ABC (song)

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"ABC"
Single by The Jackson 5
from the album ABC
B-side "The Young Folks"
Released February 24, 1970 (U.S.)
Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Hitsville West, Los Angeles; 1969
Genre Soul
Bubblegum pop
Length 2:55
Label Motown
M 1163
Writer(s) The Corporation
Producer The Corporation
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"I Want You Back"
(1969)
"ABC"
(1970)
"The Love You Save"
(1970)

"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. "ABC" was also number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks.[1]

"ABC" was the first single from the second Jackson 5 album, ABC. It is considered one of the Jackson 5's signature songs.

The song was released as DLC for the Rock Band series and is a playable track on Band Hero.

The song is used on British commercials for Nestle's Aero.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
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

[edit] Credits

Preceded by
"Let It Be" by The Beatles
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
April 25, 1970–May 8, 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–April 25, 1970
Succeeded by
"Turn Back the Hands of Time" by Tyrone Davis

[edit] External links

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 286.