Artist
The Jackson 5
Lyrics
When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you
Stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me
To take a second look
Oh baby give me one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darling I was blind to let you go
(Let you go baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Yes I do now
(I want you back)
Ooh, ooh baby
(I want you back)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(I want you back)
Na na na na
Trying to live without your love
Is one long sleepless night
Let me show you girl
That I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on
I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl
I didn't even want around
Let me tell you now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
(Let you go baby)
But now since I see you in his arms, uh huh
A buh buh buh buh
A buh buh buh buh
All I want
A buh buh buh buh
All I need
A buh buh buh buh
All I want
A buh buh buh buh
All I need
Oh, just one more chance
To show you that I love you
Baby (baby), baby (baby), baby (baby)
(I want you back)
Forget what happened then
And let me live again
Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Spare me of this cause
Gimme back what I lost
Oh baby, I need one more chance, ha
I tell ya that I love you
Baby, baby, baby, baby
I want you back
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you
Stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me
To take a second look
Oh baby give me one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darling I was blind to let you go
(Let you go baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Yes I do now
(I want you back)
Ooh, ooh baby
(I want you back)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(I want you back)
Na na na na
Trying to live without your love
Is one long sleepless night
Let me show you girl
That I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on
I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl
I didn't even want around
Let me tell you now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
(Let you go baby)
But now since I see you in his arms, uh huh
A buh buh buh buh
A buh buh buh buh
All I want
A buh buh buh buh
All I need
A buh buh buh buh
All I want
A buh buh buh buh
All I need
Oh, just one more chance
To show you that I love you
Baby (baby), baby (baby), baby (baby)
(I want you back)
Forget what happened then
And let me live again
Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Spare me of this cause
Gimme back what I lost
Oh baby, I need one more chance, ha
I tell ya that I love you
Baby, baby, baby, baby
I want you back
RS500_rank
120
Length
3:00
BPM
98.1
Released Year
1969
Genre Era
Genre
Key
F m
Produced By
Perren, Mizell, Richards, Gordy
Released Info
Nov. '69 on Motown
Chart Weeks
19 weeks
Chart Top
No. 1
Musicbrainz ID
d39b5241-fc49-5420-e3c1-785f4c333a66
Song Note Source
Rolling Stone 500
Song of Day Date
Written By
Freddie Perren, Fonce Mizell, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy Jr.
Album
The Ultimate Collection (Motown)
Song Status
"I Want You Back" was the song that introduced Motown to the futuristic funk beat of Sly Stone and James Brown. It also introduced the world to an eleven-year-old Indiana kid named Michael Jackson. The five dancing Jackson brothers became stars overnight, as Michael yelped his lead vocals with boyish fervor. "I Want You Back" remains one of hip-hop's favorite beats, sampled everywhere from Kris Kross' "Jump" to Jay-Z's "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)."