Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.
ERA
2005-2009 : Thriller 25/This Is It
RECORDING DATE
April 14-16, 1982
STUDIO(S)
Westlake, Los Angeles.
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Jackson
PRODUCER(S)
Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson
RELEASE DATE :
October 18, 1982 (single)
November 30, 1982 (album version on “Thriller”)
LABEL
Epic Records
LENGTH
3:42
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
The Girl Is Mine (1981 tape recorder) : In 1981, MJ recorded the baseline of The Girl Is Mine on his tape recorder. This recording was played in public in December 1984 during a court hearing where musician Fred Sanford accused MJ of plagiarism. Unreleased.
The Girl Is Mine (1982 solo demo) : In March 1982, Michael recorded a solo demo of the song “The Girl Is Mine” at Allen Zentz Recording Studio in Hollywood. Later, Quincy Jones and Michael visited Paul McCartney at his Arizona ranch in Tucson near the Tanque Verde River in the foothills of the Rincon Mountains, northeast of Tucson to present him the demo. Released on January 14, 2008 (maxi single “The Girl Is Mine 2008″).
The Girl Is Mine 2008 : For Thriller 25, an album celebrating Thriller’s 25th anniversary, Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am remixed “The Girl Is Mine”. Entitled “The Girl Is Mine 2008”, the remix features an original solo demo of the song by Jackson without McCartney. will.i.am added his own vocals and new verse. Though the remix sampled the demo, The Daily Telegraph alleged that McCartney was omitted because he and Jackson had fallen out over Jackson’s purchase of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the Beatles’ song catalogue in 1985. Released on January 14, 2008 (Digital download);
MUSICIANS
Written and composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson
Rhodes electric piano: Greg Phillinganes
Acoustic piano: David Paich
Synthesizer: David Foster
Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro
Guitar: Dean Parks and Steve Lukather
Bass guitar: Louis Johnson
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Vocals: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones and David Paich
Synthesizer arrangement by David Foster
Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey
Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
2
SHORT FILM (filmed by MJ during his lifetime)
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Never performed in concerts
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