The Strangeloves were a band created in 1964 by the New York-based American songwriting and production team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer.

According to the press releases and publicity material issued about the group, The Strangeloves were three brothers named Giles, Miles, and Niles Strange,[1] who were raised on an Australian sheep farm.

When their second single, "I Want Candy", written and produced in collaboration with Bert Berns at Bang Records, became a hit in the middle of 1965,[1] The Strangeloves found themselves in the unfamiliar and uncomfortable position of performing live.

The musicians in the initial road group were bassist/vocalist John Shine, guitarist Jack Raczka, drummer Tom Kobus, and saxophonist/vocalist Richie Lauro.

Recognizing their raw talent, the producers immediately brought the band to New York, recorded Derringer's voice over an existing music track from The Strangeloves' album, I Want Candy, and released "Hang On Sloopy" as a single under the name The McCoys.

[1] Feldman and Goldstein (without Gottehrer) also recorded charting hits in 1966 as Rome & Paris, and in 1969 as The Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia 19141.

On his own, Goldstein wrote, produced and arranged a 1966 solo single, "Watch The People Dance," under the name Giles Strange, which failed to chart.

In December 2018, after a gap of 53 years, Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer sang together, backed by the band Yo La Tengo, at a surprise show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.

He suggested to the band Nightshift that they team up with Eric Burdon, which became War, and had the Circle Jerks on his Far Out Productions management company and LAX record label.