I Thank You (song)

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"I Thank You"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Degüello
B-side	"A Fool For Your Stockings"
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Blues rock
Length	3:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Hayes David Porter
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"Enjoy and Get It On" (1977) "I Thank You" (1979) "Cheap Sunglasses" (1979)

"I Thank You" is a song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes originally recorded by Sam & Dave, released in early 1968.^[1] The single was Sam & Dave's final release on Stax Records, reaching #9 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #4 on the R&B chart.^[2] Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with Atlantic Records and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax, began recording for Atlantic proper.^[3] The song begins with Sam's spoken introduction that goes: "I want everybody to get off your seat,/ And get your arms together,/ And your hands together,/ And give me some of that old soul clapping". First, Sam sings the refrain, plus the first verse, and the refrain, while Dave sings the second verse, the refrain, and the third verse, with both Sam and Dave sharing on the repeated "Thank Yous" portion. Following a brief instrumental, Sam sings the refrain, with Dave, joining him, on the Coda with the repeated "thank yous".