Candy Rain (song)

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"Candy Rain"
Soul for Real - Candy Rain single.png
Single by Soul for Real
from the album Candy Rain
ReleasedNovember 15, 1994
Genre R&B [1]
Length4:36
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Soul for Real singles chronology
"Candy Rain"
(1994)
"Every Little Thing I Do"
(1995)

"Candy Rain" is a song by American R&B group Soul for Real, released in 1994 through Uptown and MCA Records. The song was written by Jean-Claude Olivier, Samuel Barnes, Heavy D, and Terri Robinson. It spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 800,000 copies.

Contents

The song's music video features Heavy D, who also remixed the track; this version samples the 1974 hit song "Mr. Magic" by Grover Washington Jr. The original bassline of "Candy Rain" samples from Minnie Riperton's "Baby, This Love I Have" from her 1975 album Adventures in Paradise .

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] 50
Scotland (OCC) [3] 95
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 23
UK Dance (OCC) [5] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 2
US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 1
US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 2
US Top 40/Mainstream ( Billboard ) [10] 20
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover ( Billboard ) [11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 25
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [13] 5
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) [14] 12
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard) [15] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold800,000 [17]

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 15, 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[ citation needed ]
United KingdomJune 26, 1995MCA [18]

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