"Candy" is the debut single by Brazilian-born British-based rapper Aggro Santos. The song was produced by Quiz & Larossi and co-written by Aggro Santos, Josef Larossi, Andreas Romdhane, Viktoria Hansen, while also featuring American singer Kimberly Wyatt. It was released on 2 May 2010 as the lead single from Santos' debut studio album AggroSantos.com.
The song has been critically appreciated, with reviewers complimenting its chorus and synth-pop beats associated with it. "Candy" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, "Candy" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Poland and the top 20 of the charts in Latvia and the Republic of Ireland. The music video of the song portrayed Santos and Wyatt having a UV water fight in a club.
In an interview Wyatt was asked how she collaborated with Aggro Santos. She explained: "I was working in a studio here in London with [producers] Red Rhythm, and they told me about Aggro and his underground following, so I did some research on him and his music and really dug his vibe, and just thought, 'Why not?' I met with Aggro for a writing session and we got along really well. Then a few days later he played me 'Candy' and I thought it sounded like a smash, so when he asked if I'd lay down some vocals for it, of course I said yes."[1]
"Candy" is written by Aggro Santos, Josef Larossi, Andreas Romdhane, Viktoria Hansen. It has elements of David Guetta-esque beats with synth noises.[2][3] The song's chorus refers to online branding.[2] When Santos was asked what "Candy" means he said, "It means (sings) come and get you some, come and get you some! 'Candy is metaphoric for something that I will not say in this interview!"[4] Amy Dawson from Metro noted that Santos and Wyatt exchange a "romantic repartee".[5]
Reception
Critical reception
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the song 4 out of five stars stating: "Santos provides many a dodgy lyric ("Girl you look familiar / Where do I know you from? / Have you been to visit me at Aggro Santos dot com?"), but all is forgiven when the track reaches its Kimbo-crooned hook, which provides a satisfying blast of electro fuzz over the throbbing, David Guetta-esque beats."[3] Fraser McAlpine from BBC said that he liked "[...] the funny wobbly synth noises and the grunting in the chorus - is the online branding. 'Aggro Santos dot com' gets a namecheck, as does Facebook, which is the kind of product placementLady Gaga does in her videos. It's also something we should all get behind if we want the cash-strapped music biz to continue into the century without disappearing in a puff of binary dust.[2] Jon O'Brien from AllMusic praised "Candy" describing it as "gloriously infectious Lady Gaga-esque [song]".[6]
Chart performance
"Candy" entered and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart on 9 May 2010 – for the week ending dated 15 May 2010 – and remained at its peak position for two consecutive weeks.[7] "Candy" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipment of 200,000 copies of the single. "Candy" made Wyatt the first member of The Pussycat Dolls to chart in Britain as a solo artist.[8]
In the Republic of Ireland, "Candy" entered at number 44 on the Irish Singles Chart on the date of 7 May 2010 – for the week ending dated 13 May 2010 – peaking at number 14 during its sixth week on the chart.[9]
The video for the song was directed by Emil Nava[10] and was debuted on 21 September 2010 on VidZone where only PlayStation 3 users could watch in certain territories.[11] The full video release was on the next day when Aggro Santos posted the video on his official YouTube account.[12] The music video was shot on under the London Bridge station where the main plot of the video centered around a UV water fight.[10] About the video the director [Emil Nava] said:
"Having a UV water fight is something I have been thinking about for a while. [...] I have always loved UV and wanted to try something different with it. We shot in a freezing location under the arches in London Bridge. A lot of the extras were fans so were there for free and luckily all were really up for it. It was a pleasure to direct a Pussycat Doll as she was a real pro. Aggro brought his own flavor to it as well, which I feel works really well with her style. All the crew killed it and worked extra hard. I hope you like."[10]
^"Kimberley Walsh / Aggro Santos - Like U Like MP3 Downloads - 7digital". Ie.7digital.com. 2011-01-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
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Candy is the debut single by Brazilian born British based rapper Aggro Santos The song was produced by Quiz amp Larossi and co written by Aggro Santos Josef Larossi Andreas Romdhane Viktoria Hansen while also featuring American singer Kimberly Wyatt It was released on 2 May 2010 as the lead single from Santos debut studio album AggroSantos com Candy Single by Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyattfrom the album AggroSantos comReleased2 May 2010 2010 05 02 GenreGrime R amp B synth popLength3 00LabelMercury FutureSongwriter s Aggro Santos Josef Larossi Andreas Romdhane Viktoria HansenProducer s Quiz amp LarossiAggro Santos singles chronology Candy 2010 Saint or Sinner 2010 Kimberly Wyatt singles chronology Candy 2010 Higher Remix 2011 The song has been critically appreciated with reviewers complimenting its chorus and synth pop beats associated with it Candy peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart Outside the United Kingdom Candy peaked within the top ten of the charts in Poland and the top 20 of the charts in Latvia and the Republic of Ireland The music video of the song portrayed Santos and Wyatt having a UV water fight in a club Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground and composition EditIn an interview Wyatt was asked how she collaborated with Aggro Santos She explained I was working in a studio here in London with producers Red Rhythm and they told me about Aggro and his underground following so I did some research on him and his music and really dug his vibe and just thought Why not I met with Aggro for a writing session and we got along really well Then a few days later he played me Candy and I thought it sounded like a smash so when he asked if I d lay down some vocals for it of course I said yes 1 Candy is written by Aggro Santos Josef Larossi Andreas Romdhane Viktoria Hansen It has elements of David Guetta esque beats with synth noises 2 3 The song s chorus refers to online branding 2 When Santos was asked what Candy means he said It means sings come and get you some come and get you some Candy is metaphoric for something that I will not say in this interview 4 Amy Dawson from Metro noted that Santos and Wyatt exchange a romantic repartee 5 Reception EditCritical reception Edit Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the song 4 out of five stars stating Santos provides many a dodgy lyric Girl you look familiar Where do I know you from Have you been to visit me at Aggro Santos dot com but all is forgiven when the track reaches its Kimbo crooned hook which provides a satisfying blast of electro fuzz over the throbbing David Guetta esque beats 3 Fraser McAlpine from BBC said that he liked the funny wobbly synth noises and the grunting in the chorus is the online branding Aggro Santos dot com gets a namecheck as does Facebook which is the kind of product placement Lady Gaga does in her videos It s also something we should all get behind if we want the cash strapped music biz to continue into the century without disappearing in a puff of binary dust 2 Jon O Brien from AllMusic praised Candy describing it as gloriously infectious Lady Gaga esque song 6 Chart performance Edit Candy entered and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart on 9 May 2010 for the week ending dated 15 May 2010 and remained at its peak position for two consecutive weeks 7 Candy was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for shipment of 200 000 copies of the single Candy made Wyatt the first member of The Pussycat Dolls to chart in Britain as a solo artist 8 In the Republic of Ireland Candy entered at number 44 on the Irish Singles Chart on the date of 7 May 2010 for the week ending dated 13 May 2010 peaking at number 14 during its sixth week on the chart 9 Music video Edit Kimberly Wyatt and Aggro Santos perform Candy during a UV water fight The video for the song was directed by Emil Nava 10 and was debuted on 21 September 2010 on VidZone where only PlayStation 3 users could watch in certain territories 11 The full video release was on the next day when Aggro Santos posted the video on his official YouTube account 12 The music video was shot on under the London Bridge station where the main plot of the video centered around a UV water fight 10 About the video the director Emil Nava said Having a UV water fight is something I have been thinking about for a while I have always loved UV and wanted to try something different with it We shot in a freezing location under the arches in London Bridge A lot of the extras were fans so were there for free and luckily all were really up for it It was a pleasure to direct a Pussycat Doll as she was a real pro Aggro brought his own flavor to it as well which I feel works really well with her style All the crew killed it and worked extra hard I hope you like 10 Track listing EditCandy EP 13 Candy Radio Edit 3 00 Candy Crazy Cousin Remix 4 05 Candy Tweakz Remix 3 50Candy Ladies Re Rub 14 Candy Ladies Re Rub 3 02Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2010 PeakpositionEuropean Hot 100 Singles 15 20Ireland IRMA 16 14Latvia European Hit Radio 17 20Poland ZPAV 18 5Scotland OCC 19 4UK Singles OCC 20 5UK Singles Downloads OCC 21 4 Year end charts Edit Chart 2010 PositionUK Singles OCC 22 75Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 23 Gold 400 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditList of release dates record label and format details Region Date Format LabelAustralia 24 May 2 2010 Digital download Mercury RecordsBelgium 25 Ireland 26 Universal MusicGermany 27 June 11 2010 Mercury RecordsSwitzerland 28 Brazil 29 June 24 2010 Universal MusicReferences Edit Copsey Robert 2010 05 11 Interview Aggro Santos amp Kimberly Wyatt Digital Spy Retrieved 2010 05 13 a b c McAlpine Fraser 2010 05 04 Aggro Santos ft Kimberley Wyatt Candy Single Review BBC Chart Blog Retrieved 2010 10 18 a b Copsey Robert 2010 05 03 Singles Review gt Aggro Santos ft Kimberly Wyatt Candy Digital Spy Retrieved 2010 05 03 Bunzl Marina 2010 05 30 Interview with Aggro Santos X Media Online Archived from the original on 2011 07 28 Retrieved 2010 11 28 Dawson Amy 2011 01 31 I m A Celebrity s Aggro Santos serves up a slice of South London rap Metro Retrieved 2011 01 31 O Brien Jon 2010 07 28 Aggro Santos com Aggro Santos AllMusic Retrieved 2011 01 31 Millar Paul 2010 05 16 Roll Deep beat Jason Derulo to No 1 Digital Spy Retrieved 2010 11 21 BPI gt Certified Awards Search British Phonographic Industry Archived from the original on 2009 09 01 Retrieved 2010 11 21 Ireland Singles Top 50 Acharts us 2010 06 10 Retrieved 2010 11 17 a b c MC Aggro s Candy feat Kimberly Wyatt by Emil Nava Promonews tv 2010 04 13 Archived from the original on 2010 04 20 Retrieved 2011 02 01 Creasey Ben 2010 04 01 SVidZone Exclusive AGGRO SANTOS Brazilian Born Pussy Cat Candy PlayStation Blog Europe Retrieved 2010 04 13 Music Video Aggro Santos ft Kimberly Wyatt Candy Digital Spy 23 April 2010 Retrieved 2010 05 05 Music gt Hip Hop Rap gt Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt iTunes Retrieved 2010 05 03 Aggro Santos Candy MP3 Downloads Uk 7digital com Archived from the original on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2011 01 23 European Hot 100 Week of May 22 2010 Billboard Retrieved 2010 05 16 The Irish Charts Search Results Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 18 January 2020 EHR top 40 Europeanhitradio com Retrieved 22 August 2012 ZPAV Top5 Poland Airplay 12 06 18 06 2010 Archived from the original on 9 August 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2022 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company End of Year Charts 2010 PDF Ukchartsplus co uk Retrieved 17 March 2022 British single certifications Aggro Santos ft Kimberly Wyatt Candy British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 20 August 2021 iTunes 2011 01 24 Like U Like EP by Aggro Santos amp Kimberley Walsh iTunes Store Retrieved 2011 01 24 iTunes 2011 01 24 Candy Radio Edit feat Kimberly Wyatt Single iTunes Store Retrieved 2011 01 24 Kimberley Walsh Aggro Santos Like U Like MP3 Downloads 7digital Ie 7digital com 2011 01 16 Archived from the original on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2011 01 24 iTunes 2011 01 24 Candy feat Kimberly Wyatt EP iTunes Store Retrieved 2011 01 24 Candy feat Kimberly Wyatt EP iTunes Store 2011 01 24 Retrieved 2011 01 24 Aggro Santos Candy Musicas Terra Sonora Sonora Terra Networks 2010 06 24 Retrieved 2011 01 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Candy Aggro Santos song amp oldid 1094469160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
