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"Candy Shop"
Single by 50 Cent featuring Olivia
from the album The Massacre
B-side"Disco Inferno"
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Storch
50 Cent singles chronology
"Hate It or Love It"
(2005) 		"Candy Shop"
(2005) 		"MJB da MVP"
(2005)
Olivia singles chronology
"Are U Capable"
(2001) 		"Candy Shop"
(2005) 		"Twist It"
(2005)
Music video
"Candy Shop" on
YouTube

"Candy Shop" is the second single by rapper 50 Cent from his second commercial album, The Massacre (2005). It features Olivia and was written by 50 Cent and the song's producer, Scott Storch. The single was released through Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.

"Candy Shop" peaked at number one on the

2006 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Rap Song, and at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video was nominated for Best Male Video
.

Background

In an interview with XXL magazine, rapper Fat Joe claimed that he helped produce the track while working with producer Scott Storch. He stated:

"I'm pretty sure the world don't know we actually produced Candy Shop together. I produced it with him (Storch) ... Scott called me like 50 times, 100 times: 'Yo, you sure you don't want to use it? 50 Cent called me. 50 Cent want it.' I never had a problem with this dude. I was like, 'Go ahead.'"[1]

When writing the song, 50 Cent stated:

"I attempted to be as sexual as possible, from a male perspective, without being vulgar or obscene."[2]

Composition

"Candy Shop" is a mid-

crooning: "Girl what we do (what we do) / And where we do (and where we do) / The things we do (things we do) / Are just between me and you (oh yeah)."[9] Rolling Stone noted the chorus for 50 Cent's "amateur-sounding tenor croon".[4]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews from critics.

2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song, but lost to Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".[16]

Chart performance

"Candy Shop" performed well in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's third number one single, fifth solo top-ten single, and seventh overall top-ten single. The song was a fast climber on the Hot 100, debuting at number 53 on the

Hot Digital Songs chart.[19] The RIAA certified the track quintuple platinum in 2023.[20] Across Europe, the song reached number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland, and the top five in Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.[18] In Australia, the track peaked at number three,[18] was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association,[21] and on the 2005 year-end chart, it was listed at number 24.[22] It reached number two in New Zealand.[19]

Music video

The

MuchMusic video charts.[28]

The music video on YouTube has received over 945 million views as of April 2024.[29]

Track listing

  1. "Candy Shop" – 3:31
  2. "Disco Inferno" – 3:34
  1. "Candy Shop" – 3:34
  2. "Candy Shop" (Instrumental) – 3:34
  3. "Candy Shop" (Ringtone) – 0:38
  4. "Candy Shop" (Music Video) – 5:34

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[83] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[84] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[85] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[86] 5× Gold 750,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[87] Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[88] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[89] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[91]
Mastertone 		Platinum 1,900,000[90]
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[92] Gold 1,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2011, German group

Polkarama!" from his 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood. On the film Little Man Percy P made his own mixtape over it. Folk artist Suzanne Vega sampled "Candy Shop" for her 2014 release, "Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles".[94] The song was interpolated on Pop Smoke's 2020 single "The Woo", also featuring and produced by 50 Cent, and featuring Roddy Ricch.[95] "Candy Shop" was additionally sampled in Riton
's 2023 single "Sugar", featuring Soaky Siren.

See also

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