"Give the People What They Want" is a 1975 song written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff and performed R&B vocal group The O'Jays.
Gamble & Huff also produced the track and was a release from the O'Jays album Survival.
"Give the People What They Want" spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in the summer of 1975.
It peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[1] It was used as part of the regular playlist at campaign events for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential candidacy.