Commercial Performance
Originally, "Candyman" was to be the second single from the album, but the label pushed for "Hurt" hoping it would have comparable success to 2002's "Beautiful" and would become a holiday hit. The song was released on February 20, 2007 in the US. The song began charting in the US prior to its official release date, appearing on the January 20, 2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100. "Candyman" peaked at #25 in its seventh week on the chart making it Aguilera's 14th top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Gold and has sold over 1 million digital copies there. In the UK it was released on download only, peaking at #17 on the UK main singles chart and staying in the top 75 for 20 weeks while selling over 100,000 digital downloads. The song re-entered the UK iTunes chart in 2008 reaching 60 on the top 100 after Alexandra Burke performed the song on X-Factor.
The song performed very well in Oceania, peaking #2 in both Australia (having a platinum certification) and New Zealand, remaining in the Australian Top 10 over 15 weeks and being the eighth most successful single in 2007 in that country. In the rest of Europe, it was a moderate hit, peaking in the top 20, at number 12 in Germany, 14 in Austria, 12 in Netherlands and number 11 in Switzerland.
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