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I Want You Back (Mel B song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Want You Back
| cover = I Want You Back (Melanie B single).jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Melanie B featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
| album = Hot and Why Do Fools Fall in Love
| released =
| recorded = 2124 June 1998
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| label = Virgin
| writer =
| producer = Missy Elliott
| chronology = Melanie B
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| next_title = Word Up!
| next_year = 1999
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"'I Want You Back'" is a song by British singer Melanie B (also known as "Mel B"), released as her first solo single. It was released as the lead single from her debut album, 'Hot', and as the first solo single by a member of the Spice Girls. The song is also included in the soundtrack to the 1998 film 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love'. "I Want You Back" peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart on 20 September 1998.
Background
Melanie B recalled, "This was the first time I'd even considered doing anything by myself. I was on tour with the Spice Girls when Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott called me up and said 'Melanie, I've got a song for you, will you come and record it with me?' I checked it with the girls and within a month I was out there, I recorded it in a day, did the video, then came back. She's a genius!"
Music video
The video was directed by Hype Williams. The video uses the radio edit version of the song and the cover for the single is a still from the music video. The entire video is show with a green hue on screen with occasional use of red and blue, the video starts with Melanie and Missy singing the intro and as the first verse starts, Melanie is seen with her then-fiance, Jimmy Gulzar, as she smacks, hits and teases him. Melanie is pregnant in the video. In the second verse Melanie is seen crawling on a table to meet Jimmy at the end for more teasing, wearing Gene Simmons-esque make-up. As the bridge comes on, Melanie is seen in a cage with Jimmy high in the air. Shots of Melanie, Missy, and back up dancers in cowboy hats are seen dancing as the video ends.
Track listings
'UK CD'
# "I Want You Back" 3:25
# "I Want You Back" 3:51
# "I Want You Back" 8:22
'UK 12-inch vinyl'
:A1. "I Want You Back" 8:22
:B1. "I Want You Back" 8:16
:B2. "I Want You Back" 3:51
'European CD'
# "I Want You Back" 3:25
# "I Want You Back" 3:55
'Australian CD'
# "I Want You Back" 3:25
# "I Want You Back" 3:51
# "I Want You Back" 8:22
Charts
Weekly charts
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Release history
References
Category:1998 debut singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Mel B songs
Category:Missy Elliott songs
Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
Category:Songs written by Mel B
Category:Songs written by Missy Elliott
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Virgin Records singles
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