50 Cent Ft. Olivia: "Candy Shop" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

"Candy Shop" is a song performed by rapper 50 Cent and R&B singer Olivia. The song was written by 50 Cent and Scott Storch for 50 Cent's second commercial album The Massacre (2005). Scott Storch, who also produced the track, took influence from Middle Eastern music.[1]

The song was released as the album's second single and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. "Candy Shop" received mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it a retread of 50 Cent's previous collaboration with Lil' Kim on "Magic Stick".

"Candy Shop" is a mid-tempo dancefloor track.[4][5] The song, which was officially produced by Scott Storch, samples The Salsoul Orchestra's "Love Break".[6] The production was described by IGN as having a "Middle Eastern tinge" with synthesized strings that "unleash a darkly atonal whirl that sounds too much like something either Timbaland or The Neptunes or Mannie Fresh have concocted".[7] The Guardian also wrote that the production contains "wan-sounding imitations of the Neptunes' sparse, breathy funk".[8] PopMatters described the chorus as being "relaxed yet faintly ominous" with 50 Cent and Olivia crooning: "Girl what we do (what we do) / And where we do (and where we do) / The things we do (things we do) / Are just between me and you (oh yeah)."[9] Rolling Stone also noted the chorus for 50 Cent's "amateur-sounding tenor croon".[5]

"Candy Shop" performed well in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's third number one single. The song debuted at number eighty-two on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number one for nine weeks, and remained on the chart for twenty-three weeks.[17][18] The track reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Tracks, and Rhythmic Top 40 charts. The song also did well on pop-oriented charts, reaching number two on the Pop 100 and number five on the Top 40 Mainstream. "Candy Shop" was helped on the Hot 100 and Pop 100 by its strong digital downloads, peaking at number one on the Hot Digital Songs.[19] The track was certified Gold by the RIAA[20] and was nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song, but lost to Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".[21]

Across Europe, the song reached number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland and the top five in Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, and the UK.[18] In Australia, the song peaked at number three,[18] was certified Platinum by the ARIA,[22] and on the 2005 year-end chart, it was listed at number twenty-four.[23] It also reached number two in New Zealand.[19]