"Candy" is a song from Iggy Pop's ninth solo album, Brick by Brick. A duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's, it was the album's second single, in September 1990.[1] It became the biggest mainstream hit of Pop's career, as he reached the top 40 in the United States for the first and only time. The song additionally peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. "I've written one good pop song: 'Candy'," he noted. "It's a very decent, proper pop song, but that's as far as that went."[2]
The initial narrator is a man (Pop) who grieves a lost love.[3] Following the first chorus, the perspective of the woman (Pierson) is heard. She expresses, unbeknownst to the man, that she misses him too.[3] According to Pop, the lyrics refer to a teenage girlfriend, Betsy:[4]
I was looking back on my relationship with her, and I thought 'Let's be fair. Let the girl have her say.' I wanted a girl who would sing with a small-town voice, and Kate has a little twang in her voice that sounds slightly rural and naive.[4]
The song was initially offered to Chrissie Hynde. She said, "we didn't pull that off. And I always regretted that, because Iggy was always my number one when I was growing up. And then he wrote this song and he sent it to me. It was handwritten and everything. I don't know what I did to turn him off the idea, but then I never heard from him. And he ended up doing the song with Kate Pierson."[5]
Receptionedit
"Candy"
Sample of "Candy", a song by Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson, taken from Pop's 1990 album Brick by Brick.
In the United States, "Candy" debuted on November 24, 1990, at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 28 in February 1991 and is Pop's only single to appear on the chart.[6] The song was a top-five modern rock hit, remaining on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 17 weeks.[7] It also reached the top 30 of the Album Rock Tracks chart.[8] Elsewhere, the single reached the top 10 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia, peaking at numbers 10, four, and nine, respectively.[9][10][11] "Candy" also charted well in New Zealand, reaching number 39, and is Pop's only other song to chart there besides the number-one hit "Real Wild Child (Wild One)".[12] However, it was not as commercially successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 67.[13]
In 2008, the song was ranked number seven on Spinner.com's list of the 10 best duets ever, and number 14 in Retrocrush's list of the 25 greatest duets of all time.[14][15]
Track listingsedit
CD single (U.S.)
"Candy" (Single Edit) — 4:02
"Candy" (Original Single) — 4:19
"Candy" (Less Guitar Mix) — 4:16
12" vinyl / CD maxi (Europe)
"Candy" — 4:13
"The Undefeated" (Acoustic Demo Version) — 2:38
"Butt Town" (Acoustic Demo Version) — 2:32
10" vinyl limited edition (U.K.)
"Candy"
"Pussy Power" (Acoustic Demo Version)
"My Baby Wants to Rock n' Roll" (Acoustic Demo Version)
The maxi-CD contains a comic book illustrated by German graphic artist Schwarwel, titled Tales of the Killer Barbies, in which Bela appears as Count Bela ("der Graf", or in English "the Count", a nickname for Bela B.).
The band's album Sin Is In does not include the single version of the song; however, it does contain a John Fryer remix as well as the music video for "Candy."
Videoedit
Silvia finds a comic book from a stand, where Bela as Count Bela sings to her. She gets hooked on it and sits down to read it. However, her bandmates follow her and she has to flee to read the comic book in peace. Later, Count Bela sings in the studio with her. Silvia is also seen as a comic book character.
Track listingsedit
"Candy" feat. Bela B. (Iggy Pop) — 3:59
"Candy" (Spanish version) (Iggy Pop) — 3:57
Comic book version
"Candy" feat. Bela B. (Iggy Pop) — 3:59
"Fui yo" (non-album track) (S. Garcia/A. Dominguez) — 3:29
"Going Wild" (non-album track) (S. Garcia/A. Dominguez) — 3:11
"Candy" (Spanish version) feat. Bela B. (Iggy Pop) — 3:57
Other versionsedit
Heavy metal artist the Impaler (the lead singer of the S&M band, N2 submission), with singer Cindi St. Germain, recorded a spoken word version of the song for the 1998 tribute album, Pop O.D.: The Songs of Iggy Pop.[22]
Polish rock band Hey recorded a live version of the song for their album MTV Unplugged. It was performed by the band's female singer Kasia Nosowska and Jacek "Budyń" Szymkiewicz from the band Pogodno on male vocals.
Czech punk band Tři sestry made a cover titled "Venda" with their own Czech lyrics. This song is part of the 1999 album Soubor kreténů.
Spanish rock singer Loquillo has also recorded a cover of "Candy" titled "Candy baby". It is included in Loquillo's compilation album Rock n' roll star: 30 años and Kate Pierson's part was sung by Aurora Beltrán, the Tahúres Zurdos' vocalist.
Referencesedit
^"Candy" - single. AllMusic). Retrieved on July 8, 2009
^Graff, Gary (January 2017). "I'll be 75 by the time of my next album…". Classic Rock. No. 231. p. 44.
^ abBillik, Kira L. "Iggy Pop is still angry, but his music is maturing." Associated Press (via the Chicago Tribune) November 15, 1990: 19E.
^ abMcCoy, Tod. "Godfather of punk goes lyrical." Cox News Service (via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) 1990-12-08: 13. Retrieved on 2009-07-10.
^"Chrissie Hynde: 'I'm more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ ab"Iggy Pop Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 1987.
^ ab"Iggy Pop Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 1987.
^ ab"Iggy Pop Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 1987.
^ ab"Iggy Pop – Candy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 2, 1987.
^ ab "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 1987.
^Pop O.D.: The Songs of Iggy Pop - Overview. AllMusic). Retrieved on July 10, 2009.
External linksedit
"Candy" video on YouTube
"Candy" lyrics
January 01, 1970
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Candy is a song from Iggy Pop s ninth solo album Brick by Brick A duet with Kate Pierson of the B 52 s it was the album s second single in September 1990 1 It became the biggest mainstream hit of Pop s career as he reached the top 40 in the United States for the first and only time The song additionally peaked within the top 10 in Australia Belgium and the Netherlands I ve written one good pop song Candy he noted It s a very decent proper pop song but that s as far as that went 2 Candy Single by Iggy Popfrom the album Brick by BrickReleasedSeptember 19 1990Length4 02 single edit 4 13 LP Version LabelVirginSongwriter s Iggy PopProducer s Don WasIggy Pop singles chronology Home 1990 Candy 1990 Butt Town 1991 Music video Candy on YouTube The cover was drawn by American cartoonist Charles Burns Candy reappeared on the 1996 compilation Nude amp Rude The Best of Iggy Pop and the 2005 two disc collection A Million in Prizes The Anthology Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listings 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Cover versions 6 1 Killer Barbies version 6 1 1 Video 6 1 2 Track listings 6 2 Other versions 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe initial narrator is a man Pop who grieves a lost love 3 Following the first chorus the perspective of the woman Pierson is heard She expresses unbeknownst to the man that she misses him too 3 According to Pop the lyrics refer to a teenage girlfriend Betsy 4 I was looking back on my relationship with her and I thought Let s be fair Let the girl have her say I wanted a girl who would sing with a small town voice and Kate has a little twang in her voice that sounds slightly rural and naive 4 The song was initially offered to Chrissie Hynde She said we didn t pull that off And I always regretted that because Iggy was always my number one when I was growing up And then he wrote this song and he sent it to me It was handwritten and everything I don t know what I did to turn him off the idea but then I never heard from him And he ended up doing the song with Kate Pierson 5 Reception edit nbsp Candy source source Sample of Candy a song by Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson taken from Pop s 1990 album Brick by Brick Problems playing this file See media help In the United States Candy debuted on November 24 1990 at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 It peaked at number 28 in February 1991 and is Pop s only single to appear on the chart 6 The song was a top five modern rock hit remaining on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 17 weeks 7 It also reached the top 30 of the Album Rock Tracks chart 8 Elsewhere the single reached the top 10 in Belgium the Netherlands and Australia peaking at numbers 10 four and nine respectively 9 10 11 Candy also charted well in New Zealand reaching number 39 and is Pop s only other song to chart there besides the number one hit Real Wild Child Wild One 12 However it was not as commercially successful in the United Kingdom peaking at number 67 13 In 2008 the song was ranked number seven on Spinner com s list of the 10 best duets ever and number 14 in Retrocrush s list of the 25 greatest duets of all time 14 15 Track listings editCD single U S Candy Single Edit 4 02 Candy Original Single 4 19 Candy Less Guitar Mix 4 16 12 vinyl CD maxi Europe Candy 4 13 The Undefeated Acoustic Demo Version 2 38 Butt Town Acoustic Demo Version 2 32 10 vinyl limited edition U K Candy Pussy Power Acoustic Demo Version My Baby Wants to Rock n Roll Acoustic Demo Version 7 vinyl Germany France Candy 4 13 Pussy Power Acoustic Demo Version 2 38Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1990 Peakposition Australia ARIA 11 9 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 9 10 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 16 79 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 10 4 Netherlands Single Top 100 17 7 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 12 39 UK Singles OCC 13 67 US Billboard Hot 100 6 28 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 7 5 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 8 30 Year end charts edit Chart 1990 Position Belgium Ultratop 18 96 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 19 40 Netherlands Single Top 100 20 41Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 21 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions editKiller Barbies version edit Candy nbsp Single by Killer Barbies featuring Bela B from the album Sin Is InReleasedSeptember 30 2002GenreRock and roll punk rockLabelDrakkarSongwriter s Iggy PopProducer s Uwe HoffmannThe Killer Barbies singles chronology Gente Pez 2001 Candy 2002 Bela B singles chronology You ll Never Walk Alone 2002 Candy 2002 Tanzverbot Schill to Hell 2003 Music video Candy on YouTube Candy was recorded and released as a single by the Spanish punk band Killer Barbies and German rock musician Bela B in 2002 on Drakkar Records The maxi CD contains a comic book illustrated by German graphic artist Schwarwel titled Tales of the Killer Barbies in which Bela appears as Count Bela der Graf or in English the Count a nickname for Bela B The band s album Sin Is In does not include the single version of the song however it does contain a John Fryer remix as well as the music video for Candy Video edit Silvia finds a comic book from a stand where Bela as Count Bela sings to her She gets hooked on it and sits down to read it However her bandmates follow her and she has to flee to read the comic book in peace Later Count Bela sings in the studio with her Silvia is also seen as a comic book character Track listings edit Candy feat Bela B Iggy Pop 3 59 Candy Spanish version Iggy Pop 3 57 Comic book version Candy feat Bela B Iggy Pop 3 59 Fui yo non album track S Garcia A Dominguez 3 29 Going Wild non album track S Garcia A Dominguez 3 11 Candy Spanish version feat Bela B Iggy Pop 3 57 Other versions edit Heavy metal artist the Impaler the lead singer of the S amp M band N2 submission with singer Cindi St Germain recorded a spoken word version of the song for the 1998 tribute album Pop O D The Songs of Iggy Pop 22 Polish rock band Hey recorded a live version of the song for their album MTV Unplugged It was performed by the band s female singer Kasia Nosowska and Jacek Budyn Szymkiewicz from the band Pogodno on male vocals Czech punk band Tri sestry made a cover titled Venda with their own Czech lyrics This song is part of the 1999 album Soubor kretenu Spanish rock singer Loquillo has also recorded a cover of Candy titled Candy baby It is included in Loquillo s compilation album Rock n roll star 30 anos and Kate Pierson s part was sung by Aurora Beltran the Tahures Zurdos vocalist References edit Candy single AllMusic Retrieved on July 8 2009 Graff Gary January 2017 I ll be 75 by the time of my next album Classic Rock No 231 p 44 a b Billik Kira L Iggy Pop is still angry but his music is maturing Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune November 15 1990 19E a b McCoy Tod Godfather of punk goes lyrical Cox News Service via the Pittsburgh Post Gazette 1990 12 08 13 Retrieved on 2009 07 10 Chrissie Hynde I m more relaxed now Ageing is like being a pothead again The Guardian Retrieved August 8 2023 a b Iggy Pop Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Iggy Pop Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Iggy Pop Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Iggy Pop Candy in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Nederlandse Top 40 week 45 1990 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Iggy Pop Candy ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Iggy Pop Candy Top 40 Singles Retrieved April 2 1987 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 2 1987 10 Best Duets Ever No 7 Spinner com Retrieved on July 10 2009 The Greatest Duets of All Time Archived August 15 2009 at the Wayback Machine retroCRUSH com Retrieved on July 28 2009 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 7 no 46 November 17 1990 p IV Retrieved June 21 2021 Iggy Pop Candy in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved April 2 1987 Jaaroverzichten 1990 in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved April 2 2019 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1990 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved May 26 2020 Jaaroverzichten Single 1990 in Dutch MegaCharts Retrieved April 2 2019 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1991 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved September 24 2021 Pop O D The Songs of Iggy Pop Overview AllMusic Retrieved on July 10 2009 External links edit Candy video on YouTube Candy lyrics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Candy Iggy Pop song amp oldid 1221655185 Killer Barbies version, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
