"I Want You Back" is a 1969 song written and produced by The Corporation and performed by The Jackson 5. It was played during the credits of the film, Guardians of the Galaxy while a baby Groot dances to it in secrecy from Drax the Destroyer.
Lyrics[]
Uh-huh huh huhhh
Let me tell ya now
Uh-huh
(Mmhhmmm)
When I had you to myself,
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you
Stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to
Take a second look
Oh baby, give me one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Yes I do now
(I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby
(I want you back)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(I want you back)
Na na na na
Trying to live without your love
Is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, girl,
That I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave
Tear stains on the ground
Following the girl I didn't
Even want around
Let me tell ya now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
All I want...
All I need...
All I want!
All I need!
Oh, just one more chance
To show you that I love you
Baby baby baby baby baby baby!
(I want you back)
Forget what happened then
(I want you back)
And let me live again!
Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Spare me of this cause
(I want you back)
Give me back what I lost!
Oh baby, I need one more chance, hah
I tell you that I love you
Baby, oh! Baby, oh! Baby, oh!
I want you back!
I want you back!
Trivia[]
- James Gunn's favorite song is The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back", and he was delighted to get a chance to feature it in the film.[1]