

About This Song
February 1975 marked a turning point for the group as they entered Motown Studios in Hollywood to record what would become their final single before departing the label. Written by Michael Lovesmith and Brian Holland, the track originally sat on the B-side of "Forever Came Today" until executives decided to flip it to A-side status. The resulting song appeared on Moving Violation, the group's eighth and last studio album for the label.
The arrangement features a sitar that blends with the band's signature vocal harmonies, creating a texture Record World described as a moving love ballad. Michael Jackson sings lead while Jermaine Jackson handles co-lead vocals and spoken word segments. Jackie, Tito, and Marlon provide backing harmonies throughout the three-minute runtime. Lyrics follow a young boy at school who cannot stop thinking about a girl he has fallen for, capturing a sweet and direct emotional premise.
Despite its quality, the original 1975 release failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song found its true commercial breakthrough when the R&B group Troop released a cover version in 1989. That rendition reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and appeared on their platinum-certified album Attitude. Later, the teen group B5 covered the track in 2004, using it as a career-defining moment rather than a chart-topping hit like Troop's version.
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Songwriters
Michael Lovesmith, Brian Holland
Producers
Michael Lovesmith, Brian Holland
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Song Info
- Artist
- The Jackson 5
- Album
- Moving Violation
- Released
- November 5, 1975
- Duration
- 3:15
- Label
- Motown
- Track #
- 1
- Peak Chart
- #1 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Troop)
- Recorded
- February 1975
- Original Label
- Motown Records
- Cover Artist
- Troop
- Cover Release Year
- 1989
- Album Peak Position
- #73 Billboard 200
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