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"Candy"
Song
A-side"Candy"

"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]

Release and reception

The single made the A' list on Radio 2, the B' list on Absolute Radio and the A' list on Radio 1. It charted at 19 in the UK Singles Chart making it his third highest charting single behind "Last Request" (#5) and "Pencil Full Of Lead" (#17), so far, and at 25 in the Irish Singles Chart.[2]

Covers

In 2010, the song was covered by Welsh act Marina and the Diamonds on Dermot O'Leary's show on BBC Radio 2.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 18
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 16
European Hot 100 Singles[5] 51
Invalid chart entered Germany2 62
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 25
Italy (FIMI)[7] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 19
US Triple A (Billboard)[10] 29

End-of-year charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 79
UK Singles Chart[12] 179

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[13] Gold 25,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived May 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "IRMA, Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations". May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Paolo Nutini – Candy" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  4. ^ "Paolo Nutini – Candy" (in French). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Chart Search Results - European Hot 100 Singles 2009-06-27". Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Chart Track: Week 22, 2009". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. ^ "Paolo Nutini – Candy". Top Digital Download.
  8. ^ "Paolo Nutini – Candy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Chart Search Results - Triple A 2009-07-11". Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "2009 Year End Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Music Charts. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2010-07-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  13. ^ "Italian single certifications – Paolo Nutini – Candy" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Candy" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  14. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Candy')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  15. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.