Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

It came out in December 1969 as a double A-side with "Everybody Is a Star". In February 1970 it reached number one on the Hot 100, where it stayed two weeks, and on the soul singles chart, where it stayed five. The title is an intentional misspelling of "thank you for letting me be myself again". The third verse names earlier hits: "Dance to the Music", "Everyday People", "Sing a Simple Song" and "You Can Make It If You Try". Sly, Rose, Freddie, Robinson, Martini, Errico and Graham all share the lead vocals. Graham is widely credited with introducing the slap technique on electric bass, which is heard throughout.

It was meant for an album with "Everybody Is a Star" and "Hot Fun in the Summertime", but the LP was never finished, and the three tracks went onto Greatest Hits in 1970. The hit single runs 4:48. A previously unreleased 6:18 version appeared on a 1990 Columbia promotional CD and in 2025 on the soundtrack of Sly Lives!. Sly reworked the song as "Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa", which closes There's a Riot Goin' On.

The Guardian calls it a farewell to the party-starting original Family Stone sound. Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" is based on a guitar sample from it, and Magazine, produced by Martin Hannett, covered it on the 1980 live album Play. It entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017.