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Ben was Michaels first solo song
"I Want You Back" from his Jackson 5 days.
Ben is a rat from a movie of the same name, he wasn't Michael's pet/friend.
His first big hit with The Jackson 5 was "I Want You Back" in 1969, which hit #1. As a solo artist, his first song was "Got To Be There" in 1971 which hit an impressive #4, but the next year, his song "Ben" reached #1.
Ben is the first well known song that he did not do with the Jackson 5
Ben was Michaels first solo song
"I Want You Back" from his Jackson 5 days.
Ben is a rat from a movie of the same name, he wasn't Michael's pet/friend.
he first sang Ben
Mostly likely the song "Ben".
His first big hit with The Jackson 5 was "I Want You Back" in 1969, which hit #1. As a solo artist, his first song was "Got To Be There" in 1971 which hit an impressive #4, but the next year, his song "Ben" reached #1.
Michael Jackson started singing solo in 1972, for his first album, Ben. Ben is also a song,and very beautiful song by the way.
Ben is the first well known song that he did not do with the Jackson 5
If you're talking about his first single to reach the top ten, then that would be "Got To Be There" which reached #4, but if you're talking about his first number one, then that would be "Ben".
"Ben", an Oscar nominated song, is from the same titled movie: Ben (1972).
His first solo number one was in 1972 with the song Ben.
Michael Jackson's first solo song was Got To Be There released in 1971. "Got to Be There" was released October 7, 1971 as Jackson's debut solo single. (This is 10 months before Ben was released in July, 1972. 9 other songs also predated "Ben") With the Jackson 5, the first song was 'Big Boy'.