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After a long and frequently dramatic time away from the music industry, Michael Jackson is releasing his first new music in seven years.
To mark the 25th anniversary of his record-breaking album Thriller, the man once known as the King of Pop is releasing a new version of the hit The Girl Is Mine.
Originally a duet with Sir Paul McCartney, Jackson has re-recorded the song with The Black Eyed Pea’s Will.i.am.
The single’s digital release today marks the beginning of a comeback attempt by Jackson, whose reputation was battered when he was tried on molestation charges in 2005.
Although the pop star was acquitted, his first attempt to re-enter the music industry was a disaster. Jackson was booked to perform at the World Music Awards in London but managed only a few faltering notes.
His latest comeback attempt is more ambitious. The Girl Is Mine will be on shop shelves on January 28, followed by a new edition of Thriller, featuring remixes by hip-hop heavyweights Akon and Kanye West, on February 11.
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keep lovivg the world micheal no matter what the powers that b are with you and nothing can stand against you you know what i mean i love you much with you the world is a better place keep the force alive in you and greater thing are a head.
bonnie gray, fort worth texas, us
Looks like all you naysayers can eat crow now as Michaels T-
25 Album has topped the worlds charts since it was released
in Feb.
Michael he was NOT booked to perform at the WMA
he was there to recieve the well deserved DIAMOND
award. He graciously sang a few bars and sang like
a bird
Mickie aka Qbee, MI, USA
hi micheal. just do what you do best making good records
and get back to the top of the pop world tree. asap
go get em.
tony in folkestone kent
tony ballard, folkestone, england
song is souding good hope the rest of the new album is the same
victor, woolwich/london, UK
Hi Micheal yoy and I HAVE THE SAME BIRTH HANG IN THERE .Do not convert into muslim . Be a good christian.
JP
jp, lyndhurst,
Michael you are the best. Just be what you are and you will see that your songs will be again first on top 10.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH
Maria
Maria, Gostivar, Macedonia
At last the very best is back,long live the king.
tracie taylor, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM
This Album release is REVOLUTIONARY!!! Michael was & forever will be the King of Pop & music......and in a time where music is soo "souless" & tainted.....The Thriller Album reminds us what "genius" is.!!! Thank you Michael for blessing our hearts & ears with your greatness. This new generation of Music will be awed by your brillance .....
I love you MJ,
Selam D
selam, Kitchener, Canada
its so good best of the best love u MJ
Jc MAc, london,
we want more MJ, we love you and all the best with what you've been working on....i love the new remix of the girl is mine! it rocks
ben, Perth, western australia, Australia
Appalling. Like much of this hip hop trash, why cloud a song that relies on softness and melody to be punctured by this awful bleurgh voice in the background sounded like an Evening Standard paper seller?
Talking only of his musical abilities, Michael Jackson had one of the most beautiful voices ever. It still sounds good on the Girl is Mine. It is idiocy to update it with trash, just idiocy.
Laura Roberts, London, UK
Sounds good . Dont know, is he going overboard with the hip-hop thing? Guess we will have to wait and see.
Go MJ GO ! Best of Luck.
Anirban, KOLKATA, INDIA
It sounds good to my ears. I love Michael and his music.
James, cincinnati, usa
I Loved It!!!!
Marlena Velazquez, Antioch, California
I love it! Very funny relaxed made new version. It's only to celebrate the 25th anniversary, no reason for complaints.
The better is yet to come.
Still wait and see.
Daggi Germany
Daggi, Bremen, Germany
I think Michael's new version of The Girl Is Mine is very good. I like all his songs. He is one of the best entertainers of all time. If only I had power, I would revenge everyone who is against him. I don't understand why people are against him and it upsets me. Enough with the negative things about him please. I feel Michael is Another Part Of Me because I relate to him.
Alex, dublin, ireland
Go for it Mike, numb all the opposers with your comeback !!!
Ripple, Los Ang,
MJ was once great and that's where it ends. What a cheap trick to try and con people into thinking he's re-recorded 'The Girl is Mine' - it's so obviously his original vocal with yet another mind numbing rap added. I think he should return to Neverland.
Maggie, england, uk
ive been a fan of michael jackson for years and if anyone can do it then im sure michael can do it he is the most best enternainer in the world i am going to buy his single when it comes out then his album afterwards.
david dennis, salford, england
Welcome back Michael
The one and only King Of Pop.
This is well overdue â but better late than never!
May this be the first of many more 'new' songs!
Chriss, Norfolk, , UK
It's an interesting update, but innocent or guilty, mud sticks. He could do the greatest comeback since Lazarus, unfortunately, the stigma of 2005's court case and all the goings-on before that still hangs around his neck. I can only wish him the v. best, and that STILL isn't enough, given his predicament right now. Oh well, c'est la vie.
On the Wall Music lover, London,
Say what you may, Michael was a genius when it came to music. I hope he still has it. It would be good for him to end his career on a high. Go Michael and show them how the veterans do it.
noli, london, united kingdom
Oh, that's just great. Career down in the dumps? Why not release a new version of the single weakest track of your entire career, as a duet with a has-been? That'll help you get rid of that pesky career entirely.
Miko, Mikkeli, Finland
I think a critically acclaimed hit single is what truly separates the men from the boys. Except in Michael Jackson's case where it is a restraining order.
Ian, Shelton, CT USA
Michael is a talent to be respected by all those in the music business. Look at the R+B clones, all are copying michael in some way. No, Michael is class, he may be older, but he is not over. I bet if he sells millions, people will start gushing and fawning ....thats so over!!!
Francis Wilson, london,
He spends so much time worried about the Beatles catalogue - which undoubtedly brought him an income - but what about his own catalogue of music.
It seems he has come to this conclusion - having added a few modern touches.
Sounds like easy listening. I am sure it will do well!
It's Michael Jackson after all.
Roxanne, London, England
Good!! Music needs michael back!
Paul, Bristol,
He has talent, granted, but he is so over.
You need to be able to cope mentally if you are that famous and he simply hasn't because he can't.
The only one who seems to still have their head screwed firmly on is Madonna who is capable of living with fame applied with very high intellegence. A true Icon.
The other M legend is FAR better...., London, UK
'the legend continues'
Mustafa Gulbas, The Netherlands
mustafa, uden, the Netherlands
great song very justin timberlake
steph eddleston, sheffield,
let history be a witness that for now he must change for the better and get married an show the all world that ,just like is marriage to lisa m presley to avoid another mess as a father o 3 people like him but he just don't show any example as a true legend to come out clean as a man who deserve respect in all his achievement coz they don't know what he stand for to marry awoman or man just like geoge michael did i myself likes his music so much but feel ashame about the way he was portrayed to be.
good luck,bless be your new single.
proud 2 b man n maried2 woman, western cape , south africa
Oh come on! It's naff and you know it!
Ziad, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Nice to see him try to get back to what he was so good at , but I wished it would be new material not a remixed sampled old record !. Lets hope he can pick his way up and back to the top! This man is on icon from my youth lets see if he can do what he did back in the 1980s and shock us all with a good piece of entertainment like thriller! theres been nothing like it from any 1 ever, Go Micheal Go
sean, southampton, england
bring it on, michael's back. come everyone lets show our support it's always been about the music and dance with michael and iam so pleased he's going tobe in concert in london how ever the ticket prices are a bit over the top it would be nice if they were a tad cheaper. but this is michael jackson.
I've been a fan of since the jackson 5. i can feel the xsightment building like the old days it's going to be great.
graham, london, England
At 28 going 29 i can say i literarily grew up up on Michael. He's inspired a lot of people around the world and i believe he still does. The amazing part about him is that despite his foibles, people have learned to separate his art from his person. The fact that he is acknowledged as a true entertainer cannot be taken from him for ever.
As a legendary entertainer almost clocking 50 (he'll be 50 in Aug '09) it's heart warming that he still has the ability to dish out what he knows how to do best - pure entertainment. We love Michael not only because of his songs, but because he is true "A-List Star" no matter what might happen to his person.
We luv u Micheal, welcome back!
Morakinyob, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
i am so happy to see the king of pop back on this feet again. i'm looking forward to see him prforming live in (O2 area in London) i hope it is true and my dream will finally come true.
i love MJ.
Feven, london, england
Nobody will ever be able to take away what MJ did for music, nobody dances like him and nobody has outsold him. He should always be remembered for his great music; that doesn't mean we have to love this new track but fans owe it to him to at least listen to it.
Long Live MJ
Jimbo, London, UK
Jackson needs not need to do nothing to his musicno hip hop no thing outrageous,he will still make millions just by being back, ask take that or the spice girls.
Themba , Epsom, united kingdom
Michael Jackson, the one and only King of Pop, I just can´t wait to have his new sigle.
Michael has change my entire life in so many ways, He´s more than just a singer.
Artbu, SLP, Mexico
I am a MJ fan and I heard the new songs that were done by Akon and William and I DO NOT like those versions at all. I do not like the voices or the way it was produced. The 25th anniversary album is a huge dissapointment.
MJFan, NY, USA
oh~unbeliebale~!! The king of pop is going to come back!!
I have been really looking forward to this momoent...
No matter what Michael did in the past,, he is great...
Danny, Seattle, WA
I think this track is a nice fresh remix, there are new vocals on them also. I think this is a great way to get back on track and look forward to a new album after this thriller 25
Brendan, london,
No matter how good his music might be, he won't be getting a penny of my money in case it's used to pay off some other little boy to stop him telling 'big lies' about him.
Me-no-like, Channel Islands,
Finally, the King of Pop returns to his throne. Can't wait for his new songs. If he is touring the UK in March, how come tickets aren't on sale yet....i'm saving up for those tickets. This is could be my one and only chance to see a living legent perform. Long live the King of Pop!!!! Welcome back MJ!
Shiuuli Mozlu, Gloucestershire, England
These comments cannot be from this 30 second snippet because to my ears it sounds like the original Michael Jackson vocal with a messy new Will.i.am production. I would love Jacko to make a successful comeback, but I truly believe this and many of these posted comments to be a huge publicity drive by his marketing team. As an admirer of both mens music, I have to say that overly positive comments about this remix seem to be fishy!
Paul, Cambridge,
I have been an M.J. fan since I was nine years old, and will always be one. I think--along with some of my friends--that nearly all of his songs have been catchy and/or easy to listen to. This includes Michael's duet with Paul Mccartney, The GIrl Is Mine. The song was released around 1982 and won a grammy. It has been twenty five years since Thriller was released and none of the songs on the album have been remixed and re-released...until now. This new album is his chance to make an extreme comeback that could, potentially, save his career. Michael's "new" song tells me that he can sing but doesn't want to, or his voice isn't "up to par". Don't get me wrong, I like the new remix. Maybe that's just one of all the songs on the album where he doesn't actually sing it himself. But if all the songs on THRILLER: REMIXED are like this one, the critics (and fans) will abuse him until they have nothing bad left to say.
Peris, Costa Mesa, United States, California
Well, I'm pleasantly surprised; I expected the comments to be lambasting MJ for his foibles (real or perceived). Instead, I'm reading honorariums to a living man. And one with a checkered history. I'm not a huge MJ fan; I've enjoyed some of his stuff, and endured some of it. He has talent; I suspect whatever genre he applies himself to, he'll do well. I think hip-hop is for the birds, frankly, but MJ will rise to the occasion. I hope past problems do not rise up anymore. And, I hope he's got good friends and advisors around him, so that he doesn't expose himself (so to speak) to any (more?) false accusations. Too many people deride and hate him. That , I do not understand. He's tried to do so much for so many. Whatever problems he might have (and I suspect it's fewer than the average persons), I wish him well.
God Bless you, Michael. Do your best (again). The world is watching; the part that counts is cheering you on.
~Dan'l
Dan'l, Portland, US/Maine
I Love this song ..very contagious ,
Can not wait to hear the rest of the
album ! Michael & Will did awesome !
Sue, San Bruno , USA /CA
Eeverything he makes it is great. I love his music, songs, lyrics...everything..Of course there is nothing good like original, but only the thought that Michael did that makes me love it !!
I love you Michael.
maja, skopje, macedonia
Whatever he makes, it is great. I love his music, songs, lyrics...everything.. Of course there is nothing better than original, but just the though that Michael did that make me love it !
maja, skopje, macedonia
You've got to be a bit of a saddo to be won over by this dross.
David L, Leeds, UK,
Dear author behind these "objective" article:
Stop telling people he is "... ONCE known as the King of Pop it's.. his first attempt to re-enter the music industry was a disaster..." That`s not true. Many people love & respect the guy.
The negative stories that have been told about this man are of monumental proportion. It is in fact that he was always ruthlessly attacked by media.
This world should be thankful to this man for the humanitarian and musical contributions he has made.
Don`t speak for the rest of us, many people love Michael Jackson. The enthusiasm for the King of Pop is STILL huge.
Sabine, Munich, Germany
Why?Why?Why?
Michael doesn't have to come back with a duet, he should just come back as himself. He doesn't need to put on the whole rap gangster scene just to impress a new audience, he all ready has one who loves him for being himself! He's still the king of pop, but at this rate he's just going to ruin all his old classics just to get back into the charts. I hope he'll bring out some "new "stuff that all his fans can relate to, not just the "new" market!
Love you MJJ!
Gail Beeston, Worksop, England
Fantastic!!!!! I'm really excited, it's been so long since we heard anything from MJand he's an absolute LEGEND, this is gonna be great!!!!!! :D
Tracey, Folkestone, Kent
A hip twist on timeless songs - what better way to introduce them to the Hip Hop generation? Looking forward to the new album!!!
Who's BAD?
Nikki, Atlanta,
Excellent version of the old classic. I think I prefer this new one...a completely fresh twist! I think people will embrace this.
Duncan, Edinburgh, UK
The one and only King Of Pop.
Once you hear the music and see the moves, all the troubles that have haunted Michael's personal life over the past decade drift away.
A true legend.
T Morley, London,
Have ordered my copy already. Can't wait.
Judith Coyle , Lancaster,
The new single sounds quite week - its probably been pushed on to websites like this to guage feedback both in terms of the music and also if the public are ready to support a single form Jackson. I don't think they will be but time will tell.
Lara, London, UK
Man i just wanna see the man perform LIVE. Hes a LEGEND.
Brad, Taranaki,
Michael's superb voice is as good as ever but dont really like Wil-I-am's vocals. Much prefer the original with Sir Paul.
Denise, Wigan, UK
Different. Wil-I-am adds a new twist on it. On first hearing it I prefer the original version with Paul McCartney but I think it will grow on me.
I have been a lifelong Michael Jackson fan so like every song that he brings out anyway.
LISA MCLERNON, Derby, UK
This track is amazing!! I've just bought it from iTunes and I love it! I can't wait until he releases more!
Nicole Lewis, London, Uk
the king of pop is back. grab this tune in full on itunes!
damien, gold coast, australia