I Want Candy
| "I Want Candy" | ||||
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Side-A label of the American vinyl single | ||||
| Single by the Strangeloves | ||||
| from the album I Want Candy | ||||
| B-side | "It's About My Baby" | |||
| Released | May 19, 1965 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Bang | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | The Strangeloves | |||
| The Strangeloves singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Want Candy" on YouTube | ||||
"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat. It has gone on to spawn multiple successful cover versions, including by The Tremeloes, Bow Wow Wow, Aaron Carter, Melanie C, and others.