Was 'Candyman' a flop?

[Mirrion Rizzons 9,929]

This song really confuses me,

I mean everybody knows this song, so it obviously didn't flop in my opinion, yet in most markets it peaked fairly low (#25 in US) (#17 in UK)

And by me seeing everybody knows the song, literally EVERYBODY I know knows this, and most of us are 16-17. It's one of her signature songs yet it didn't reach the top 10 anywhere apart from being a chart success in australia, canada, hungary, italy, new zealand and romania??

What do you guys think? Did it flop/underperform? How come everyone knows it if it didn't peak very high?

[TheodoreRx 1,540]

I think it just kind of became a cult hit in a way. It gained attention on YouTube and was used a lot in media. 

[rumours 45,521]

Candyman isn't the only example of this for the Back to Basics era.

For example, I'd say Hurt is known by the GP overall. However, it only managed to peak at #19 on the BB Hot 100.

[Mulholland 1,052]

I mean it certainly wasn't a smash, especially coming after "Ain't No Other Man" (which itself is far from her biggest hit). It didn't sell that much (I think it's only gold?) and it wasn't a big radio hit here.

IDK why people "know it." I don't even know if that is true? Like, pop stans probably do, but I don't think it's like... "Slave 4 U" which everyone *knows* even though it peaked at like 27.

[Chuckles 2,544]

Lol we already know that chart positions is not equalt to impact. Next.

[Mirrion Rizzons 9,929]

6 minutes ago, Mulholland said:

I mean it certainly wasn't a smash, especially coming after "Ain't No Other Man" (which itself is far from her biggest hit). It didn't sell that much (I think it's only gold?) and it wasn't a big radio hit here.

IDK why people "know it." I don't even know if that is true? Like, pop stans probably do, but I don't think it's like... "Slave 4 U" which everyone *knows* even though it peaked at like 27.

here in the U.K. I'm a slave reached #4 but more of my GP class mates know candyman than slave

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

Tbh I never heard of Candyman prior to seeing people on GGD reference it randomly.

[Mirrion Rizzons 9,929]

Just now, Chuckles said:

Lol we already know that chart positions is not equalt to impact. Next.

ik sis but this is a 2007 song, so it couldn't have been a viral hit, got hardly any radio play and didn't sell much, I'm guessing like @TheodoreRx said it was probably used a lot in media and kids pop hits albums or something

[Tranquility 343]

I was young but I remember it being everywhere.

Stream the good bop tbh 

 

[SamJ 8,008]

2 minutes ago, Mirrion Rizzons said:

here in the U.K. I'm a slave reached #4 but more of my GP class mates know candyman than slave

i'm a slave 4 u definitely deserved to peak at 4 in the uk, its just that candyman had good longevity here and was released years later. I'm A Slave 4 U is known by like all the uk public aged 20 and over who heard it on the radio in the early and mid 00s. Im only 19 but i remember hearing Slave on the radio during the 00s, it sounded naughty on fm lol.

[Chuckles 2,544]

I still remember this era, she had the whole old hollywood theme going on. And that figure, wonder why no one tuned in during this era of hers, her last successful one imo.

[dynamite 50,362]

It was everywhere and I hated it

[Miel 15,009]

I remember it being huge when I was a kid. And catchy, too- I still remember it to this day, even if I hadn't heard it in years.

I'm surprised it charted so low!

[Space Cowboy 11,664]

I thought this was about that B horror movie with madonna

[TeenIdle 116,809]

24 minutes ago, Mirrion Rizzons said:

here in the U.K. I'm a slave reached #4 but more of my GP class mates know candyman than slave

Slave's low peak is because of Britney's radio ban in the USA. 

OT: Hurt is more shocking to me. That song is on every talent show ever and I hear it all the time, even now