〈I Want You Back〉是一首积逊五人组的第一首全国单曲，在1969年10月6日由摩城唱片发行，并于1970年1月31日成为该团体的第一首热门歌曲，这首歌于1969年10月18日在戴安娜·罗斯的中首次演出，并于1969年12月14日在艾德·苏利文秀上进行了里程碑式的演出。

这首歌与Smokey Robinson 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 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 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 and .

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.

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 s list of the '500 Greatest Songs of All Time'. It also ranks ninth on list of the '100 Greatest Pop Songs since 1963'. In 2020, it was ranked number 2 on list of 'The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time'.

In 2006, 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 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

以下资讯摘录自《Michael Jackson All The Songs》以及AllMusic。

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《I WANT YOU BACK》是韩国女子组合TWICE的日本发行英语单曲，由JYP娱乐制作，日本华纳音乐发行，于2018年6月15日推出，，主打歌为〈I WANT YOU BACK〉。该歌曲翻唱的是杰克逊五兄弟的经典歌曲《I want you back》。

此单曲共发行五个版本。

初回限定盘A：内含1张CD、1张DVD、24页写真歌词本、随机小卡1张（共10款）初回限定盘B：内含1张CD、1张DVD、随机小卡1张（共10款）通常盘：内含1张CD、歌词本、随机小卡1张（共10款）ONCE JAPAN 限定盘：内含1张CD、可更换式个人封面(共9款)、收入募集序号

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