Candy Shop

"Candy Shop" is a single by British pop singer Anna Jones taken from her second studio album, "Pleasure Island". It was released as the album's fourth and final single on March 25 2013 through Fusion Records. The single was written by Anna Jones herself and produced by Dead Reid. It was noted by fans how different the single was compared to her previous work as it took a more rock style rather than dance which fans are used to.

The track achieved a Platinum certification which joined the other three singles from the album. It was promoted on Comic Relief Appeal Show, The Jonathon Ross Show and other outlets. It was also the first single to debut straight at number 1.

Critical reception
"Candy Shop" received favorable reviews from music critics. Scott Kara from New Zealand Herald found it a highlight on the album and called it a "serenade" track. Robert Corpsey from Digital Spy said he sees her in "Guetta-style dancefloor mode." He found the song a highlight on the album. Jon O'Brien from Yahoo! Music called it a "gleaming neo-disco number." Laurence Green from MusicOMH was very positive towards his statements of the song, calling it a "David Guetta-esque euro-techno" song and branded it "excellent."

Music video
The music video, directed by Syndrome, premiered on YouTube on 25 February 2013, at a total length of four minutes and twenty-two seconds.The music video features intense animation and graphics, along with futuristic fashion and robotics. The success of the video sparked it to be uploaded to iTunes where it achieved a high amount of downloads. This prompted a music video EP to released shortly afterwards.

Tracklisting

 * UK CD Single
 * 1) "Candy Shop" &mdash; 3:01
 * 2) "Never The One" &mdash; 3:50


 * iTunes EP
 * 1) "Candy Shop" &mdash; 3:01
 * 2) "Candy Shop" (Instrumental Edition) &mdash; 3:03
 * 3) "Rhythm of Dance" (Tour Edit) &mdash; 3:59
 * 4) "All My Life" (Original Demo) &mdash; 5:01

Promotion
Anna debuted the track on The Jonathon Ross Show where she was interviewed and revealed the track would be a single before performing it. During it's release it was performed on a variety of platforms including Daybreak, and the Comic Relief appeal show where she helped to raise £25,000 for the charity. She also performed the single on each date of her Pleasure Island Live tour where the single was promoted within the theatres.

Promotion was cut short when Anna was charged with assault within a fast food restaurant. However the charges were later dropped after the alleged victim withdrew her statement admitting she falsified part of her statement intending to cash in on the money from potential newspaper deals. This put a large amount of pressure on the record label to try to recover the campaign, which was done so correctly.

Chart Performance
The track entered the Official UK Top 40 at number 1 making it her first chart topper. The track was also only a few hundred copies off the top spot in the Downloads chart. She also achieved her first ever Airplay number 1.