Candy (Robbie Williams song)

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"Candy"
Candy cover.png
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Take the Crown
Released11 September 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Genre Pop
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jacknife Lee
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Shame"
(2010)
"Candy"
(2012)
"Different"
(2012)
Music video
"Candy" on YouTube
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Candy"3:21
Digital EP and Brazilian promo CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Candy"3:21
2."Candy" (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron Remix)6:52
3."Candy" (Major Look Remix)4:26
4."Candy" (More Candy)7:07
CD single [28]
No.TitleLength
1."Candy"3:21
2."Candy" (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron Remix)6:56
2013 Brit Awards
No.TitleLength
1."Candy" (live from the BRITs)3:30

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Candy"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [68] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [69] Gold150,000^
Italy (FIMI) [70] 2× Platinum60,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [71] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] Platinum952,000 [73]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Candy"
CountryDateFormat
Various [74] 25 September 2012 Digital download
United Kingdom [75] 28 October 2012
Germany, Switzerland
and Austria
2 October 2012 [76]
8 October 2012 [77] CD single

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