Question: who sang i want candy in the 80's
Answer: `` I Want Candy '' Standard cover art for UK and international vinyl editions Single by Bow Wow Wow from the album The Last of the Mohicans B - side `` King Kong '' Released 1982 Genre New wave Length 2 : 46 Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Bert Berns Bob Feldman Jerry Goldstein Richard Gottehrer Producer ( s ) Bow Wow Wow Bow Wow Wow singles chronology `` Go Wild in the Country '' ( 1982 ) `` I Want Candy '' ( 1982 ) `` Fools Rush In '' ( 1982 ) `` Go Wild in the Country '' ( 1982 ) `` I Want Candy '' ( 1982 ) `` Fools Rush In '' ( 1982 )