This is about the original song. For the 2007 film, see I Want Candy "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). 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 . Veruca Salt covers the song on their 2007 spring tour. Good Charlotte has also covered the song. Bow Wow Wow version 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