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| artist = [[Christina Aguilera]]
| album = [[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]
| released = {{start date|20072006|0211|2019}}
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"'''Candyman'''" is a song by American singer [[Christina Aguilera]] from the second disc of her fifth studio album, ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'' (2006). "Candyman" was planned to be released as the second single from ''Back to Basics''; however, [[RCA Records]] decided to release "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" instead. Subsequently, the track was released on FebruaryNovember 2019, 20072006, as the third single from the album. "Candyman" is described as a [[pop music|pop]] and [[jazz music|jazz]] song that imitates [[swing music]] whose lyrics are about sex.
 
"Candyman" received praise for its musical style while some criticized the sexual references. Commercially, the single peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Romania, as well as the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and was [[Music recording certification|certified]] Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for selling one million copies in the country. "Candyman" is also certified Gold in seven additional countries.