Michael Jackson New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
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New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Album Already Achieves Platinum Status in 17 Countries Worldwide
New York, NY – In the coming weeks, the Estate and Sony Music will be releasing "Hollywood Tonight" and "Behind the Mask" from the global hit album MICHAEL. "Behind The Mask" will be released as the radio single in countries including the United States, Canada, Japan and France. "Hollywood Tonight" will be the single released to radio in the rest of the world and videos for both songs will be released worldwide. Each Sony Music affiliate will also release more information on the plans in their respective territories.
Both "Behind The Mask" and "Hollywood Tonight" are fan and critical favorites from MICHAEL – the unique collection of Michael Jackson songs completed posthumously and released in December by Sony and his Estate. The album includes material Michael had been working on for future release prior to his passing along with other vintage work he planned to place on future albums. Joe Vogel, author of the upcoming book Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson, wrote that while "Posthumous works are notoriously tricky…This, ultimately, is the most important quality of Michael: it feels like Michael."
"Behind the Mask," which was recently completed by John McClain and Jon Nettlesbey, is praised by critics for infusing the spirit of Michael's music from the past. Rolling Stone called it "a fiercely funky cousin to "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" The song is written by Michael Jackson, Chris Mosdell and Ryuichi Sakamoto and produced by Michael Jackson, John McClain and Jon Nettlesbey. The song's recognizable hook is a sample of "Behind The Mask" as performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra. And "Hollywood Tonight", which USA TODAY said "pulsates with Billie Jean-esque energy, was written during the time of the Invincible album. In 2007, Michael pulled the track out of the archives to work on the song with producer Theron "Neff-U" Feemster. "Hollywood Tonight" was written by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer and the track was produced by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson with co-producer by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster. Ellen DeGeneres debuted and danced to the song with her audience during her popular talk show.
MICHAEL was the #1 global album upon its release in December and has shipped over 3 million units worldwide making it one of the biggest albums of 2010. The album's nonstop success continues to underscore Michael's importance to his fans as a global icon and superstar, and shows how his music continues to transcend cultures and languages. The platinum status for MICHAEL has now grown to 17 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, France (2x), Italy (2x), Spain, Denmark, Poland, Russia(2x), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic (5x), Canada, India (2x), China, Taiwan, Korea and the Middle East. Michael is now Gold in 18 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.
MICHAEL marks another release under the new agreement between The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music announced in March 2010 that continues the label's 35-year relationship with Michael and his music. During that time, Michael sold hundreds of millions of records, had 13 #1 singles and released the pop culture phenomenon "Thriller," which remains music's all-time bestselling album with more than 100 million copies sold worldwide.
Information on MICHAEL can be found at www.MichaelJackson.com.
Comments (28)
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by sonjamj on Mar 02, 2011 at 7:06 AMCool!!!!! I love MJ's new album!!!
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by rebekita amorsito on Mar 01, 2011 at 9:09 AMcant wait to buy it whens it coming out in the us
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by dangerous_emmj on Mar 01, 2011 at 8:56 AMI love Hollywood Tonight and Behind The Mask! My personal favorites though, are Monster, Breaking News, Keep Your Head Up and Hold My Hand. I also love Another Day, but the unreleased leaked version is what I love, way better than how Lenny Kravitz did with what's in the album. He lost the rock edge of the song.
I am so happy that MICHAEL is doing great outside the United States. Way to go, rest of the world! Let's continue to spread Michael's new music and share his gifts to the world, to anyone around us. I am so glad to know that even in the MIddle East, the album is selling well! WOW! NO ONE really does it but Michael.
Though the sales are poorly going down in the United States, at least we are in full force outside the US to bring MICHAEL album to the top of the global charts. Forget the Billboard charts. Let's focus on the Global Charts, since Michael is a GLOBAL icon. Let's keep going, and do what Michael always did - SHARE AND SPREAD HIS GIFTS. Now that he can't do it physically, LET"S DO IT FOR HIM.
We love you, Michael. Your music means a lot to us, it means SO MUCH I can't even say how.. it's that dear to us..
God bless everyone. It's really for LOVE.
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by lenitao on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:45 AMFinally, Sony makes the right decision: BEHIND THE MASK, is the best song of the album, and will be an instant hit if promoted correctly, muuuuuch better than Hold My Hand which did great anyway
Hollywood Tonight is another good song
Behind The Mask needs a clip as well, and is a song that will last longer than Hold My Hand due to its quality and uniqueness
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by mr. jr mj on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:21 AMalso......every song on this album is great!!!but i luv behind d mask!!! i keep singing hollywood tonight all day!!
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by mr. jr mj on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:17 AMthis was deserved by michael....i live in india and am happy dat michael has grown to the platinum status in india also!!
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by Katri82 on Mar 01, 2011 at 6:30 AMOh, yes! Behind the Mask is my ultimate favorite from the album. It is just so Michael. I love it!
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by angelgirlsam on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:35 PMYes!! Go MJ go! Keep showing them who's the best out of everyone! I'm happy to hear his music continues to be appreciated as it should be. I think "Hollywood Tonight" and "Behind the Mask" are perfect singles to release off of Michael. I hope his album continues to excel, I'll be looking forward to hearing those on the radio.
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by Darslow on Feb 28, 2011 at 9:45 PMI'm glad that MJ is continuing to make history. It is unfortunate that I must say that I'm not so proud to be an American due to the simple fact that this country gave up on Michael a long time ago and it shows. His record isn't even gold in this country, yet it's platinum everywhere else. In my opinion, Michael Jackson is 10x better than any pop star in existence today. His music, love, and spirit will live on in my heart. By the way, I love the album "Michael." I just can't stop listening to "Hold my hand," "Behind the mask," and "Hollywood Tonight." Other favorites include, "I like the way that you love me," "Much too soon," "Monster," and "Best of Joy." What a wonderful album by the one and only Michael "The King" Jackson.
Re: New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"
Posted by marinechan on Feb 28, 2011 at 8:51 PMI have been listening to MJ's "Michael" everyday since day one it was released. I can't say which one is my favorite because I love every song of MJ. In fact, I dance to MJ's songs everyday from half to just more than an hour. His songs light up my day and night no matter where I am.