ABC (The Jackson 5 song)
ABC (The Jackson 5 song)
"ABC" is a song by American pop band the Jackson 5. It was released as a single in 1970. The song replaced the Beatles' "Let It Be)" on the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, and was number one on the soul singles) chart for four weeks. It is the title track to the group's second album) and sold 2 million copies within the first week of its release in the US and more than 4 million copies worldwide.
ABC (The Jackson 5 song)
Cash Box said: "Having whetted the world's appetite with 'I Want You Back' the Jackson 5 makes it back with another dynamite side cast in the image of its million seller. Searing vocals and the familiar drive of the Motown supporting cast assure another giant here." Billboard) said: "This pulsating swinger has all the sales and chart potential of the initial entry '[I Want You Back']." Record World said the song proved that "the Jackson 5 are Motown's newest supergroup".
ABC (The Jackson 5 song)
"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. The upbeat lyrics compare learning to love to learning the alphabet.
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