Candy Rain (song)

"Candy Rain"
Single by Soul for Real
from the album Candy Rain
ReleasedNovember 15, 1994
GenreR&B[1]
Length4:36
Label
Composers
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Soul for Real singles chronology
"Candy Rain"
(1994)		 "Every Little Thing I Do"
(1995)
Music video
"Candy Rain" (Official Music Video) on YouTube

"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 Hot R&B Singles 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.

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)[2]50
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[3]95
UK Singles (Official Charts)[4]23
UK Dance (Official Charts)[5]11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[6]4
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 2
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[8] 1
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 2
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[10] 20
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard)[11] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 25
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[14] 5
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 12
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard)[16] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[17] 17

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 800,000[19]

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 15, 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Australia April 24, 1995 CD MCA [20]
United Kingdom June 26, 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 18, 2022). "The Number Ones: Madonna's "Take A Bow". Stereogum. Retrieved November 30, 2024. Candy Rain", the heartsick smooth-strut R&B jam from young family-act Heavy D proteges Soul For Real...
  2. ↑ "Soul for Real – Candy Rain". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 8/7/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 8/7/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 8/7/1995 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 8/7/1995 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 18, 1995. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. March 11, 1995. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. February 18, 1995. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. May 27, 1995. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. March 11, 1995. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  14. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-38.
  15. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-44.
  16. ↑ "The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover Top Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 3, no. 51. December 15, 1995. p. 9.
  17. ↑ "Cash Box Year-End Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LIX, no. 18. December 30, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ "American single certifications – Soul for Real – Candy Rain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. January 20, 1996. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ "New Releases – Product Available from : 24/04/95: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 271. April 23, 1995. p. 20.
  21. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 24, 1995. p. 43.


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