"I Want Candy" is a classic British comedy. "I Want Candy" is also the title of a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965, and covered by Melanie C for the film. "I Want Candy" was the second single to be taken from Melanie C's fourth album This Time, in the UK, Denmark and Italy. The song was also the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, and the video featured Melanie dancing for the first time since the Spice Girls . It is well written with great performances (Carmen Electra especially is a revelation as porn goddess Candy Fiveways and shows just what a great actress she is) and great production values. I know it's not a very good description but I saw it a while ago and I … A breath of fresh air. This is a darn interesting question because it’s not always easy to figure out what songs are on what movie soundtrack. The film received mixed reviews, but praise from Channel 4, [2] Time Out [3] and Empire Magazine . Is it about a kid that gets sent to fat camp by his Dad and hides candy in the forest.