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"ABC" is a song by the Jackson 5. It was released as a single on February 24, 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.

"ABC"
Single by The Jackson 5
from the album ABC
B-side"The Young Folks"
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1970
RecordedDecember 1969[1]
Genre
  • Bubblegum-soul[2]
Length2:55
LabelMotown
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
"I Want You Back"
(1969)		 "ABC"
(1970)		 "The Love You Save"
(1970)
"ABC"
The Jackson 5's "ABC" from ABC
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"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.[4] 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."[5] On November 7, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs.[6]


Personnel


Musicians on the song's session were uncredited, per Motown policy. Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971. The musicians who performed on "ABC" are believed to be as follows.[7]


Charts


Chart (1970–71) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[8] 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

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Platinum 600,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (2018-10-04). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. ISBN 9781788401234. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. "The Jackson 5 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "ASCAP ACE - Search". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  4. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 272.
  5. Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2015). "Soundtrack of my life". NME. p. 48.
  6. "Nirvana, Bowie, R.E.M. Songs Among Grammy Hall of Fame's 2017 Inductees". rollingstone.com. 29 November 2016.
  7. Lecocq, Richard; Allard, Francois (2018). Michael Jackson All The Songs. London: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.
  8. "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011.
  9. "Japanese digital single certifications – Jackson 5 – ABC" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 25, 2020. Select 2016年1月 on the drop-down menu
  10. "British single certifications – Jackson 5 – ABC". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 29, 2021.



На других языках

- [en] ABC (The Jackson 5 song)

[es] ABC (canción)

«ABC» es una canción del grupo The Jackson Five. Fue lanzada el 24 de febrero de 1970 como primer sencillo del álbum homónimo ABC, la canción logró alcanzar el número 1 en la lista Billboard Hot 100. "ABC" fue escrita con el mismo diseño de «I Want You Back in My Arms», y fue escuchada en American Bandstand en febrero de 1970.

[it] ABC (singolo The Jackson 5)

ABC è un singolo del gruppo musicale statunitense The Jackson 5 pubblicato il 24 febbraio 1970.

[ru] ABC (песня)

«ABC» — песня американской группы Jackson 5. Была на 1 месте в США в 1970 году.


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