Candy Rain (song)
{{Short description|1994 single by Soul for Real}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Candy Rain
| cover = Soul for Real - Candy Rain single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Soul for Real
| album = Candy Rain
| released = November 15, 1994
| recorded =
| genre = R&B{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Madonna's "Take A Bow|website= Stereogum |date= March 18, 2022|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2179739/the-number-ones-madonnas-take-a-bow/columns/the-number-ones/|quote=Candy Rain", the heartsick smooth-strut R&B jam from young family-act Heavy D proteges Soul For Real...|accessdate= November 30, 2024}}
| length = 4:36
| label =
| composer =
| lyricist =
- Heavy D
- Terri Robinson
| producer =
- Heavy D
- Poke
- Red Hot Lover Tone
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Every Little Thing I Do
| next_year = 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 {{abbr|No.|Number}} 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.
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=
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1995) !Position |
| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1995|accessdate=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815124541/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995|archive-date=August 15, 2009}}
|align="center"|25 |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=51|page=YE-38|date=December 23, 1995}}
|align="center"|5 |
| US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=51|page=YE-44|date=December 23, 1995}}
|align="center"|12 |
| US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover Top Titles|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=3|issue=51|page=9|date=December 15, 1995}}
|align="center"|8 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Soul for Real|title=Candy Rain|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|salesamount=800,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3g4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|title=Best-Selling Records of 1995|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=3|page=56|date=January 20, 1996|access-date=May 5, 2015|issn=0006-2510}}|access-date=May 6, 2023}}
|}
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|November 15, 1994 |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|June 26, 1995 |MCA |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=June 24, 1995}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
Category:Songs written by Heavy D
Category:Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier
Category:Songs written by Samuel Barnes (songwriter)
Category:Uptown Records singles
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