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Candy Crush ' s concept had been based on an early game King made, Miner Speed, that borrowed gameplay elements from Bejeweled. [11] Candy Crush added new animations for the candies, and expressive paper doll-like characters that helped to make the game one of five most popular ones on the site by 2012. [12]
Its music video, which premiered on Candy Crush Saga in October 2022, features bright colors and cameos by social media influencers. Trainor performed the song on television shows such as The Today Show , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and The Drew Barrymore Show , and she included it on the set list of her 2024 concert tour, the ...
Candy Crush is an American television game show based on the Swedish-Maltese mobile game Candy Crush Saga, published and developed by King.Hosted by Mario Lopez, the show features similar tile-matching gameplay to its namesake, but with the players suspended at a height in front of one of two 30-foot touchscreens, which then held the Guinness World Record for the largest touchscreens in the world.
Bejeweled is a series of tile-matching puzzle video games created by PopCap Games. Bejeweled was released initially for browsers in 2000, followed by seven sequels: Bejeweled 2 (2004), Bejeweled Twist (2008), Bejeweled Blitz (2009), Bejeweled 3 (2010), Bejeweled Legend (2012, in Japan only) Bejeweled Stars (2016), and Bejeweled Champions (2020) all by PopCap Games and its parent, Electronic Arts.
King's most popular game is Candy Crush Saga, a tile-matching game which was launched on King's website in March 2011. It launched on Facebook in April 2012 and quickly gained popularity. Following its success on Facebook, King launched Candy Crush Saga on mobile (iOS and Android) in November 2012.
Writing for DIY, Lisa Wright described the song as a "kitschy electro-pop nugget that draws heavily on her PC Music affiliation", that was "Full of video game-like twinkles and saccharine sweet lyrics", ultimately giving the feeling of being "trapped inside Candy Crush with only a couple of pills and some high-sheen production to save you". [15]
The song debuted at number 30 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, having spent 19 weeks-and-counting on the chart in total, peaking at number 10. [11] It later debuted at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 for the week of March 20, 2021, [12] and peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart, [13] as well as number 126 on Billboard ' s Global 200. [14]
The song was featured in a 2017 Candy Crush commercial. [64] Beginning in June 2021, it was also used in an advertisement for the Paco Rabanne cologne PHANTOM. [65] The song is featured on the 2021 dance rhythm game, Just Dance 2022. [66]