ABC (The Jackson 5 song)
This article is about the Jackson Five song. For alphabet songs, see Alphabet song. For other songs, see ABC song (disambiguation).
| "ABC" | ||||
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| Single by The Jackson 5 | ||||
| from the album ABC | ||||
| B-side | "The Young Folks" | |||
| Released | February 24, 1970 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B, bubblegum pop | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label |
Motown M 1163 | |||
| Writer(s) | The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards)[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | The Corporation | |||
| The Jackson 5 singles chronology | ||||
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"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by the Jackson 5. It was first heard on American Bandstand (on the ABC network) on February 21, 1970[2] just before it was released on February 24.[3] "ABC" knocked the Beatles' song Let It Be off the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, and was also number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks.[4] It was written with the same design as their first 1970 hit I Want You Back.
"ABC" was the first single from the Jackson 5's second album ABC which was released on May 8, 1970,[5] and is considered to be one of the band's signature songs. It is one of the shortest titles to hit #1, and is the first song alphabetically in the list of #1 hits of the Billboard Hot 100.[6]
Charts
| Chart (1970-1971, 2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[7] | 24 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 43 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 38 |
| UK Singles Chart | 50 |
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson, and Jackie Jackson
- Background vocals by Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson, and Marlon Jackson
- Bass guitar by Wilton Felder
- Drums by Gene Pello
- Guitar by David T. Walker, Louis Shelton and Don Peake
- Keyboards by Freddie Perren
- Written and produced by The Corporation: Berry Gordy, Jr., Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards
References
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.jackson5abc.com/dossiers/tv/
- ↑ http://www.michaeljackson829.com/#!video-reel/cadm
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 286.
- ↑ http://www.michaeljackson829.com/#!video-reel/cadm
- ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 272.
- ↑ Archived August 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Overview of ABC All the picture sleeves, Song and remixes to listen
- "ABC" song review from Allmusic website
- "ABC" as listed on the Rock Band song library.
| Preceded by "Let It Be" by The Beatles |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single April 25, 1970 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who |
| Preceded by "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single April 4, 1970 (four weeks) |
Succeeded by "Turn Back the Hands of Time" by Tyrone Davis |
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