The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney.
A recording by Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers,[1] with Jo Stafford, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 183.
[2] Mercer recalled that the song was ideal for his limited range for ballad singing.
It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 5, 1945, at No.
[2] Popular songs, like "Candy", would also be performed in different novelty arrangements live on the radio by the studio orchestras of the time, particularly on network radio shows such as Fibber McGee and Molly's Billy Mills orchestra as heard here: Candy performed LIVE on NBC RADIO April 10, 1945, by Billy Mills Orchestra from transcription disc RESTORED