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That’s what they’re singing about the new “purple-y peanut shaped chocolate candy” joining the six current characters in M&Ms’ line-up of “melts on your mouth, not in your hand” candy-coated ...

A new purple M&M has joined the bag! "Purple" is the chocolate candy's first-ever female peanut M&M and its newest character for the first time in a decade, the brand announced Wednesday, Sept. 28.