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Sweet Candy (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Sweet Candy
| cover = Chisato Moritaka - Sweet Candy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chisato Moritaka
| album = Peachberry
| language = Japanese
| B-side = Mirai
| released =
| recorded = 1997
| studio = Abbey Road Studios (drum tracks)
| genre =
| 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
| misc =
}}
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.
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.
Moritaka performed the song on the 48th 'Khaku Uta Gassen', which was her sixth and final appearance on the annual New Year's Eve special.
Chart performance
"Sweet Candy" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 93,000 copies.
Other versions
Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on July 23, 2012. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album 'Love Vol. 1'.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.
Personnel
* Chisato Moritaka vocals, drums
* Yuichi Takahashi guitar, keyboards
* Shin Hashimoto piano, keyboard
* Yukio Seto guitar, bass
* Nobuyuki Mori tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
* Wakaba Kawai trombone
* Futoshi Kobayashi trumpet
* Shiro Sasaki trumpet
Chart positions
References
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