The Wild Ones were an American rock band from New York City, initially led by singer Jordan Christopher.
They are perhaps best known for recording the first version of Chip Taylor's song "Wild Thing", which later was a smash hit for The Troggs.
[2] With Christopher, the band appeared in the "Z movie", The Fat Spy (1966), starring Phyllis Diller and Jayne Mansfield and also featuring Johnny Tillotson;[5] the film featured in the documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004).
With Alden on lead vocals,[6] and production by Gerry Granahan,[7] they released their first single, "Wild Thing", on November 1, 1965, but it failed to reach the charts.
In summer 1966, the band were sponsored by Sears, Roebuck, as a marketing ploy, to tour nationally.