Candy Shop 1623657 223732300 2008-07-05T14:27:44Z The-G-Unit-Boss 4515647 /* Charts */ redlink {{redirect|Candy shop|candy store|Confectionery store}}{{Distinguish2|the 2008 [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] song from [[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]}} {{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |Name = Candy Shop |Cover = 50 Cent - Candy Shop.jpg |Artist = [[50 Cent]] featuring [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]] |Album = [[The Massacre]] |B-side = |Released = [[January 1]] [[2005]] |Format = [[Digital download]], [[12" maxi single]] |Recorded = |Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |Length = 3:29 |Label = [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]], [[Interscope]], [[Shady Records|Shady]] |Writer = 50 Cent, [[Scott Storch]] |Producer = Scott Storch |Certification = Gold <small>([[RIAA]])</small><br/>Platinum <small>([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])</small> |Chronology = 50 Cent |Last single = "[[Disco Inferno (50 Cent song)|Disco Inferno]]" <br/>(2004) |This single = "'''Candy Shop'''"<br/>(2005) |Next single = "[[Just a Lil Bit]]"<br/>(2005) |Misc = {{Extra chronology |Artist = Olivia |Last single = "Bizounce"<br/>(2001) |This single = "'''Candy Shop'''"<br/>(2005) |Next single = "Wild 2Nite"<br/>(2005) }} }} "'''Candy Shop'''" is a song performed by [[rapper]] [[50 Cent]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]]. The song was written by 50 Cent and [[Scott Storch]] for 50 Cent's second commercial album ''[[The Massacre]]'' (2005). Scott Storch, who also produced the track, took influence from [[Middle Eastern music]].<ref>[[Touré]] ([[June 29]] [[2006]]). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10699242/scott_storchs_outrageous_fortune Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune]. ''Rolling Stone''. Accessed [[June 28]] [[2007]].</ref> The song was released as the album's second [[single (music)|single]] and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the [[record charts|charts]] it entered. "Candy Shop" received mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it a retread of 50 Cent's previous collaboration with [[Lil' Kim]] on "[[Magic Stick]]". ==Background== In an interview with ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' magazine, rapper [[Fat Joe]] claimed that he helped produce the track while working with Scott Storch. He stated: "I'm pretty sure the world don't know we actually produced Candy Shop together. I produced it with him (Storch)... Scott called me like 50 times, 100 times: 'Yo, you sure you don't want to use it? 50 Cent called me. 50 Cent want it.' I never had a problem with this dude. I was like, 'Go ahead.'"<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/fat%20joe%20weighs%20in%20on%2050%20cent%20war%20with%20candy%20shop%20confession Fat Joe Weighs in on 50 Cent War with Candy Shop Confession]. Contact Music ([[April 6]] [[2005]]). Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> When writing the song, 50 Cent stated: "I attempted to be as sexual as possible, from a male perspective, without being vulgar or obscene".<ref name=Reid>Reid, Shaheem ([[January 26]] [[2005]]). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496303/01262005/50_cent.jhtml 50 Cent Renames LP, Makes Video for Sexy Song 'Candy Shop']. MTV. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Music== "Candy Shop" is a mid-[[tempo]] dancefloor track.<ref>Reid, Shaheem ([[January 11]] [[2005]]). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495750/20050111/50_cent.jhtml 50 Cent's Sticky New Single, 'Candy Shop,' Hits the Streets]. MTV. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name=RS>Brackett, Nathan ([[March 10]] [[2005]]). [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/50cent/albums/album/7072060/review/7045740/the_massacre The Masscre Review]. ''Rolling Stone''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> The song, which was officially produced by Scott Storch, samples [[The Salsoul Orchestra]]'s "Love Break".<ref>[http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=SB9819LP 50 Cent - 'The 50 Collection Vol. 1 (Original Samples)']. Underground Hip Hop. Accessed [[June 24]] [[2007]].</ref> The production was described by [[IGN]] as having a "Middle Eastern tinge" with synthesized strings that "unleash a darkly atonal whirl that sounds too much like something either [[Timbaland]] or [[The Neptunes]] or [[Mannie Fresh]] have concocted".<ref>D., Spence ([[March 3]] [[2005]]). [http://au.music.ign.com/articles/593/593222p3.html The Massacre]. IGN. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' also wrote that the production contains "wan-sounding imitations of the Neptunes' sparse, breathy funk".<ref>Petridis, Alexis ([[March 11]] [[2005]]). [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1434677,00.html 50 Cent, The Massacre]. ''The Guardian''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> [[PopMatters]] described the [[Refrain|chorus]] as being "relaxed yet faintly ominous" with 50 Cent and Olivia [[croon]]ing: "Girl what we do (what we do) / And where we do (and where we do) / The things we do (things we do) / Are just between me and you (oh yeah)."<ref name=pop>Taylor, Nicholas ([[March 4]] [[2005]]). [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/50cent-massacre.shtml The Massacre Review]. PopMatters. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also noted the chorus for 50 Cent's "amateur-sounding [[tenor]] croon".<ref name=RS/> ==Reception== The song received mixed reviews from critics. PopMatters described it as a track "dripping with sexual energy and cool" and is "sexy as hell, but contains a pretty unmistakable edge of hostility, macho swagger, and thunderous chest thumping."<ref name=pop/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that the song was an "appealing throwaway single" and lyrics such as "after you work up a sweat, you can play with the stick" are not seductions; "they're orders".<ref>Browne, David ([[March 7]] [[2005]]). [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1033973,00.html The Massacre (2005)]. ''Entertainment Weekly''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> MusicOMH's Azeem Ahmad wrote that the chemistry between 50 Cent and Olivia "is almost as explicit as the lyrics... the bass line is made for grinding to".<ref>Ahmad, Azeem (2005). [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/50-cent-2.htm 50 Cent - Candy Shop (Interscope)]. MusicOMH. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> Author Ethan Brown, in a review of ''The Massacre'', called the song "uninspiring" and "nearly identical" to his previous collaboration with [[Lil' Kim]] on "[[Magic Stick]]". He further stated that 50 Cent seemed too content with his "hypersexual image" among other things and "not inspired enough to work beyond the same old attention-getting schemes."<ref>Brown, Ethan ([[March 14]] [[2005]]). [http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/11299/ The Half-Buck Stops Here]. ''New York'' magazine. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] also listed "Candy Shop" as a [[reprise]] of "Magic Stick" both "in beats and in timbre"<ref>Shepherd, Julianne ([[March 7]] [[2005]]). [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17712-the-massacre?artist_title=17712-the-massacre 50 Cent: The Massacre]. Pitchfork Media. Accessed [[June 26]] [[2007]].</ref> and ''[[Stylus magazine]]'' said it was "more of the same" as his previous collaboration.<ref>Forgang, Jonathan ([[March 7]] [[2005]]). [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2801 The Massacre Review]. ''Stylus'' magazine. Accessed [[June 30]] [[2007]].</ref> Similarly, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that 50 Cent "shows little growth lyrically" with the song being "typical playa-friendly fodder".<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/grammy/2006/nominees/top/50cent.jsp Billboard Goes to the Grammys 2006]. ''Billboard''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> [[Fat Joe]] responded to the song after 50 Cent targeted him in "[[Piggy Bank (song)|Piggy Bank]]", a "diss" track aimed towards several rappers. Fat Joe released a song, "My Fo, Fo", in which he raps "Is it me or does 'Candy Shop' sound like 'Magic Stick'?/ In the video, this nigga 50 'bout to strip/ Shaking his ass. What the fuck is wrong with this nigger/50 don't make me shiver.".<ref>Reid, Shaheem ([[March 10]] [[2005]]). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497957/20050310/story.jhtml Jadakiss, Fat Joe Retaliate for 50's 'Piggy Bank']. MTV. Accessed [[June 26]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Sales and chart performance== "Candy Shop" performed well in the [[United States]], becoming 50 Cent's third number one single. The song debuted at number eighty-two on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]], peaked at number one for nine weeks, and remained on the chart for twenty-three weeks.<ref name=bb>Whitmire, Margo ([[April 21]] [[2005]]). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000892784 50 Cent's 'Candy' Enters Ninth Week at No. 1]. ''Billboard''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name=msquare>[http://acharts.us/song/689 50 Cent and Olivia - Candy Shop - Music Charts]. Music Square. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> The track reached number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], [[Hot Rap Tracks]], and [[Rhythmic Top 40]] charts. The song also did well on pop-oriented charts, reaching number two on the [[Pop 100]] and number five on the [[Top 40 Mainstream]]. "Candy Shop" was helped on the Hot 100 and Pop 100 by its strong digital downloads, peaking at number one on the [[Hot Digital Songs]].<ref name=AMG>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfpxq9sldte~T31 Billboard Singles]. All Music Guide. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> The track was certified [[RIAA certification|Gold]] by the [[RIAA]]<ref>Henkel, John ([[May 3]] [[2005]]). [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Lmj9XC44Kw0J:www.riaa.com/News/newsletter/050305.asp 50 Cent Cashes In]. RIAA. Accessed [[June 25]] [[2007]].</ref> and was nominated at the [[2006 Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]], but lost to [[Kanye West]]'s "[[Diamonds from Sierra Leone]]".<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm 48th Grammy Awards - 2006]. Rock on the Net. Accessed [[June 25]] [[2007]].</ref> Across [[Europe]], the song reached number one in [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]] and the top five in [[Ireland]], [[Norway]], the [[Netherlands]], and the [[UK]].<ref name=msquare/> In [[Australia]], the song peaked at number three,<ref name=msquare/> was certified Platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]],<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Singles]. Accessed [[June 25]] [[2007]].</ref> and on the 2005 year-end chart, it was listed at number twenty-four.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2005]. Accessed [[June 25]] [[2007]].</ref> It also reached number two in [[New Zealand]].<ref name=AMG/> ==Music video== [[Image:Candy Shop video shot.jpg|left|frame|50 Cent with a nurse played by "Lyric".]] The [[music video]] was directed by Jessy Terrero on [[January 11]] – [[January 12]] [[2005]] and filmed in [[Hollywood, California]].<ref name=Reid/><ref>[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=35854 50 Cent Candy Shop]. mvdbase. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> Due to rapper [[Trick Daddy]]'s music video for "Sugar (Gimme Some)" already having candy references, 50 Cent said "we tried to do something a little different" and not follow the same route.<ref name=Reid/> The video features Olivia as the lead dancer and several [[Model (person)|model]]s including Chessika Cartwright (as a [[dominatrix]]),<ref>[http://hiphopvideomodels.net/chessika.html Chessika Cartwright - Hip Hop Video Model]. Hip Hop Video Model. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> "Lyric" (as a nurse),<ref>Thompson, Bonsu (April 2005). [http://xxlmag.com/EyeCandy/2005/0405.lyric/index.html Can I Get a Flicc Witchu]. ''XXL''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> and Erica Mena (as the girl in bed).<ref>Lelinwalla, Mark. [http://www.bridgezmag.com/miramira.php Erica Mena]. ''Bridgez'' magazine. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> It also features [[cameo appearance]]s from [[Lil Scrappy]] and [[G-Unit]] members [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Young Buck]]. The video was nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]] at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], but lost to Kanye West's "[[Jesus Walks]]".<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/mtvvmas.htm 2005 MTV Video Music Awards]. Rock on the Net. Accessed [[June 28]] [[2007]].</ref> On [[February 2]] [[2005]], the video debuted on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]'' at number nine and stayed on the chart for forty-six days.<ref>[http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html TRL Archive Debuts]. Popfusion. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> It also reached number one on the ''[[MuchMusic]]'' video charts.<ref>[http://universalurban.com/50cent/ 50 Cents' new album, Curtis, takes Hip-Hop to the bank]. Universal Urban ([[April 24]] [[2007]]). Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Formats and track listing== *'''CD single'''<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=singles&pid=340706&aid=719993 Candy Shop CD #1]. ''Billboard''. Accessed [[June 22]] [[2007]].</ref> #"Candy Shop" (album version) #"[[Disco Inferno (50 Cent song)|Disco Inferno]]" (album version) *'''UK single'''<ref>[http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=34&product=9860&sid=66262 7digital.com 50 Cent - Candy Shop]. ''7digital.com''. Accessed [[June 27]] [[2007]].</ref> #"Candy Shop" (album version) #"Disco Inferno" (album version) #"Candy Shop" (instrumental) *'''Maxi single'''<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/902105 50 Cent - Candy Shop]. Discogs. Accessed [[June 27]] [[2007]].</ref> #"Candy Shop" (album version) #"Candy Shop" (album version) #"Candy Shop" (instrumental) #"Candy Shop (video) ==Charts== {|width="0%" class="wikitable" valign="top" |- !Chart (2005)<ref name=msquare/><ref name=AMG/> !Peak<br/>position |- |align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|Belgium Singles Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|German Singles Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Rhythmic Top 40 |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Pop 100 |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 40 Mainstream |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|Irish Singles Chart |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|New Zealand Singles Chart |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|Australian Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart |align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|UK Singles Chart |align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|French Singles Chart |align="center"|8 |- |align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart |align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart |align="center"|18 |- |align="left"|United World Chart |align="center"|1 |} {{start box}} {{Succession box one to three |before = "[[Let Me Love You]]" by [[Mario (singer)|Mario]] |title1 = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number one single]] |years1 = [[March 5]] [[2005]]–[[April 30]] [[2005]] |after1 = "[[Hollaback Girl]]" by [[Gwen Stefani]] |title2 = ''Billboard'''s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[List of number-one R&B hits (United States)|number one single]] |years2 = [[March 19]] [[2005]]–[[April 9]] [[2005]] |after2 = "[[Hate It or Love It]]" by [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] featuring [[50 Cent]] |title3 = United World Chart number one single |years3 = [[April 30]] [[2005]]–[[May 28]] [[2005]] |after3 = "[[Don't Phunk with My Heart]]" by [[Black Eyed Peas]] }} {{end box}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.50cent.com/ 50 Cent's official site] *[http://www.interscope.com/artist/lyrics/default.aspx/pid/148/tid/1914/aid/392 "Candy Shop" lyrics] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxf0TOk0ho0 "Candy Shop" music video] {{50 Cent}} [[Category:2005 singles]] [[Category:50 Cent songs]] [[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Austria]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Germany]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland]] [[Category:Olivia songs]] [[Category:Songs produced by Scott Storch]] [[Category:Songs that sample previously recorded songs]] [[es:Candy Shop]] [[fr:Candy Shop]] [[nl:Candy Shop]] [[pl:Candy Shop]]