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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

1985-1989 : Bad era

RECORDING DATE

The song was first written in 1987 during the Bad sessions with Greg Phillinganes and recorded on March 13th til March 17th of the same year. The song ultimately didn’t make the cut. The song was finally released in 2004 as part of The Ultimate Collection. The song is rumored to have been reworked in the 2000’s with the rapper, Fats as a feature. However, this has never been officially confirmed and is only a speculation.

STUDIO(S)

Los Angeles, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Michael Jackson
Greg Phillinganes

PRODUCER(S)

Michael Jackson

RELEASE DATE :

September 14, 2004 (The Ultimate Collection)

LABEL

Sony

LENGTH

5:09

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

No other version known to exist

MUSICIANS

???

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Never released as a single in the US.

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

Never performed on TV

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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