"Candyman Messiah" is a song by

Army of Lovers Army of Lovers is a Swedish dance- pop group which formed in 1987 and had a number of hits in Europe throughout the 1990s. Some of their biggest successes include the song "Crucified", which was a big hit in Europe, charting 31 weeks in the Eu ...

and released as a single in 1991. This song is written by Alexander Bard,

Anders Wollbeck Anders Wilhelm Axel Wollbeck (born 10 February 1958 in Stockholm) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He plays the guitar and Keyboard instrument, keyboard. He is part of the songwriting and production duo Vacuum (band), Vacuum together with Mat ...

Camilla Henemark Camilla Henemark (born 23 October 1964), also known as La Camilla, is a Swedish singer, actress, political spokesperson and former fashion model. Biography Henemark was born in Stockholm, to a Nigerian father and a Swedish mother. She started he ...

and

Jean-Pierre Barda Michel Jean-Pierre Barda (born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish and Israeli singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of French/Algerian Jewish descent. He is one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers. Biography Jean-Pierre B ...

. It peaked at number 22 in Sweden and number 10 in Finland. Although La Camilla sang vocals, Michaela de la Cour was featured in the video.

Single track listing

7" single #"Candyman Messiah" - 3:08 #"Candyman Messiah" (Dub Version) - 4:45 12" maxi-single #"Candyman Messiah" (Stalingrad Mix) - 5:36 #"Candyman Messiah" (Radio Edit) - 3:08 #"Candyman Messiah" (Tolstoy Farm Mix) - 5:35 #"Candyman Messiah" (Orthodoxicated Mix) - 4:45

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1991 songs 1991 singles Army of Lovers songs English-language Swedish songs Songs written by Alexander Bard Songs written by Anders Wollbeck Songs written by Jean-Pierre Barda