Candy (LL Cool J song)

"Candy"
Single by LL Cool J featuring Ricky Bell and Ralph Tresvant
from the album Phenomenon
B-side	"Candy (instrumental)"
Released	July 3, 1998 (1998-07-03)
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	4:32
Label	Def Jam PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	James Smith Samuel Barnes Maurice Starr Michael Jonzun James Harris III Terry Lewis
Producer(s)	Trackmasters LL Cool J
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Hot, Hot, Hot" (1998) "Candy" (1998) "Incredible" (1998)

"Candy" is the fifth and final single from LL Cool J's seventh album, Phenomenon . It was released on July 3, 1998 for Def Jam Recordings and featured production from the Trackmasters, who were then known as Poke & Tone. The song spent two weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, peaking at No. 62. New Edition members, Ralph Tresvant and Ricky Bell contributed vocals to the song. The sample is based on Alexander O'Neal's "Sunshine" and a interpolation of Candy Girl. ^[1]

Track listing

A-side

1. "Candy" (radio edit)

B-side

1. "Candy" (LP version)
2. "Candy" (Instrumental)

Charts

Chart performance for "Candy"

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [2]	62

References

1. Def Jam Recordings (1997). Phenomenon (album).
2. "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.