Candy (LL Cool J song)

"Candy" is the fifth and final single from LL Cool J's seventh album, Phenomenon. It was released on July 3, 1998 for Def Jam Recordings and featured production from the Trackmasters, who were then known as Poke & Tone. The song spent two weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, peaking at No. 62. New Edition members, Ralph Tresvant and Ricky Bell contributed vocals to the song. The sample is based on Alexander O'Neal's "Sunshine" and a interpolation of Candy Girl.[1]

"Candy"
Single by LL Cool J featuring Ricky Bell and Ralph Tresvant
from the album Phenomenon
B-side"Candy (instrumental)"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1998 (1998-07-03)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Hot, Hot, Hot"
(1998)
"Candy"
(1998)
"Incredible"
(1998)

Track listing

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A-side

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  1. "Candy" (radio edit)

B-side

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  1. "Candy" (LP version)
  2. "Candy" (Instrumental)

Charts

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Chart performance for "Candy"
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[2] 62

References

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  1. ^ Def Jam Recordings (1997). Phenomenon (album).
  2. ^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.