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“Candyman” is Christina Aguilera’s third single from her fifth studio album Back to Basics (2006).
“Candyman” received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who praised the track’s melody and deemed it one of the standout tracks on the second disc of Back to Basics while some criticized its s...
[Intro]
Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine
Candyman, Candyman
Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine
Sweet sugar, Candyman
Hey, hey, yeah, uh
[Verse 1]
I met him out for dinner on a Friday night
He really had me workin' up an appetite
He had tattoos up and down his arm
There's nothin' more dangerous than a boy with charm
[Chorus]
He's a one-stop shop, makes the panties drop
He's a sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman
A sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman
[Interlude]
Ooh yeah, yeah-eah
[Verse 2]
He took me to the Spider Club at Hollywood and Vine
We drank champagne and we danced all night
We shook the paparazzi for a big surprise (For a big surprise)
The gossip tonight will be tomorrow's headline (Oh-oh, oh)
[Chorus]
He's a one-stop shop, makes my cherry pop
He's a sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Ooh yeah)
A sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman
[Bridge]
Oh, shoo-bi-doo-dwee-da-bap
Shoo-bap, ba-doo-da-dwee-da-dum-bow, bow-bow
Hey, yeah
(Sha-boo-ba-di-ba-doo-ba-di-da-bow)
Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah, yeah
(Sha-boo-ba-di-ba-doo-ba-di-da-bow)
Oh yeah, yeah, swee-dam-ba
(Sha-boo-ba-di-ba-doo-ba-di-da-bow)
[Chorus]
He's a one-stop shop, makes my cherry pop
He's a sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Oh)
A sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman
[Interlude]
Oh whoa, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
Well, by now I'm getting all bothered and hot
When he kissed my mouth, he really hit the spot (Hit the spot, yeah)
He had lips like sugar cane (Oh)
Good things come for boys who wait
[Interlude]
Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine
Candyman, Candyman
Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine
Candyman, Candyman
[Breakdown]
(Sweet sugar, Candyman)
He's a one-stop, gotcha hot, makin' all the panties drop
(Sweet sugar, Candyman)
He's a one-stop, got me hot, making my (Uh) pop
(Sweet sugar, Candyman)
He's a one-stop, get it while it's hot, baby, don't stop
(Sweet sugar)
[Chorus]
He got those lips like sugar cane (Hey)
Good things come for boys who wait
He's a one-stop shop with a real big (Uh)
He's a sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Say what?)
A sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Say)
Sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Woo)
Sweet-talkin', sugar-coated Candyman (Hey)
[Post-Chorus]
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman (Hey, oh-ooh, oh)
Candyman
Candyman, Candyman
Candyman, Candyman
Candyman, Candyman
Candyman
[Outro]
Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine
(Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine)
Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine
(Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine)
Jane lost her grip and a-down she fell
(Jane lost her grip and a-down she fell)
Squared herself away as she let out a yell
(Squared herself away as she let out a yell)
Candyman was written by Christina Aguilera & Linda Perry.
Candyman was produced by Linda Perry.
Christina Aguilera released Candyman on Tue Feb 20 2007.
On the song and its production:
Candyman being another one that’s like all live horns. And really a kind of fun swing vibe of kind of The Andrews Sister’s “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”, but modern day version. Kind of that’s what it’s influenced by.
–via Buzz Interview (2006)