Don't Give Candy to a Stranger

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"Don't Give Candy to a Stranger"
Single by Larry Boone
from the album Larry Boone
B-side "Back in the Swing of Things"
ReleasedMay 1988
Genre Country
Length3:17
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Larry Boone
Dave Gibson
Jimbeau Hinson
Producer(s) Ray Baker
Larry Boone singles chronology
"Stop Me (If You Heard This One Before)"
(1988)
"Don't Give Candy to a Stranger"
(1988)
"I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again"
(1988)

"Don't Give Candy to a Stranger" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Larry Boone. It was released in May 1988 as the seventh single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It was his first Top 10 Hit. Boone wrote the song, along with Dave Gibson and Jimbeau Hinson.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 88

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