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| Single by The Jackson 5 | ||||
| from the album ABC | ||||
| B-side | "The Young Folks" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 1969[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1163 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards)[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | The Corporation | |||
| The Jackson 5 singles chronology | ||||
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| "ABC" by the Jackson 5 on YouTube | ||||
"ABC" is a song by the Jackson 5. It was released as a single in 1970. The song knocked the Beatles' "Let It Be" off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, and was No. 1 on the soul singles chart for four weeks. It is the title track to the group's second album and sold 2 million copies within the first week of its release in the US.[4][5]
Cash Box said "Having whetted the world’s appetite with "I Want You Back” the Jackson 5 makes it back with another dynamite side cast in the image of its million seller. Searing vocals and the familiar drive of the Motown supporting cast assure another giant here."[6] Billboard said "This pulsating swinger has all the sales and chart potential of the initial entry ['I Want You Back']."[7] Record World said the song proved that "the Jackson 5 are Motown's newest supergroup."[8]
"ABC" was performed on television on American Bandstand (February 21, 1970), The Ed Sullivan Show (May 10, 1970), and The Flip Wilson Show (November 4, 1971), among many other broadcasts.[9] The upbeat lyrics compare learning to love to learning the alphabet.
It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971. 50 Cent told NME that the song was the first he remembered hearing: "I've always loved MJ, so I guess it was probably a good place to start music: right here, with the ABCs."[10] On November 7, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs.[11]
- ^ Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (2018-10-04). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "The Jackson 5 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ The Phoenix. The Phoenix. 1 Jun 1970.
- ^ Toledo Blade. Toledo Blade. 18 Jul 1971.
I Want You Back sold 1 million copies in the first nine days and ABC sold 2 million in the first two weeks.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 7, 1970. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 7, 1970. p. 72. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 7, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 272.
- ^ Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2015). "Soundtrack of my life". NME. p. 48.
- ^ "Nirvana, Bowie, R.E.M. Songs Among Grammy Hall of Fame's 2017 Inductees". rollingstone.com. 29 November 2016.
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