"Marvin Gaye" is the debut single recorded, produced, and co-written by American singer Charlie Puth. It was released on February 10, 2015 by Atlantic Records, and features guest vocals by Meghan Trainor. Puth co-wrote the song with Julie Frost, Jacob Luttrell and Nick Seeley.

"Marvin Gaye" topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and New Zealand; peaked within the top five in Australia; and reached the top 40 in Austria, Canada and the United States.

Puth began his music career on YouTube, gaining attention after recording with Emily Luther a cover of Adele's "Someone Like You". The two appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show and signed with Ellen's record label, eleveneleven. After gaining further attention, Puth signed with Atlantic Records in January 2015. Puth and Meghan Trainor announced a duet, and "Marvin Gaye" was released as Puth's debut single on February 10, 2015.

Puth said during an interview with Billboard that he had come up with the drumbeat for "Marvin Gaye" while sitting at a cafe in Hollywood, adding that he and Trainor "were at a party one night, and we were exchanging the new music, and she heard "Marvin Gaye" and asked, "Who else is singing on this? It should be a duet. Let me sing on it!" So I'm like ... OK, Meghan Trainor just asked me to sing on my song, absolutely! In one day, she knew the whole thing. We did it all in one take."

"Marvin Gaye" is a reference to the soul singer with "the lyrics of the tune being an effort to spark romance and get that special someone in the mood, just as many Gaye slow jams have done for millions in the past." The song is also Trainor's first release without writing credits. The collaboration led to Puth's appearance as one of Trainor's dates in the music video for her single "Dear Future Husband".

In Oceania, "Marvin Gaye" became a commercial hit, peaking at number one in New Zealand and number four in Australia. It was later certified Platinum by Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) and 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

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