The Jackson 5

Released: August 26, 1972

Songwriter: The Jackson 5 Michael Jackson Jermaine Jackson Jackie Jackson Tito Jackson Marlon Jackson

Producer: The Jackson 5

[Intro: Jackson 5]
Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doodle-loo
Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 1: Jackson 5]
Clap your hands, all you people
We gonna have some fun
Don't sit in your seat, get up on your feet
'Cause we're gonna make you move

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Nanananana, we got a brand new thing (New thing)
You got a brand new thing (New thing)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Get on in the groove
People up there, people down there, get out on the floor
Do your thing and we will sing
Do it, do it some more
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Good God, a mighty little thing

[Verse 2: Jackson 5]
Do what you want, and do your thing
'Cause we gonna make you move
We like to sing, gonna do our thing
'Cause we gonna make you

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
A-nanananana, we got a brand new thing (New thing)
You got a brand new thing (New thing)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Get on in the groove
People up there, people down there, get out on the floor
Do your thing and we will sing
Do it, do it some more
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Good God, a mighty little thing

[Bridge: The Jackson 5 & Michael Jackson]
Everybody clap their hands
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Good God, a mighty little thing

[Outro: The Jackson 5]
Got a brand new thing
Got a brand new thing
Got a brand new thing
Got a brand new thing
Gonna do our thing
Gonna do our thing
Gonna do our thing
Gonna do (Let's do it, fellas)

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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