"I Want You" was a 1976 hit for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye. Released off the album of the same name, it was written by Leon Ware and Diana Ross's younger brother Arthur "T-Boy" Ross. Originally supposed to be a Ware/Ross project, Gaye took a liking to the song and the accompanying tracks so much, Gaye co-produced the song and others into his own personal and autobiographical format. Gaye and Ware became friends during the recording but Ross felt cheated by both of them since he had wanted to be a singer as successful as his sister. The song became one of the most popular, if not mostly underrated, songs in Gaye's catalogue. The song was revised in 1995 by pop diva Madonna who recorded it both for a Gaye tribute album and for her ballad-album, "Something to Remember". That song also featured British music act Massive Attack and became a hit overseas but it was never released in America. Gaye's version peaked at #15 on Billboard's Pop singles chart and #1 on Billboard's Soul (R&B) Singles chart in April, 1976.

Nearly 30 years later and under a different musical background and producer (Kanye West), American R&B music legend Janet Jackson released a song with the same name in 2004. The song hit the Top 20 of Billboard's R&B singles chart and at #57 on Billboard's Pop singles chart.