I Want You Back

〈I Want You Back〉是一首積遜五人組的第一首全國單曲，在1969年10月6日由摩城唱片發行，並於1970年1月31日成為該團體的第一首熱門歌曲，這首歌於1969年10月18日在黛安娜·羅斯的The Hollywood Palace中首次演出，並於1969年12月14日在艾德·蘇利文秀上進行了里程碑式的演出。

這首歌與Smokey Robinson & the Miracles的B面重製的Who's Lovin' You"一樣，是積遜五人組的第一張專輯《Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5》中唯一發行的單曲，這首歌連續四周登上靈魂單曲榜第一名，並於1970年1月31日的周末登上告示牌百強單曲榜第一名

"I Want You Back"登上滾石雜誌五百大歌曲第104名。

## 製作

Originally considered for Gladys Knight & the Pips and later for Diana Ross, as "I Wanna Be Free", "I Want You Back" explores the theme of a lover who decides that he was too hasty in dropping his partner. An unusual aspect about "I Want You Back" was that its main lead vocal was performed by a tween, Michael Jackson.

"I Want You Back" was released on October 6, 1969 and was the first Jackson 5 single to be released by Motown and the first song written and produced by The Corporation, a team comprising Motown chief Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, and Deke Richards. It also is the first of four Jackson 5 number-ones released in a row (the others being "ABC" – 1970, "The Love You Save" – 1970, and "I'll Be There" – 1970) and the first Jackson 5 song recorded in Los Angeles, California; the quintet had previously been recording Bobby Taylor-produced remakes of other artists' hits, including "Who's Lovin' You", the B-side to "I Want You Back", at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan. From late 1969 and on, nearly all of the Jackson 5's recordings were done in Los Angeles when the majority of recordings for other artists on the label were done in Detroit.

Although Gladys Knight had been the first to mention the Jacksons to Berry Gordy, and Bobby Taylor brought the Jackson brothers to Motown, Motown credited Diana Ross with discovering them. This was done not only to help promote the Jackson 5, but also to help ease Ross' transition into a solo career, which she began in 1970 soon after the Jackson 5 became a success.

The song was remixed for the 2009 release The Remix Suite.

## 現場演出

The Jackson 5 performed "I Want You Back" during all of their world tours, either as a full song or as a part of the Jackson 5 Medley in concerts (which also included "ABC" and "Mama's Pearl", later on switched with "The Love You Save" in 1973). During their second-ever television appearance (in an episode of The Hollywood Palace hosted by Diana Ross & the Supremes), the Jackson 5 performed "I Want You Back" along with Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song", The Delfonics' "Can You Remember", and James Brown's "There Was a Time". They also performed the song on American Bandstand and The Andy Williams Show.

Michael Jackson performed the song as part of the "Jackson 5 Medley" (which also included the songs "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There") during all of his world tours - the Bad World Tour, the Dangerous World Tour and the HIStory World Tour. The song was performed live at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in 2001, in which Jackson reunited with his brothers on stage for the first time since 1984. The song was to be performed at Jackson's This Is It comeback concerts in London, which were cancelled due to his death.

## 迴響

The song has sold six million copies worldwide. In 1999, "I Want You Back" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

"I Want You Back" ranks number 104 on Rolling Stones list of the '500 Greatest Songs of All Time'. It also ranks ninth on Rolling Stone's list of the '100 Greatest Pop Songs since 1963'. In 2020, it was ranked number 2 on Rolling Stone's list of 'The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time'.

In 2006, Pitchfork named it the second best song of the 1960s, adding that the chorus contains "possibly the best chord progression in pop music history". A June 2009 article by The Daily Telegraph called it "arguably the greatest pop record of all time". Digital Spy called the song "one of the most enduring pop singles of the sixties".

According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 45th most celebrated song in popular music history, and the 2nd best song of 1969.

The single has been awarded Silver certification on August 22, 2014 by the British Phonographic Industry Association.

"I Want You Back" has long been considered one of the most sampled songs in all of hip hop music. The song has been sampled over 60 times since its release by artists including Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G.

The song was included in the soundtrack for the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy.

## 製作名單

以下資訊摘錄自《Michael Jackson All The Songs》以及AllMusic。

- 麥可·傑克遜 – 主唱
- 狄托·傑克森 – 演唱、伴唱
- 傑奇·傑克森 – 演唱、伴唱
- 傑曼·傑克森 – 演唱、伴唱
- 馬龍·傑克森 – 演唱、伴唱
- 基思·華盛頓 –、伴唱
- 盧迪·華盛頓 –、伴唱
- 米澤爾兄弟 – 鋼琴
- 弗雷迪·佩倫 – 鋼琴
- 路易斯·謝爾頓 – 吉他
- 大衛·T·沃克 – 節奏吉他
- 威爾頓·費爾德 – 貝斯
- 放克兄弟 – 吉他
- 放克兄弟 – 鼓手
- 克拉倫斯·麥克唐納 – 鍵盤
- Joe Sample – 鋼琴
- 桑德拉·克勞奇 – 打擊樂器

## 排行榜

### 周榜

排行榜 (1969–1970)｜最高排名 澳大利亞｜77 加拿大 (RPM) 熱門單曲｜2 愛爾蘭｜6 紐西蘭 (New Zealand Listener)｜12 美國 告示牌百強單曲榜｜1 美國 告示牌R&B/嘻哈熱門歌曲｜1 美國 Cashbox (雜誌)｜1 排行榜 (2009)｜最高排名 澳大利亞｜53 法國｜26 愛爾蘭｜34 瑞典｜47 英國單曲排行榜｜43 ===年終榜=== 排行榜 (1970)｜排名 加拿大｜30 英國｜32 美國 告示牌百強單曲榜｜28 美國 Cash Box｜31

## TWICE翻唱版

《I WANT YOU BACK》是韓國女子組合TWICE的日本發行英語單曲，由JYP娛樂製作，日本華納音樂發行，於2018年6月15日推出，主打歌為〈I WANT YOU BACK〉。該歌曲翻唱的是傑克遜五兄弟的經典歌曲《I want you back》。===發行=== 此單曲共發行五個版本。初回限定盤A：內含1張CD、1張DVD、24頁寫真歌詞本、隨機小卡1張（共10款）初回限定盤B：內含1張CD、1張DVD、隨機小卡1張（共10款）通常盤：內含1張CD、歌詞本、隨機小卡1張（共10款） ONCE JAPAN 限定盤：內含1張CD、可更換式個人封面(共9款)、收入募集序號 === 排行榜 ===

日本數位單曲 (Oricon)｜7

美國 世界單曲暢銷榜 (告示牌)｜20

## 註釋與參考資料

註釋

參考資料

## 外部連結

- Overview of "I Want You Back", featuring picture sleeves from all over the world
- List of cover versions of "I Want You Back" at SecondHandSongs.com
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## 基本資料

- 藝術家：積遜五人組
- 域：Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
- B面：Who's Lovin' You
- 發行日期：美國 1969年10月6日
- 錄製時間：1969年7-9月
- 錄音室：西好萊塢 The Sound Factory
- 類型：流行、靈魂
- 長度：2:59
- single：摩城唱片、M 1157
- 編劇：The Corporation (歌曲製作團隊) – (貝瑞·戈迪、弗雷迪·佩倫、米澤爾兄弟、德克·理查茲)
- 製片：The Corporation
- prev_title：Big Boy (歌曲)
- 衛冕冠軍：1968
- next_title：ABC (積遜五人組歌曲)
- 發行日期：1970
- 藝術家：TWICE
- 域：BDZ
- 發行日期：2018年6月15日
- 長度：3:23
- single：日本華納音樂
- 發行日期：TWICE
- prev_title：Wake Me Up
- 衛冕冠軍：2018
- next_title：Dance the Night Away
- 發行日期：2018