Candy by Mandy Moore Song Info
"Candy" is a song by American pop singer Mandy Moore. Serving as Moore's debut single, it was released as the lead single from her first studio album, So Real, on August 17, 1999, by Epic Records and 550 Music. Internationally, the song was released as the first single from I Wanna Be with You. The song was written and composed by Denise Rich, Dave Katz, Denny Kleiman, and produced by Jive Jones, Tony Battaglia, and Shaun Fisher. The song was moderately successful on the US charts, peaking at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1999, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for having sold more than 500,000 copies in the US. The success of the single led to an earlier release date for So Real. Mandy Moore, who as a child participated in local singing troupes[5] and had sung the National Anthem at various events in Orlando,[4] was said to be discovered by producers Shaun Fisher and Tony Battaglia when they listened to a track she sang on a children's music CD. Moore worked with Fisher and Battaglia on recording a demo, which eventually found its way to record labels and sparked a bidding war for Moore between Sony Records and MCA Records. After signing with Epic Records, Moore began work on her debut album with Battaglia and Fisher as primary producers and writers. "Candy" and So Real were released when Moore was fifteen years old. In the summer of 1999, Moore toured with boy band NSYNC to promote the single.
