Candy Rain (song)

"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 No. 1 on the US R&B 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.

"Candy Rain"
Single by Soul for Real
from the album Candy Rain
ReleasedNovember 15, 1994
Length4:36
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
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Soul for Real singles chronology
"Candy Rain"
(1994)		 "Every Little Thing I Do"
(1995)

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
Chart (1995) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[1] 50
Scotland (OCC)[2] 95
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 23
UK Dance (OCC)[4] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[5] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 800,000[11]

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 15, 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
United Kingdom June 26, 1995 MCA [12]

See also

References
  1. "Soul for Real – Candy Rain". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 18, 1995. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. March 11, 1995. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  9. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  10. "American single certifications – Soul for Real – Candy Rain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  11. "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. January 20, 1996. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  12. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 24, 1995. p. 43.
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