Sour Candy (Lady Gaga and Blackpink song)

"Sour Candy"
Promotional graphic
Promotional single by Lady Gaga and Blackpink
from the album Chromatica
Language
  • English
  • Korean
ReleasedMay 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)
StudioHenson (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length2:37
LabelInterscope
Songwriters
Producers
Lyric video
"Sour Candy" on YouTube

"Sour Candy" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga and South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released for digital download and streaming on May 28, 2020, as a promotional single off Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica. The song was written by Gaga, Madison Love, Rami Yacoub, Teddy Park, and its producers BloodPop and Burns. It is a deep house, dance-pop and electropop song with a house, dance and electronic beat and lyrics which compare the artists to the titular sour candy, stating that they are tough on the outside but sweet and authentic on the inside.

"Sour Candy" received a mixed reception, with many critics praising its catchy, danceable production and the blend of Gaga and Blackpink's styles, while others criticized it as flat, derivative, or lyrically weak. The song reached number one in Malaysia and Singapore and the top ten in Australia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, and Lithuania. A remix version of "Sour Candy" by Shygirl and Mura Masa appeared on Gaga's remix album, Dawn of Chromatica (2021). Both Blackpink and Gaga have performed the song separately on their live events, The Show (2021) and The Chromatica Ball (2022), respectively.