Candyman (song)

Christina Aguilera Writer(s) Christina Aguilera Linda Perry Producer(s) Linda Perry Length 3:14 singles chronology Singles "Ain't No Other Man" "Hurt" "Candyman" "Slow Down Baby" "Oh Mother" Back to Basics track listing "Welcome" "Nasty Naughty Boy"

"Candyman" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera from her fifth studio album, Back To Basics (2006). The song was written by Aguilera and Linda Perry and produced by Perry. "Candyman" was planned to be released as the second single from the album, but RCA Records decided to release "Hurt" instead. Subsequently, the track was released on February 20, 2007 as the third single from Back to Basics. "Candyman" is a classic pop song with strong elements from jazz, blues, and swing music which talks about sexual intercourse.

"Candyman" received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who praised the track's melody and deemed it one of the standout tracks on the second disc of Back to Basics while some criticized its sexual content. Commercially, the single attained moderate success on charts worldwide, peaking within the top 20 of record charts in countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than one million copies in the country.

At the 2008 Grammy Awards, "Candyman" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. An accompanying music video for the song was co-directed by Matthew Rolston and Aguilera herself. The clip was received positively, receiving a MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. To promote Back to Basics and "Candyman", Aguilera performed the track on a number of shows, including Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and her Back to Basics Tour. It was eventually covered on a few occasions, including by Alexandra Burke and the Glee cast.

Music Video

Premiere date February 20, 2007 Director(s) Matthew Rolston, Christina Aguilera Choreographer Unknown Filmed January 28, 2007 Location Southern California Production Co Unknown

The music video for "Candyman" was filmed on January 28, 2007, in an airport hangar in Southern California. It was directed by Matthew Rolston and co-directed by Aguilera. The video is based on the 1940s World War II theme. In most of the music video, she dances and sings in three different hair colors: red, blonde and brown, as if she were in a singing trio, a tribute to The Andrews Sisters. In other shots she appears as the famous biceps-flexing factory worker from Westinghouse's "We Can Do It!" poster and as pin-up girls Judy Garland, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. The video also features product placement for Campari. Benji Schwimmer, 2006 winner of the American dancing competition So You Think You Can Dance, makes a cameo appearance as Aguilera's GI dance partner. Benji's sister Lacey Schwimmer also appears in the video as a jitterbugger. Aguilera asked Rolston to co-direct the video with her after he worked with her for a photo shoot for the cover of Rolling Stone. Shooting the sequences of Aguilera as a singing trio took the longest since they had to be shot for each hair color and camera angle, which was computer-controlled for precision. Choreography was carefully arranged so that none of the versions overlapped and the takes could be spliced together. The clip's color scheme is based on Technicolor films, focusing on primary colors and bright secondary colors.

Lyrics

Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine Candyman, Candyman Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine Sweet sugar candy man [whispered] I met him out for dinner on a Friday night He really had me working up an appetite He had tattoos up and down his arm There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm He's a one stop shop, makes the panties drop He's a sweet-talkin', sugar coated candy man A sweet-talkin', sugar coated candyman Oh yeah.. He took me to the Spider Club at Hollywood and Vine We drank champagne and we danced all night We shook the paparazzi for a big surprise the gossip tonight will be tomorrow's headline He's a one stop shop, makes my cherry pop He's a sweet-talkin', sugar coated candy man A sweet-talkin', sugar coated candyman Se bop bop Hey yeah ... He's a one stop shop, makes my cherry pop He's a sweet-talkin', sugar coated candy man oh A sweet-talkin', sugar coated candyman Woo yeah Well by now I'm getting all bothered and hot When he kissed my mouth he really hit the spot He had lips like sugar cane Good things come to boys who wait Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine Candy man, candy man Sipping from a bottle of vodka double wine Candy man, candy man Sweet sugar candy man [whispered] He's a one stop, gotcha hot, making all the panties drop Sweet sugar candy man [whispered] He's a one stop, got me hot, making my uh pop Sweet sugar candy man [whispered] He's a one stop, get it while it's hot, baby don't stop Sweet sugar [whispered] He got those lips like sugar cane Good things come for boys who wait He's a one stop shop with a real big uh He's a sweet-talkin', sugar coated candyman [x3] Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine [x2] Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine [x2] Jane lost her grip and a-down she fell [x2] Squared herself away as she let out a yell [x2]

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