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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
#REDIRECT [[Guy Sebastian discography]]
| Name = Candle
| Cover =
| Border = Yes
| Artist = [[Guy Sebastian]]
| Album =
| B-side =
| Released = {{Start date|2016|09|109|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/candle-single/id1151750643 |title=Candle by Guy Sebastian|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=16}}
| Label = [[Sony Music Australia]]
| Writer = {{flatlist|
* Guy Sebastian
* [[Jon Hume]]
* Trey Campbell
}}
| Producer = [[Jon Hume]]
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Guy Sebastian]] singles
| Last single = "Desert"<br />(2016)
| This single = "'''Candle'''"<br />(2016)
| Next single = "Set in Stone"<br />(2016)
| Misc =
}}
"'''Candle'''" is a song by Australian recording artist [[Guy Sebastian]]. It was released as the second single from Sebastian's forth-coming ninth studio album. "Candle" peaked at number 59 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]]. The song became his 26th Top 100 entry.

The song was the result of a mid-year studio studio session with [[Jon Hume]] and Trey Campbell. The song is described as a "contemporary serenade is about kicking aside temptations on the road when you know the key to your heart is waiting at home." Sebastian dedicated the song to his wife Jules.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/guy-sebastian-drops-new-single-candle-today-friday-september-9th/|title=GUY SEBASTIAN DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘CANDLE’ TODAY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH!|publisher=Sony Music Australia|date=9 September 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>

Sebastian performed a stripped back version of the song live for Music Feeds. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://guysebastian.com/blog/candle-acoustic-peformance-music-feeds/?country=AU|publisher=Guy Sebastian|title=‘CANDLE’ PERFORMED FOR MUSIC FEEDS |date=14 October 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>

==Receptsion==
Emmy Mack from Music Feeds described the song as "an electro-soul stomper packed with processed guitars and thumping drum loops that sounds like the mutant offspring of [[Hozier (musician)|Hozier]], [[Flume (musician)|Flume]], [[Diplo]], [[Safia (band)|SAFIA]] and [[Nothing But Thieves]], only with Guy Smiley’s unmistakable golden pipes shining at the fore." adding "it sounds not-one-single-bit similar to "[[Battle Scars]]", "[[Like It Like That]]", "[[Elevator Love]]" or any of the other ear worm [[Commercial broadcasting|FM radio]] pop tunes that we’ve heard from homeboy in the past." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/heres-post-splendour-guy-sebastian-sounds-like/|title=Here’s What Post-Splendour Guy Sebastian Sounds Like|publisher=Music Feeds|date=12 September 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>

==Music video==
The video premiered on 28 September 2016. It was a Flutter Films production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxBmkh9AY88|title= Guy Sebastian – Candle|publisher= www.youtube.com|date=28 September 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing==
*;Digital download
#"Candle" – 3:16

*;Remixes Single
#"Black & Blue" (Paces Remix) – 3:30<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/black-blue-paces-remix-single/id1076470679|title=Black & Blue Paces Remix single|publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref>

*;Remixes Single
#"Black & Blue" (YMNO Remix) – 3:32<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/black-blue-ymno-remix-single/id1076246319|title=Black & Blue YMNO Remix single|publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref>

==Weekly chart==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Chart
! Peak Position
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| [[ARIA Chart|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 59<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160920-0001/Issue1386.pdf|title=The ARIA Report – Issue #1386|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=19 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Guy Sebastian singles}}

[[Category:2016 singles]]
[[Category:Guy Sebastian songs]]
[[Category:Sony Music Australia singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Guy Sebastian]]
[[Category:2016 songs]]


{{2010s-single-stub}}

Revision as of 11:05, 27 October 2016

"Candle"
Song

"Candle" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian. It was released as the second single from Sebastian's forth-coming ninth studio album. "Candle" peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song became his 26th Top 100 entry.

The song was the result of a mid-year studio studio session with Jon Hume and Trey Campbell. The song is described as a "contemporary serenade is about kicking aside temptations on the road when you know the key to your heart is waiting at home." Sebastian dedicated the song to his wife Jules.[2]

Sebastian performed a stripped back version of the song live for Music Feeds. [3]

Receptsion

Emmy Mack from Music Feeds described the song as "an electro-soul stomper packed with processed guitars and thumping drum loops that sounds like the mutant offspring of Hozier, Flume, Diplo, SAFIA and Nothing But Thieves, only with Guy Smiley’s unmistakable golden pipes shining at the fore." adding "it sounds not-one-single-bit similar to "Battle Scars", "Like It Like That", "Elevator Love" or any of the other ear worm FM radio pop tunes that we’ve heard from homeboy in the past." [4]

Music video

The video premiered on 28 September 2016. It was a Flutter Films production.[5]

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "Candle" – 3:16
  • Remixes Single
  1. "Black & Blue" (Paces Remix) – 3:30[6]
  • Remixes Single
  1. "Black & Blue" (YMNO Remix) – 3:32[7]

Weekly chart

Year Chart Peak Position
2016 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 59[8]

References

  1. ^ "Candle by Guy Sebastian". iTunes. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "GUY SEBASTIAN DROPS NEW SINGLE 'CANDLE' TODAY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH!". Sony Music Australia. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "'CANDLE' PERFORMED FOR MUSIC FEEDS". Guy Sebastian. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Here's What Post-Splendour Guy Sebastian Sounds Like". Music Feeds. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Candle". www.youtube.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Black & Blue Paces Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Black & Blue YMNO Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "The ARIA Report – Issue #1386" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2016.


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