Ciara has explained the story behind her 2004 breakout hit 'Goodies' and how it catapulted her into chart glory.

The 27-year-old singer rose to international fame with her debut studio album Goodies, which spawned three hit singles: 'Goodies,' '1, 2 Step,' and 'Oh.'

In an interview with MTV's 'This Is How I Made It', Ciara revealed: "The first [recording] session started in Miami with myself, Lil' Jon and Sean Garrett. We started writing the verse down, shouting out melodies and at one time, I've never said this before, but at one time the song was called 'Cookies.'"

She added: "It was that song but it was my way of doing the analogy of your love being your goodies, your cookie jar. Just because you've got a Benz and you've got money doesn't mean you get the goodies.

The track reached No. 1 and the American star admits she never fully appreciated her success in the charts.

She added: "I couldn't fully embrace that success because I was thinking about the next move after that and I was so determined to just keep getting better."

Ciara is gearing up for the release of her fifth studio album 'One Woman Army'.