"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 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)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 1002US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)1US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)2US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)20US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard)1US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-19962
Year-end charts Chart (1995)PositionUS Billboard Hot 10025US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)5US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)12US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard)8US Cash Box Top 10017
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesNovember 15, 1994AustraliaApril 24, 1995CDMCAUnited KingdomJune 26, 1995
See also List of number-one R&B singles of 1995 (U.S.)
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