Ruben Studdard, After The Candles Burn | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 67^th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “After The Candles Burn” by Ruben Studdard.

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hi†, ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 67^th edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, 🎵 “After The Candles Burn” by 🎙 Ruben Studdard.

“The thunders rollin’ hit the lights ‘cause they keep going in and out / I’d rather see your silhouette, once the candles 🕯️ lit.” That’s on some sexy sheee-it! 🏆 Grammy-nominated R&B artist 🎙 Ruben Studdard won 📺 American Idol at a time the series also translated to pop success. His debut album, 💿 Soulful, debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200, eventually earning platinum certification from the RIAA. Besides his winning single,  🎵 “Flying Without Wings”,  Soulful yielded one pop hit, 🎵 “Sorry 2004”.  Even so, non-single 🎵 “After The Candles Burn”, marked an underrated bop from the LP.  This one is giving sex playlist… in an inoffensive, pop idol way, of course 😉.

“After The Candles Burn” features smooth, contemporary R&B production courtesy of  🎛 Dre & Vidal (Andre Harris and Vidal Davis), with the pair co-writing alongside 🎼 ✍ Poo Bear and Ryan Toby. The sweet melodies and sexy lyrics were a match for Studdard’s soulful pipes, highly influenced by the likes of 🎙 Luther Vandross.  At one point, on this minor-key slow jam, Studdard sings, “Don’t be surprised if I start to cry / From the emotions taking over our bodies – your body and mine.” Woo! The centerpiece, of course, is the chorus:

“Hold me baby keep it (keep it comin’ baby)

All night long (‘Til after the candles burn)

And we’ll still be going on and on and blowing ya kisses ‘til morning the

Sun will be shining but we’ll be going on… ‘til after the candles burn.”

🎵 “After The Candles Burn” is a perfect example of a sex song that keeps it classy.

🎙 Ruben Studdard • 💿 Soulful • 🏷 19 Recordings Limited • 📅 2003

Ruben Studdard, After The Candles Burn: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 67 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 19 Recordings Limited; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]