Song · Paolo Nutini
“Candy” by Paolo Nutini
From the album Sunny Side Up (2009)
“Candy” by Paolo Nutini appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2009 and 2024. It was first released in 2009 on the album Sunny Side Up. Its best result is #55 on the WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #174 indie & aaa song of 2009, #6,807 indie & aaa song of all time and #402 of the '00s.
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"Candy" led the charge for Sunny Side Up, Paolo Nutini's second album, arriving as its first single in May 2009, eleven days ahead of the record itself. Nutini wrote it alone and produced it himself, with Ethan Johns along as additional producer and adding mellotron, omnichord and electric guitar, a vintage toy box that gives this folk-rock number its warm, woozy glow. Michael McDaid on bass, Dave Nelson on acoustic guitar, Donny Little on electric guitar and Seamus Simon on drums keep it loose, and McDaid and Nelson pitch in on backing vocals behind Nutini's lead.
British radio took to it fast, with both BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 putting it on their A-lists. It climbed to 19 on the UK Singles Chart, went all the way to the top in Scotland and reached the top 10 in Switzerland.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 82 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 55 | WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA | WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009 | 93 |
| 2009 | 95 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 559 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 130 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2022 | 1218 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 1100 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 1047 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
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