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Christina Aguilera – Candyman (3:13)

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“Candyman” is a swing jazz song written by Christina Aguilera and Linda Perry for Aguilera’s third studio album, Back to Basics. It was released as the album’s third and final American single in early 2007. In December 2007, it received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Background and writing

Perry and Aguilera have said that the song is new lyrics to music that is a new arrangement of The Andrews Sisters’ 1941 hit “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Critics are usually complimentary towards Aguilera for her authentic replication of the old style.

The song includes the military cadence “Tarzan & Jane Swingin’ On A Vine”, sampled from the album Run to Cadence with the United States Marines, Volume 2.

Release

Originally, “Candyman” was to be the second single off the album, but the label pushed for “Hurt” hoping it would have comparable success to 2002’s “Beautiful” and would become a holiday hit. The song was released on February 5, 2007 in the US, although Aguilera had already performed it on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. The song debuted in the January 20, 2007 release of the Billboard Hot 100. “Candyman” peaked at #25 in its seventh week on the chart making it Christina Aguilera’s 14th top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it was released on download only, peaking at #17 on the UK main singles chart and getting over 100,000 digital downloads. The song re-entered the UK Itunes chart in 2008 reaching 60 on the top 100 after Alexandra Burke performed the song on X-Factor. The song performed very well in Oceania, peaking #2 in both Australia and New Zealand and remaining in the Australian Top10 over 15 weeks.
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  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song! <3

    last week

  • Zariah_Lanae

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY (10 Second E5 Note) When your favorite Gonna do it? [16]

    20 days ago

  • AudreyElisabet

    Supa_Lexi: Lmao, I understood your reference.

    25 days ago

  • BieberCrazay

    I love the "Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine" bit at the very end.

    last month

  • Supa_Lexi

    *only says 'Candyman' 4 times in the chorus* Candyman: DAMN U CHRISTINA....one day..... .... anyone who gets this reference...i love you forever

    last month

  • -miyo-

    love it!!

    last month

  • KarinaKot

    любимаая

    last month

  • DamitaJo1814

    I love this song but her 10s E5 sounded horrible. It was just a not needed scream/yell from her.

    last month

  • iwannarockyou

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY (10 Second E5 Note) When your favorite Gonna do it? [15]

    last month

  • EricValeev

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY (10 Second E5 Note) When your favorite Gonna do it? [14]

    March 2012

  • jordansuxx

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY (10 Second E5 Note) When your favorite Gonna do it? [13]

    March 2012

  • rangelrafael

    Good things come for boys who wait <3

    March 2012

  • rangelrafael

    Good things come for boys who wait <3

    March 2012

  • txanimator

    I like this. Kind of a pop alternative to Van Halen's Ice Cream Man.

    March 2012

  • haleypopstar

    yum candy!!!!!!

    March 2012

  • han-zo

    @andymeireles: A parte dois do Back To Basics segue o tema "Circo".

    February 2012

  • andymeireles

    me lembra circo

    February 2012

  • bigdaddy2174

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY (10 Second E5 Note) When your favorite Gonna do it? [7]

    February 2012

  • ocotelocote

    love this song

    February 2012

  • ViperGuy

    ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ I love candy! ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥

    February 2012
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