<P> Although Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer used their real names in the writing and production credits of this single, they claimed the Strangeloves were actually three Australian brothers (and ex-sheep farmers) named Giles, Miles and Niles Strange . Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer dressed up in shaggy wigs and exotic clothing for publicity photos as the Strangeloves . </P> <P> "I Want Candy", the Strangeloves' second single, became a top 10 hit in Canada and hit No. 11 in the US . The record failed to chart in the UK--or in the Strangeloves' so - called "native" country, Australia . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "I Want Candy" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Standard cover art for UK and international vinyl editions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Bow Wow Wow </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album The Last of the Mohicans </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "King Kong" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> New wave </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2: 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> RCA Records </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bert Berns </Li> <Li> Bob Feldman </Li> <Li> Jerry Goldstein </Li> <Li> Richard Gottehrer </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Bow Wow Wow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Bow Wow Wow singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Go Wild in the Country" (1982) </Td> <Td> "I Want Candy" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Fools Rush In" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Go Wild in the Country" (1982) </Td> <Td> "I Want Candy" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Fools Rush In" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "I Want Candy" </Th> </Tr>

Who sang i want candy in the 80's