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Candles (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Candles
| cover = Hey Monday - Candles.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Hey Monday
| EP = Candles
| released =
| recorded = 2011
| studio = Abbey Road Studios, London
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:00
| label = *Decaydance
*Columbia
| writer = *Cassadee Pope
*Mike Gentile
*Sam Hollander
*Dave Katz
| producer = * S*A*M & Sluggo
| chronology = Hey Monday
| prev_title = I Don't Wanna Dance
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc =
}}
"'Candles'" is a song recorded by American pop punk band Hey Monday. The song was first included on the group's debut album, 'Hold On Tight' (2008). While working on their scrapped second studio album, the band re-recorded the song; this new version was released on February 8, 2011 as the 'Candles EP', along with an acoustic demo of the song and a previously-unreleased song called "The One That Got Away". A music video for the song debuted March 9, 2011 on 'Just Jared'. "Candles" was the last single released by the group before they went on hiatus for Cassadee Pope to pursue her solo career.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
* Cassadee Pope writer, lead vocals
* Mike Gentile guitar
* Alex Lipshaw guitar
* Michael "Jersey" Moriarty bass
* Elliot James drums
* Will Pugh background vocals
* Clifford Carter piano
* Rob Mathes - strings
Chart performance
'Glee' version
The cast of 'Glee' covered the song in their second season episode, "Original Song". In the episode, Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) performed "Candles" as a duet as part of The Warblers' setlist for Regionals. As with almost every song performed on the show, the 'Glee' cover was released as a digital single, on March 15, 2011. It is also included on the soundtrack album 'Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers'. The 'Glee' version proved to be more commercially successful than the original, charting in Australia, Canada, The United Kingdom, and The United States.
Chart performance
References
Category:2011 singles
Category:2011 songs
Category:Hey Monday songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by S*A*M and Sluggo
Category:Songs written by Sam Hollander
Category:Songs written by Dave Katz
Category:Songs written by Cassadee Pope
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