I Want Candy

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This is about the original song. For the 2007 film, see I Want Candy (film)

“I Want Candy”

Single by The Strangeloves from the album I Want Candy
Released	1965

"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat (see Bo Diddley).

1 Covers
2 Parodies
3 External links

[edit] Covers

"I Want Candy" has been covered numerous times by other artists since The Strangeloves original recording, most famously by Bow Wow Wow in 1982 and most recently by Spice Girl Melanie C for Ealing Studios movie of the same name I Want Candy. Aaron Carter covered the song as well in 2000, for his second album Aaron's Party (Come Get It). Veruca Salt covers the song on their 2007 spring tour. Good Charlotte has also covered the song.

In the UK, the song first hit the charts in 1965, covered by Brian Poole & the Tremeloes, who took it to number 25. It was also covered in 1996 by European production duo the Candy Girls.

[edit] Bow Wow Wow version

“I Want Candy”

Single by Bow Wow Wow from the album I Want Candy
Released	1982
Genre	New Wave, Pop/Rock
Label	RCA

For many in America, "I Want Candy" was their first introduction to young Annabella Lwin and the band Bow Wow Wow. The song, a cover of a Strangeloves hit, barely scraped the Top 50, but became an enduring new wave classic. The song gave its name to the band's 1982 release, which was mainly a compilation, but included a couple of new cuts produced by Kenny Laguna (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts).

The enduring popularity of Bow Wow Wow's recording is partly due to the memorable video that got heavy play in the early days of MTV. This recording is highly associated with 80's pop music.

The Bow Wow Wow recording appeared on two VH1 countdowns:

86 on 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s
96 on 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders

Bow Wow Wow's recording is frequently included in collections of 80's pop music and on soundtracks for movies that take place in the 80's or in movies that want to make use of the recording's youthful, carefree tone. The recording is on the soundtrack for Bio-Dome, Daddy Day Care, 200 Cigarettes, High Fidelity, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, and Marie Antoinette in the form of a remix by Kevin Shields. It appeared on The Simpsons episode The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase.

The song was set to appear on the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s, but was pulled out of the game for unknown reasons.

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart	9
USA Top 100	62
USA Mainstream Rock	22
USA Hot Dance Club Play	36

[edit] Aaron Carter version

“I Want Candy”

Single by Aaron Carter
from the album Aaron's Party (Come Get It)

B-side

"Jump, Jump"

Released

Phantom Sound & Vision

Aaron Carter singles chronology

"Children of the World"
(1999)

"I Want Candy"
(2000)

"Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
(2000)

"I Want Candy" is Aaron Carter's 7th single and the first single from his album Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000).

This version of "I Want Candy" begins with a phone conversation with a friend about a girl named Candy and has the participation of his brother Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys. Aaron promoted it by performing it on the hit show Lizzie McGuire.

[edit] Track listing

U.S. single

"I Want Candy" (album version)
"I Want Candy" (instrumental)
"Jump, Jump"

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swedish Singles Chart	10
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	27
UK Singles Chart	31
German Singles Chart	68

[edit] Melanie C version

“I Want Candy”

Single by Melanie C
from the album This Time

B-side

"Already Gone"

Released

March 26, 2007

Format

Maxi CD, 7" vinyl, Download

Recorded

2006

Genre

Electropop

Length

3.23 (single version)

Melanie C singles chronology

"The Moment You Believe"
(2007)

"I Want Candy"
(2007)

"Carolyna"
(2007)

Alternate cover

UK 7" cover

"I Want Candy" is Melanie C's 11th UK single. Produced by Stephen Hague, it was released on March 26, 2007. Melanie was asked to record it as the title track for a new British comedy of the same name starring Carmen Electra.

Melanie premiered her version of the song during Al Murray's Happy Hour on ITV1, 24 February 2007. The video was premiered on March 2, 2007 in the UK. The song has also been released as Italy's and Denmark's first single from the new album, where it reached an impressive #9 in both countries, while in other European countries the ballad 'The Moment You Believe' has been chosen.

In the Video of "I Want Candy", Melanie C is featured in a skin-tight catsuit, featuring a sexually suggestive dance routine with half-naked body-builders in crowd-controller uniforms. The video instantly grabbed the number one spot on YouTube with 200,000 hits in its first day.

[edit] Track listing and formats

UK Maxi CD single

"I Want Candy" (Radio Edit)
"I Want Candy" (Club Junkies Mix)
"I Want Candy" (So-Lo's Electric Vocal Mix)
"I Want Candy" (So-Lo's Filtered Disco Dub)
"I Want Candy" Video

UK 7" vinyl single

"I Want Candy"
"Already Gone"

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak Position
Italy Singles Top 50	9
Denmark Singles Chart [1]	9
UK Singles Chart	24
Irish Singles Chart	72
Latvia Airplay Chart	24
Lithuania Airplay Chart	27
Estonia Airplay Chart	6
Lithuania Radiocentras Top 30	3
Polish Bubbling Under Chart	7

v • d • e Melanie C

Albums	Northern Star · Reason · Beautiful Intentions · This Time

Singles	"When You're Gone" · "Goin' Down" · "Northern Star" · "Never Be the Same Again" · "I Turn to You" · "If That Were Me" · "Here It Comes Again" · "On the Horizon" · "Let's Love" · "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh" · "Next Best Superstar" · "Better Alone" · "First Day of My Life" · "The Moment You Believe" · "I Want Candy" · "Carolyna" · "This Time" · "Understand"

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