Love Is Strange

"Love Is Strange"
Single by Mickey & Sylvia
B-side"I'm Going Home"
ReleasedNovember 1956 (1956-11)
RecordedOctober 17, 1956
Genre
Length2:52
LabelGroove
Songwriter(s)Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)
Producer(s)Bob Rolontz
Mickey & Sylvia singles chronology
"No Good Lover"
(1956)
"Love Is Strange"
(1956)
"There Oughta Be a Law"
(1957)
Audio
"Love Is Strange" on YouTube

"Love Is Strange" is a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label.

The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams and was written by Bo Diddley under the name of his wife at the time, Ethel Smith; it was recorded by Bo and Buddy Holly, among others.