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. Candy Shop WikipediaCandy Shop is the second single by rapper 5. Cent from his second commercial album, The Massacre 2. It features Olivia, and was written by 5. Cent. Candy Shop peaked at 1 on the Billboard Hot 1. Cents third number one single and fifth top ten single. It received mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it a retread of 5. Cents collaboration with Lil Kim on Magic Stick 2. At the 2. 00. 6 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Rap Song, and at the 2. MTV Video Music Awards, the music video was nominated for Best Male Video. BackgroundeditIn an interview with XXL magazine, rapper Fat Joe claimed that he helped produce the track while working with producer Scott Storch. He stated Im pretty sure the world dont know we actually produced Candy Shop together. I produced it with him Storch. Scott called me like 5. Yo, you sure you dont want to use it Cent called me. Cent want it. I never had a problem with this dude. News NECA Toys. The second Weird Al action figure in the NECA Toys line is out now Willy Wonka. Al will make a return visit to the Hollywood Bowl on Nov. American Idiot by Green Day song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. The latest news articles from Billboard Magazine, including reviews, business, pop, hiphop, rock, dance, country and more. Statistical Techniques Statistical Mechanics. Gold Digger is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from Wests second album, Late. Free Downloads Straight Outta Lynwood ' title='Free Downloads Straight Outta Lynwood ' />I was like, Go ahead. When writing the song, 5. Cent stated I attempted to be as sexual as possible, from a male perspective, without being vulgar or obscene. CompositioneditCandy Shop is a mid tempo dancefloor track. The song was produced by Scott Storch, who took influence from Middle Eastern music. The track samples The Salsoul Orchestras Love Break. The production was described by IGN as having a Middle Eastern tinge with synthesized strings that unleash a darkly atonal whirl that sounds too much like something either Timbaland or The Neptunes or Mannie Fresh have concocted. The Guardian wrote that the production contains wan sounding imitations of the Neptunes sparse, breathy funk. Pop. Matters described the bridge as being relaxed yet faintly ominous with 5. Cent and Olivia 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. Rolling Stone noted the chorus for 5. Cents amateur sounding tenor croon. Critical receptioneditThe song received mixed reviews from critics. Pop. Matters described it as dripping with sexual energy and cool and is sexy as hell, but contains a pretty unmistakable edge of hostility, macho swagger, and thunderous chest thumping. Entertainment Weekly wrote that it was an appealing throwaway single and lyrics such as after you work up a sweat, you can play with the stick are not seductions theyre orders. Music. OMH wrote that the chemistry between 5. Cent and Olivia is almost as explicit as the lyrics. Author Ethan Brown, in a review of The Massacre, called the track uninspiring and nearly identical to his previous collaboration with Lil Kim on Magic Stick. He stated that 5. Cent seemed too content with his hypersexual image among other things and not inspired enough to work beyond the same old attention getting schemes. Pitchfork Media listed Candy Shop as a reprise of Magic Stick both in beats and in timbre,1. Stylus magazine said it was more of the same as his previous collaboration. Billboard wrote that 5. Cent shows little growth lyrically with the song being typical playa friendly fodder. The song was nominated at the 2. Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song, but lost to Kanye Wests Diamonds from Sierra Leone. Chart performanceeditCandy Shop performed well in the United States, becoming 5. Cents third number one single, fifth solo top ten single, and seventh overall top ten single. The song debuted at 5. Billboard Hot 1. 00. In its second week on the chart, the song jumped to 3. Candy Shop then jumped to 8 in its third week. In its fourth week, the song charted at 2. It peaked at 1 in its fifth week, where it remained for nine straight weeks. It remained on the chart for 2. The track reached number one on the Hot R BHip Hop Songs, Hot Rap Tracks, and Rhythmic Top 4. The song also did well on pop oriented charts, reaching 2 on the Pop 1. Top 4. 0 Mainstream. Candy Shop was helped on the Hot 1. Pop 1. 00 by its strong digital downloads, peaking at 1 on the Hot Digital Songs. The RIAA certified the track Platinum in 2. 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. In Australia, the track peaked at number three,1. Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association,2. It reached number two in New Zealand. Music videoeditThe music video was directed by Jessy Terrero on January 1. Hollywood, California. Due to rapper Trick Daddys music video for Sugar Gimme Some already having candy references, 5. Cent said, we tried to do something a little different and not follow the same route. The video features Olivia as the lead dancer and several models including Chessika Cartwright as a dominatrix,2. Lyric as a nurse,2. It features cameo appearances from Lil Scrappy, former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout. Kristal Marshall, former Deal Or No Deal model Leyla Milani, G Unit member Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck. It was nominated for Best Male Video at the 2. MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Kanye Wests Jesus Walks. On February 2, 2. MTVs Total Request Live at number nine and remained on the chart for 4. It also reached number one on the Much. Music video charts. Track listingeditCandy Shop 3 3. Disco Inferno 3 3. Candy Shop 3 3. Candy Shop Instrumental 3 3. Candy Shop Ringtone 0 3. Candy Shop Music Video 3 3. Cover versionseditDan Finnerty and The Dan Band famously covered the song in the record breaking box office smash The Hangover in 2. In 2. 01. 1, German group The Baseballs released a rockabilly version of Candy Shop, which reached number 6. Austrian singles chart. Weird Al Yankovic included the song in his polka medley Polkarama from his 2. 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 2. Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles. Charts and certificationseditWeekly chartseditCertificationseditYear end chartseditDecade end chartseditSee alsoeditReferenceseditFat Joe Weighs in on 5. Cent War with Candy Shop Confession. Contact Music April 6, 2. Accessed June 2. 2, 2. Reid, Shaheem January 2. Cent Renames LP, Makes Video for Sexy Song Candy Shop. MTV. Accessed July 2, 2. Reid, Shaheem January 1. Cents Sticky New Single, Candy Shop, Hits the Streets. MTV. Accessed June 2. Brackett, Nathan March 1. The Masscre Review. Rolling Stone. Accessed June 2. Archived June 2. 6, 2. Wayback Machine. Tour June 2. Scott Storchs Outrageous Fortune. Archived from the original on July 5, 2. Retrieved 2. 00. 8 0. Rolling Stone. Accessed June 5, 2. Cent The 5. 0 Collection Vol. Original SamplesArchived 2. Wayback Machine. Underground Hip Hop. Accessed June 2. 4, 2. D., Spence March 3, 2. The Massacre. IGN. Accessed June 2. 2, 2. Petridis, Alexis March 1. Cent, The Massacre. The Guardian. Accessed June 2. Taylor, Nicholas March 4, 2. The Massacre Review. Download Ipod Edgar & Ellen there. Pop. Matters. Accessed June 2. Da. Browne, vid March 7, 2. The Massacre 2. 00. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed June 2. 2, 2. Ahmad, Azeem 2. 00. Cent Candy Shop Interscope. Music. OMH. Accessed June 2. Brown, Ethan March 1. The Half Buck Stops Here. New York magazine. Accessed June 2. 2, 2. Shepherd, Julianne March 7, 2. Cent The Massacre. Pitchfork Media. Accessed June 2. Forgang, Jonathan March 7, 2. The Massacre Review. Archived 2. 00. 7 0. Wayback Machine. Stylus magazine. Accessed June 3. Billboard Goes to the Grammys 2. Billboard. Accessed June 2. Archived September 3. Wayback Machine. 4. Grammy Awards 2. Rock on the Net. Accessed June 2. Whitmire, Margo April 2. Cents Candy Enters Ninth Week at No. Billboard. Accessed June 2. Cent and Olivia Candy Shop Music Charts. Charts. Accessed June 2. Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Accessed June 2.