Sweet Candy (song) explained

Sweet Candy
Cover:Chisato Moritaka - Sweet Candy.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chisato Moritaka
Album:Peachberry
Language:Japanese
B-Side:Mirai
Recorded:1997
Studio:Abbey Road Studios (drum tracks)
Length:4:57
Label:One Up Music
Composer:Yuichi Takahashi
Lyricist:Chisato Moritaka
Producer:Yukio Seto
Prev Title:Let's Go!
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Miracle Light
Next Year:1997

is the 32nd single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by One Up Music on June 11, 1997. The song was used by Lawson for their store commercials. The B-side is "Mirai", which was used at the 54th National Sports Festival in Moritaka's hometown of Kumamoto.[1]

Background

Being a fan of the Beatles, Moritaka fulfilled a life-long dream with "Sweet Candy" by recording her drum tracks at Abbey Road Studios. The music video was also filmed in parts of London during the recording sessions.[2]

Moritaka performed the song on the 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which was her sixth and final appearance on the annual New Year's Eve special.[3]

Chart performance

"Sweet Candy" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 93,000 copies.[4] [5]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on July 23, 2012.[6] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 1.[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 「SWEET CANDY」(CD) . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-04-06.
  2. 『SWEET CANDY』 セルフライナーノート . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2012-08-29 . 2020-04-06.
  3. Web site: 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History . . 2020-04-06.
  4. Web site: SWEET CANDY/森高千里 . . 2020-04-06.
  5. Web site: 森高千里(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/moritaka.html . Japanese . 2021-08-16. 2011-05-24 .
  6. 森高千里 『SWEET CANDY』 【セルフカヴァー】 . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2012-07-23 . 2020-04-06.
  7. Web site: 「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.1」 . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-04-06.