Мэнди Мурдің "Candy" әні: 1999 жылғы хит

1999 single by Mandy Moore

"Candy" is a song by American pop singer Mandy Moore. Serving as Moore's debut single, it was released as the lead single from her first studio album, So Real (1999), on August 17, 1999, by Epic Records and 550 Music. Internationally, the song was released as the first single from I Wanna Be with You (2000). The song was written and composed by Denise Rich, Dave Katz, Denny Kleiman, and produced by Jive Jones, Tony Battaglia, and Shaun Fisher.

Mandy Moore, who as a child participated in local singing troupes In the summer of 1999, Moore toured with boy band NSYNC to promote the single.

"Candy" is a bubblegum pop song that lasts for 3 minutes and 54 seconds, written in the key of G major. The song begins with a "twinkling melody that [adds to the song's] dreamy innocence". Can't Stop the Pop wrote the song "encapsulated the bubblegum era like no other", </blockquote>

"Candy" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, entering at number 88 and peaking outside the top 40 at number 41 on the week of October 29, 1999. The single received more success abroad, peaking at number six in the UK and number two in Australia. As of November 2012, "Candy" has sold 753,000 physical copies and 198,000 paid digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan.

The music video to promote the single and album was directed by Chris Robinson. Filmed in July 1999, the video begins with shots of a typical neighborhood, with the camera eventually zooming in to Mandy Moore's bedroom. After Moore's friends (played by the members of the female pop group P. Y. T.

Moore performed the Wade Robson Remix version during Summer Music Mania 2000.

Though Moore has expressed distaste for the teen pop beginnings of her early music career, she has since embraced "Candy" and performs the song as part of her set list at her shows. "Candy" was covered by Tiffany Giardina for her 2009 album No Average Angel. The song was featured in the 2000 movie Center Stage, The 2021 music video for "Brutal" by Olivia Rodrigo contained visual references to Y2K era pop culture like the "Candy" video, including the lime green VW bug and a nod to Moore's hairstyle. "Candy" was featured in one of the scenes in the Netflix movie Senior Year (2022), starring Australian actress Rebel Wilson.