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{{Short description|1969 pop/soul song by the Jackson 5}}
{{About|the Jackson 5 song}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = I Want You Back
| cover      = Iwantyoubacksingle.jpg
| alt        =
| caption    = Germany vinyl single
| type       = single
| artist     = [[the Jackson 5]]
| album      = [[Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5]]
| B-side     = [[Who's Lovin' You#Jackson 5 version|Who's Lovin You]]
| released   = October 1969 (US)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejacksons.com/history/the-jackson-5-1969/ |title=History 1969 |website=Thejacksons.com |access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>
| recorded   = July–September 1969
| studio     = The Sound Factory, [[West Hollywood]]
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Soul music|soul]]}}
| length     = 2:59
| label      = [[Motown]] <br/>{{small|M 1157}}
| writer     = * [[The Corporation (record production team)|The Corporation]] – ([[Berry Gordy]]
* [[Freddie Perren]]
* [[Mizell Brothers|Alphonso Mizell]]
* [[Deke Richards]])<ref>[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=390250914&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 ASCAP entry for song] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530092629/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300 |date=May 30, 2011 }} ASCAP, accessed May 28, 2011</ref>
| producer   = The Corporation
| prev_title = [[Big Boy (song)|Big Boy]]
| prev_year  = 1968
| next_title = [[ABC (The Jackson 5 song)|ABC]]
| next_year  = 1970
| misc       = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|UvynvnxZJ3Q|"I Want You Back"}}}}
}}
"'''I Want You Back'''" is the first national single by [[the Jackson 5]].<ref>[https://foxync.com/1249491/a-guide-to-michael-jacksons-albums/ A Guide To Michael Jackson's Albums], Sha'Linda Jeanine, "first national single"</ref> It was released by [[Motown]] in October 1969, and became the first number-one hit for the band on January 31, 1970.<ref name="Moskowitz2015">{{cite book|first=David V.|last=Moskowitz|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World &#91;2 volumes&#93;: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA325|date=November 10, 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-0340-6|pages=325–}}</ref> It was performed on the band's first television appearances, on October 18, 1969, on [[Diana Ross]]'s ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' and on their milestone performance on December 14, 1969, on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<ref name="Moskowitz2015"/>

The song, along with a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] [[remake]] of "[[Who's Lovin' You]]" by [[Smokey Robinson & the Miracles]], was the only single to be released from the Jackson 5's first album, ''[[Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5]]''. It went to number one on the Soul [[Single (music)|singles]] chart for four weeks and held the number-one position on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart for the week ending January 31, 1970.<ref>{{cite book |last=Neely |first=Tim |title=''Goldmine'' Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1975 2nd Ed.|year=2000 |publisher=Krause |location=Iola, WI |isbn=0-87341-934-0}}</ref>

"I Want You Back" was ranked 104 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref name=roll/>

==Production==
Originally considered for [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] and later for [[Diana Ross]], as "I Wanna Be Free", "I Want You Back" explores the theme of a lover who decides that he was too hasty in dropping his partner. An unusual aspect about "I Want You Back" was that its main lead vocal was performed by a [[tween]], a then-11-year-old [[Michael Jackson]].

"I Want You Back" was released on October 6, 1969,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaeljackson829.com/#!video-reel/cadm |title=Michaeljackson829 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119140716/http://www.michaeljackson829.com/ |archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> and was the first Jackson 5 single to be released by Motown<ref name="NGeorge">{{cite book|last=George|first=Nelson|title=Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound|year=2007|publisher=University of Illinois Press|location=Urbana and Chicago|isbn=978-0-252-07498-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159 159–60, 183–188]|url=https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159}}</ref> and the first song [[songwriter|written]] and [[record producer|produced]] by [[The Corporation (record production team)|The Corporation]], a team comprising Motown chief [[Berry Gordy]], [[Freddie Perren]], [[Mizell Brothers|Alphonso Mizell]], and [[Deke Richards]].<ref name=roll/> Upon the single release, ''[[Record World]]'' said "The Jackson 5 are Motown's new soul kings who will quickly charm Top 40 and R&B lovers."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sleeper Picks of the Week|magazine=Record World|date=October 25, 1969|page=1|accessdate=2023-05-04|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/69/Record-World-1969-10-25.pdf}}</ref>

It is the first of four Jackson 5 number-ones released in a row (the others being "[[ABC (The Jackson 5 song)|ABC]]" – 1970, "[[The Love You Save]]" – 1970, and "[[I'll Be There (Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]" – 1970) and the first Jackson 5 song recorded in [[Los Angeles, California]]; the quintet had previously been recording [[Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers|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,<ref name="NGeorge" /> Motown credited Diana Ross with discovering them.<ref name="NGeorge" /> This was done not only to help promote the Jackson 5, but also to help ease Ross' transition into a solo career,<ref name="NGeorge" /> which she began in 1970 soon after the Jackson 5 became a success.<ref name="NGeorge" />

The song was remixed by [[Dimitri from Paris]] and [[Kenny Hayes]] for the 2009 release ''[[The Remix Suite]]''.

==Live performances==
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 ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' hosted by [[Diana Ross & the Supremes]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jackson5abc.com/dossiers/tv/ |title=Jackson 5 &#124; On TV! |website=Jackson5abc.com |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref> 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 ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jackson5abc.com/dossiers/tv/ |title=Jackson 5 &#124; On TV! |publisher=Jackson5abc.com |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref>

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: [[Bad (tour)|Bad]], the [[Dangerous World Tour]] and the [[HIStory World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/michael-jackson-6bd6e252.html?tour=Michael+Jackson:+30th+Anniversary+Special |title=Michael Jackson Average Setlists of tour: Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/10/arts/pop-review-a-cautious-return-to-his-throne-with-air-kisses-for-loyal-subjects.html|title=Pop Review : A Cautious Return To His Throne with Air Kisses for Loyal Subjects|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 10, 2001 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon }}</ref> The song was to be performed at Jackson's [[This Is It (concert residency)|This Is It]] comeback concerts in London, which were cancelled due to his death.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Reception and legacy==
The song has sold six million copies worldwide.<ref name="az">{{cite web |last1=Masley |first1=Ed |title=Boy bands throughout history |url=http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/feedback/articles/1010topboybands.html |publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]] |access-date=June 30, 2009}}</ref> In 1999, "I Want You Back" was also inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#i |title=GRAMMY Hall Of Fame |website=GRAMMY.org |access-date=October 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707235113/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}</ref>

"I Want You Back" ranks number 104 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s list of the '[[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]'.<ref name=roll>{{cite magazine| url =https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-jackson-5-i-want-you-back-2-1225234/| title = I Want You Back
| access-date = September 25, 2014| magazine = Rolling Stone| date = April 7, 2011
}}</ref> It also ranks ninth on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of the '100 Greatest Pop Songs since 1963'.<ref name=az/> In 2020, it was ranked number 2 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of 'The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time'.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/greatest-debut-songs-singles-990470/|title=The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 19, 2020 |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref>

In 2006, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' named it the second best song of the 1960s, adding that the chorus contains "possibly the best chord progression in pop music history".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ricardson |first1=Mark |title=The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/?page=10 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=June 30, 2009 |date=August 18, 2006}}</ref> A June 2009 article by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' called it "arguably the greatest pop record of all time".<ref name="tele">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Helen |title=Michael Jackson and Motown: the boy behind the marketing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5651468/Michael-Jackson-and-Motown-the-man-behind-the-marketing.html |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=June 30, 2009 |date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Digital Spy]] called the song "one of the most enduring pop singles of the sixties".<ref>{{cite web|first= Nick |last= Levine |title= Michael Jackson's Top 20 Singles: Part One |publisher= [[Digital Spy]] |date= July 7, 2009 |access-date= May 15, 2016 |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a163727/michael-jacksons-top-20-singles-part-one/}}</ref>

The single has been awarded 2× Platinum certification in 2021, by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards |access-date=July 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=January 24, 2013 }}</ref>

"I Want You Back" has long been considered one of the most sampled songs in all of [[hip hop music]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/solid-gold-spotlight-i-want-you-back-2521992|title=History of the Jackson 5 song I Want You Back|work=ThoughtCo|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> The song has been [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] over 90 times since its release by artists including [[Jay-Z]] and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]<ref name="sampled">{{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/The-Jackson-5/I-Want-You-Back/sampled/?cp=2|title=Samples of I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 on WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>

The song was included in the soundtrack for the 2014 film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].''

==Personnel==
Credits are adapted from ''Michael Jackson All The Songs''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Michael Jackson All The Songs|last1=Lecocq|first1=Richard|last2=Allard|first2=Francois|publisher=Cassell|year=2018|isbn=9781788400572|location=London}}</ref> and [[AllMusic]].<ref name="Production">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/i-want-you-back-mt0040275482|title=I Want You Back|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* [[Michael Jackson]] – lead vocals
* [[Tito Jackson]] – vocals, backing vocals
* [[Jackie Jackson]] – vocals, backing vocals
* [[Jermaine Jackson]] – vocals, backing vocals
* [[Marlon Jackson]] – vocals, backing vocals
* [[Keith Washington]] – backing vocals
* Ludie Washington – backing vocals
* [[Fonce Mizell]] – piano
* [[Freddie Perren]] – piano
* [[Louis Shelton]] – guitar
* [[David T. Walker]] – rhythm guitar
* [[Wilton Felder]] – bass guitar
* [[The Funk Brothers#Los Angeles musicians|Don Peake]] – guitar
* [[The Funk Brothers#Los Angeles musicians|Gene Pello]] – drums
* [[Clarence McDonald]] – keyboards
* [[Joe Sample]] – piano
* [[Sandra Crouch]] – tambourine 
* Unknown musician &ndash; [[Congas]] 
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "I Want You Back"
!Chart (1969–1970)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
|77
|-
!scope="row"|Canada (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'') Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image%3Dnlc008388.6118%26URLjpg%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.6118.gif%26Ecopy%3Dnlc008388.6118 |title=RPM 100 |website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003140538/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6118&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.6118.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6118 |archive-date=October 3, 2016 }}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])
|6
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=776#n_view_location |title=flavour of new zealand - search listener |website=Flavourofnz.co.nz |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref>
|12
|-
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19700301|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name=tele/>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Best Selling Soul Singles]]
|1
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19700124.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 1/24/70|date=February 11, 2016}}</ref>
|1
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (2009)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA]])
|53
|-
!scope="row"|France Download ([[SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2009&date=20090627 |title=Download French Single Top 50 |work=France |publisher=lescharts |access-date=December 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816003107/http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2009&date=20090627 |archive-date=August 16, 2011 }}</ref>
|26
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])
|34
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|15|artist=Jackson 5|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=January 6, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan|Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Jackson+5&titel=I+Want+You+Back&cat=s |title=The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back |publisher=swedishcharts.com |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325033212/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Jackson+5&titel=I+Want+You+Back&cat=s |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}</ref>
|47
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|31|artist=Jackson 5|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=January 6, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
|43
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "I Want You Back"
!Chart (1970)
!Rank
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ''([[RPM]])''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3740|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada|work=collectionscanada.gc.ca|date=July 17, 2013}}</ref>
|30
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1970.shtml |title=Top 100 1970 - UK Music Charts |website=Uk-charts.top-source.info |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref>
|32
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=October 2, 2016}}</ref>
|28
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Cash Box''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |access-date=July 7, 2016 }}</ref>
|31
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "I Want You Back"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=I Want You Back|artist=The Jackson 5|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|relyear=1969|id=12156|access-date=February 25, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Germany|artist=Jackson 5|title=I Want You Back|award=Gold|relyear=1969|certyear=2023|access-date=May 31, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Italy|artist=Jackson 5|title=I Want You Back|award=Gold|relyear=1969|certyear=2018|note=sales since 2009|access-date=December 30, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Japan|artist=Jackson 5|title=I Want You Back|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2015|certmonth=2|digital=true|access-date=December 30, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|certweek=1|certyear=2024|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/awards/index?AwardsSearch%5Bartist%5D=THE+JACKSON+5&AwardsSearch%5Btitle%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Byear%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Bweek%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Bgroup%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Baward%5D=|website=El portal de Música|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|title=The Jacksons 5 - I Want You Back|accessdate=February 13, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=I Want You Back|artist=Jackson 5|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2021|relyear=2008|id=3162-2520-1|access-date=June 28, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=I Want You Back|artist=The Jackson Five|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=1997|relyear=1969}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==Cleopatra version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = I Want You Back
| cover      = I Want You Back Cleopatra UK CD1.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Cleopatra (group)|Cleopatra]]
| album      = [[Comin' Atcha! (album)|Comin' Atcha!]]
| released   = {{start date|1998|8|10}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
* Cookhouse (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
* The Loft (Los Angeles)
* [[RAK Studios|RAK]] (London, England)
* Plus XXX (Paris, France)
| genre      =
| length     = 4:02
| label      = [[Warner Music Group|WEA]]
| writer     =
* [[Freddie Perren]]
* [[Mizell Brothers|Alphonso Mizell]]
* [[Berry Gordy]]
* [[Deke Richards]]
| producer   = Shaun LaBelle
| prev_title = Life Ain't Easy
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = A Touch of Love
| next_year  = 1999
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Pebwl61RCfU|"I Want You Back"}}}}
}}
English girl group [[Cleopatra (group)|Cleopatra]] recorded a cover version of "I Want You Back" for their 1998 debut studio album, ''[[Comin' Atcha! (album)|Comin' Atcha!]]''. It was released as the album's third single on August 10, 1998, and received mixed reviews from music critics. "I Want You Back" became the group's third and final top-five hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at number four and staying on the chart for 11 weeks, making it their longest-charting single along with "[[Cleopatra's Theme]]". It also charted in several other countries, reaching the top 20 in France and New Zealand.

===Critical reception===
British trade paper ''[[Music Week]]'' reviewed the song before its release, calling it "close-to-the-original" and giving it a "side-thumb" rating.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews: Single Reviews|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=August 1, 1998}}</ref> British columnist [[James Masterton]] wrote that this cover version has "no merit whatsoever" but ultimately called the track "forgivable" due to Cleopatra's talents and worldwide popularity, referring to the single as "nothing short of a superb but faithful rendition of an all time classic song by a group with the voices to carry it off perfectly".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1998/week-ending-august-22nd-1998|title=Week Ending August 22nd 1998|last=Masterton|first=James|publisher=Chart Watch UK|date=August 16, 1998|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>

===Track listings===
'''UK CD1'''<ref name="ukcd1">{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=[[Cleopatra (group)|Cleopatra]]|year=1998|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Warner Music Group|WEA]]|id=WEA172CD1, 3984 24380 2}}</ref>
# "I Want You Back" – 4:02
# "I Want You Back" ([[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]] remix) – 4:06
# "I Want You Back" (Stepchild remix) – 4:52

'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=WEA172CD2, 3984 24381 2}}</ref>
# "I Want You Back" – 4:02
# "I Want You Back" (Direktorz of the Mix R+B remix) – 3:55
# "I Want You Back" (Ordinary People club mix) – 4:40

'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=WEA172T, 3984246560}}</ref>
:A1. "I Want You Back" (Darkchild remix) – 4:02
:A2. "I Want You Back" (Stepchild remix) – 4:52
:B1. "I Want You Back" (Direktorz of the Mix R+B remix) – 3:55
:B2. "I Want You Back" (Ordinary People club mix) – 4:40

'''UK cassette single and European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=WEA172C, 3984 24382 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=3984 24813-9}}</ref>
# "I Want You Back" – 4:02
# "I Want You Back" (Darkchild remix) – 4:06

'''Australian and Japanese CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=3984253892}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=I Want You Back|others=Cleopatra|year=1998|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Warner Music Japan|WEA Japan]]|id=WPCR-2116}}</ref>
# "I Want You Back"
# "I Want You Back" (Darkchild remix)
# "I Want You Back" (Stepchild remix)
# "I Want You Back" (Direktorz of the Mix R+B remix)
# "I Want You Back" (Ordinary People club mix)

===Credits and personnel===
Credits are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes.<ref name="ukcd1"/>

'''Studios'''
* Recorded at Cookhouse Recording Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota), The Loft Studios (Los Angeles), [[RAK Studios]] (London, England), and Plus XXX Studios (Paris, France)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* [[Freddie Perren]] – writing
* [[Mizell Brothers|Alphonso Mizell]] – writing
* [[Berry Gordy]] – writing
* [[Deke Richards]] – writing
* [[Cleo Higgins|Cleopatra Higgins]] – lead vocals
* Zainam Higgins – backing vocals
* Yonah Higgins – backing vocals
* Christina Higgins – additional backing vocals
* Tiara Le Macks – additional backing vocals
* 'Lil Roger Troutman Jr. – [[talk box]]
* David Barry – guitar
* Shaun LaBelle – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, strings, production
* Dik Shopteau – recording (Cookhouse)
* Brad Haehnel – recording (The Loft)
* Graeme Stewart – recording (RAK)
* Marcellus Fernandes – recording (Plus XXX), mixing
{{div col end}}

===Charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "I Want You Back"
!Chart (1998)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|6|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia|36|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=35|page=13|date=August 29, 1998}}</ref>
|29
|-
{{single chart|France|19|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|98|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|songid=96352|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2973711?iabr=on#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.9–10.9. 1998)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=10|date=September 4, 1998|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
|39
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|26|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-43|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 43, 1998|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
|13
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|67|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|6|date=19980816|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|49|artist=Cleopatra|song=I Want You Back|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|4|artist=Cleopatra|artistid=4239|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|2|date=19980816|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}}
|}

===Release history===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for "I Want You Back"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|August 10, 1998
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|[[Warner Music Group|WEA]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=August 8, 1998}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|September 25, 1998
|CD
|[[Warner Music Japan|WEA Japan]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/63430/products/307458/1/|title=アイ・ウォント・ユー・バック {{!}} クレオパトラ|trans-title=I Want You Back {{!}} Cleopatra|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Twice version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = I Want You Back
| cover      = Twice - I Want You Back.png
| alt        = 
| caption    = Digital cover 
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Twice]]
| album      = [[BDZ (album)|BDZ]]
| released   = June 15, 2018
| recorded   = 
| studio     = 
| venue      = 
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres. -->
| length     = 3:23
| label      = [[Warner Music Japan]]
| lyricist   = 
| writer     =
| composer   = 
| chronology = Twice
| prev_title = [[Wake Me Up (Twice song)|Wake Me Up]]
| prev_year  = 2018
| next_title = [[Dance the Night Away (Twice song)|Dance the Night Away]]
| next_year  = 2018
| misc        = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = Twice Japanese
 | type       = singles
 | prev_title = [[Wake Me Up (Twice song)|Wake Me Up]]
 | prev_year  = 2018
 | title      = I Want You Back
 | year       = 2018
 | next_title = [[BDZ (song)|BDZ]]
 | next_year  = 2018
}}
{{External music video|1={{YouTube|X3H-4crGD6k|"I Want You Back"}}|header=Music video|type=single}}
}}

A cover of "I Want You Back" by South Korean girl group [[Twice]] was released by [[Warner Music Japan]] on June 15, 2018, as a digital single.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Billboard Japan |date=June 1, 2018 |title=TWICE's Cover of 'I Want You Back' Features in New Japanese Rom-Com: Watch |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/twice-cover-i-want-you-back-new-japan-watch-trailer-8458903/ |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> The song was used as the theme song to the 2018 live-action film adaptation for ''[[Sensei Kunshu]]''.<ref name="ann 2018-06-07">{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-07/live-action-sensei-kunshu-film-theme-song-is-twice-cover-of-the-jackson-5-song/.132508 | title=Live-Action Sensei Kunshu Film's Theme Song is TWICE's Cover of The Jackson 5 Song | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2018-06-07 | accessdate=2020-03-01}}</ref> A second version of the music video featuring the cast of the film dancing with Twice was released on June 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite news | title=竹内涼真や浜辺美波がTWICEとダンス！「センセイ君主」コラボMV完成|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/288477 | language=ja | work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] | date=2018-07-27 | accessdate=2020-03-01}}</ref>

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Want You Back"
! scope="col" | Chart (2018)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|12|artist=Twice|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" | Japan Digital Singles ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2018 |title=I Want You Back |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-06-25/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620102143/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-06-25/ |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref>
| 7
|-
! scope="row" | US [[World Digital Song Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Twice Chart History: World Digital Song Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/WDT |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123103436/https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/wdt/ |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
| 20
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "I Want You Back"}}
{{certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=I Want You Back|artist=Twice|award=Silver|streamsonly=true|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|certmonth=12|access-date=January 27, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streamsonly=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jackson5abc.com/albums/diana-ross-presents-the-jackson-5/i-want-you-back Overview of "I Want You Back", featuring picture sleeves from all over the world] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913034816/http://www.jackson5abc.com/albums/diana-ross-presents-the-jackson-5/i-want-you-back/ |date=September 13, 2014 }}
* [https://secondhandsongs.com/work/9643/versions List of cover versions of "I Want You Back"] at SecondHandSongs.com
* {{YouTube|UvynvnxZJ3Q|The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back}}

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