I Want You Back

About I Want You Back

"I Want You Back" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, backed with a cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You," was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week of January 31, 1970. It sold 6 million copies worldwide. "I Want You Back" ranks number 120 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. .

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About this song

Credited to

The Jackson 5

Album

Michael: The Birth of A Superstar · Track 1 of 26 · Opens the album

Released

April 3, 2026

Duration

2:58

Ranking

#1 most played The Jackson 5 track on Foxsoundi

Top countries on Foxsoundi

United States (100 %)

On Last.fm

1,605,859 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Michael: The Birth of A Superstar