| Love Like Candy Floss | |
| Cover: | Love Like Candy Floss SweetS CD cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sweets |
| Album: | Sweets |
| Label: | Avex Trax |
| Composer: | Bounceback |
| Lyricist: | Romantic High |
| Producer: | Bounceback |
| Prev Title: | Love Raspberry Juice |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Grow Into Shinin' Stars / Never Ending Story / Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
"Love Like Candy Floss" (stylized as "Love like candy floss") is a song by Japanese girl group Sweets, released as their 3rd single on February 11, 2004.
"Love Like Candy Floss" is a mid-pop tune composed by Bounceback, with lyrics written by Romantic High.[1] The single was released on February 11, 2004 under Avex Trax. The song was used as the theme song in the commercial for Circle K's bakery and as a theme song on the television show Shiodome Style.[2] The song's theme was described as "falling in love with a friend."[3]
The music video was filmed in Nagano, making it the first of their videos to be filmed outside of a studio, and was described as "drama-like", featuring Haruna following an older man.[3] The music video was featured on the television show Pop Jam for four weeks.[3]
"Love Like Candy Floss" reached #26 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. CDJournal described the song as having a "fantastic and magical mood" that was "danceable", and that listeners can feel the "sparkle of adolescent girls through each and every emotion expressed in their voices."[4]
| Love Like Candy Floss | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tokyo Girls' Style |
| Album: | Kodō no Himitsu |
| A-Side: | Love Like Candy Floss |
| B-Side: | Kitto Wasurenai... (Royal Mirrorball Mix) |
| Label: | Avex Trax |
| Prev Title: | Himawari to Hoshikuzu / Kitto, Wasurenai... |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Kodō no Himitsu / Sayonara, Arigatō |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Tokyo Girls' Style, who had performed Sweets' songs at concerts before, released "Love Like Candy Floss" as their 5th single on February 11, 2011. The song was re-arranged by Hiroshi Matsui and categorized as dance-pop. It was used as a theme song for the television show Music Dragon Gate. The single was released in four different versions with different CD covers: a CD-only standard version, a standard version with an exclusive DVD,[6] and two versions with limited edition DVDs.[7] [8]
"Love Like Candy Floss" peaked at #20 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[9] CDJournal described the "sour-sweet melody" as "leaving behind a refreshing echo."[10]