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 USA. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat.

Contents 1 Covers 1.1 Bow Wow Wow version 1.1.1 Charts 1.2 Aaron Carter version 1.2.1 Tracklist 1.2.2 Charts 1.3 Melanie C version 1.3.1 Track listing and formats 1.3.2 Charts

[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 Melanie C, ex Spice Girl, for Ealing Studios movie of the same name I Want Candy. Aaron Carter covered the song as well in 2000, for his sophomore album Aaron's Party (Come Get It). Veruca Salt (band) covers the song on their 2007 spring tour.

[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 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 VH-1 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. The family sing the song on The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase.

[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(s)	"Jump, Jump"
Released	September 4, 2000
Genre	Pop
Label	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).

The version of 12-year-old Aaron Carter begins with a phone conversation with a girl named Candy and has the participation of his brother Nick Carter from Backstreet Boys.

[edit] Tracklist

• US Single

1. I Want Candy (Album Version)
2. I Want Candy (Instrumental)
3. Jump, Jump

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak position
Sweden single chart	10
Australia single chart	27
UK single chart	31
Germany single chart	68

[edit] Melanie C version

"I Want Candy"
Single by Melanie C
from the album This Time
B-side(s)	"Already Gone"
Released	March 26, 2007
Format	Maxi CD, 7" vinyl, Download
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Label	Red Girl
Producer(s)	Stephen Hague
Chart positions
24 (UK)
Melanie C singles chronology
"The Moment You Believe" (2007)	"I Want Candy" (2007)	TBA
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 is also going to be releaed as Italy's first single from the new album, while in other European countires the ballad 'The Moment You Believe' has been chosen. It is due to be premiered on the Italian MTV TRL Awards '07 in Milan on 14 April 2007. In its second week on Chart the Singel fell 30 places to #54. That means the Singel sold only much at the Downloads. This became Melanie C second lowest Chart Position in the UK, after Melt / Yeh Yeh Yeh charted in November 2003 to #27.

[edit] Track listing and formats

• UK Maxi CD single

1. "I Want Candy"
2. "I Want Candy" (Club Junkies Mix)
3. "I Want Candy" (So-Lo's Electric Vocal Mix)
4. "I Want Candy" (So-Lo's Filtered Disco Dub)
5. "I Want Candy" Video

• UK 7" vinyl single

1. "I Want Candy"
2. "Already Gone"

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak Position
Irish Singles Chart	72
UK Singles Chart	24
Italy Singles Top 50	TBR