Candy (Paolo Nutini song)

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"Candy"
Paolonutini candy .JPEG
Single by Paolo Nutini
from the album Sunny Side Up
Released18 May 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Folk rock
Length
  • 4:58 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic UK
Songwriter(s) Paolo Nutini
Producer(s) Paolo Nutini, Ethan Johns
Paolo Nutini singles chronology
"New Shoes"
(2007)
"Candy"
(2009)
"Coming Up Easy"
(2009)
Music video
"Candy" on YouTube

"Candy" is a song from Paolo Nutini which was released on 18 May 2009. The song is the lead single from his second studio album Sunny Side Up . [1]

Contents

Release and reception

The single made the A-list on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, as well as the B-list on Absolute Radio. It charted at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his third highest-charting single behind "Last Request" (number five) and "Pencil Full Of Lead" (number 17). In Scotland, "Candy" is Nutini's highest-charting single alongside "Last Request", topping the Scottish Singles Chart. Elsewhere, the song reached number 10 in Switzerland and the top 30 in Ireland and Italy.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 18
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [3] 16
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [4] 51
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 62
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 25
Italy (FIMI) [7] 20
Scotland (OCC) [8] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 19
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 79
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 179

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [14] Gold25,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [15] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

In 2010, the song was covered by Welsh act Marina and the Diamonds on Dermot O'Leary's show on BBC Radio 2. In 2014, Kungs & Jasmine Thompson are collaborating to make a cover version of the song which uses the elements of Tropical house and Deep house. Previously, Thompson released a cover version of the song back in February.[ citation needed ]

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