivia - Candy Shop - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ 50 Cent - Candy Shop ft. Olivia (Official Video). youtube.com, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ 50 Cent feat. Olivia - Candy Shop - Single Cover. amazon.com, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ 50 Cent feat. Olivia - Candy Shop. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2005. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ 50 Cent feat. Olivia - Candy Shop. hitparade.ch, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e 2005 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum 50 cents. riaa.com, accessed September 28, 2019 .
