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Girl Is Mine (Remix) Set For January Release
Sony Music announced the new single from Michael Jackson (in the UK) will be “The Girl Is Mine”.
The single is scheduled for release on January 14th 2008. The new single remixed by Will I Am (of Black Eyed Peas fame) is taken from the forthcoming Thriller 25.
Source: Sony BMG
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As we all know by now, will.i.am's "The Girl is Mine" will be the single released from the edition -- it will be out for digital purchase January 14, and available on CD 2 weeks later. It will feature 3 tracks, one of which may be a demo (though this is as of yet unconfirmed). There are no more details available on the contents of the single.
A video is as of yet unconfirmed, and from what I made out, nothing like this is in the pipeline just yet.
WORLDWIDE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
In Sony's presser, they've touted a "worldwide advertising campaign" to launch the release, and they're going the full mile with this - TV advertisements, billboards, posters. We can expect TV ads the Sunday before release, and they've plenty more ideas in mind to do some unique things to launch.
Radio play should take place at least a couple of weeks before launch, so we may have some of these blasting out of our speakers in just a months time.
THE SONGS
The Girl is Mine (running time: 3m12s)
will.i.am's exciting version of "The Girl is Mine" features a funky, bassful hip-hop styled beat, that Will might very describe as being a "club banger". Noteworthy is its use of what might very well be a trash can, giving it a truly unique sound.
This track is much more than a classic remix - Will and Michael have made it a song in its own right, with Will accompanying Michael on the chorus, following "the girl is mine...", with a rhythmic "she mine, she mine" -- and "don't waste your time...", with "your time, your time". Will also interjects with rap-styled vocals: "She likes the way I rock, the-way-I-rock".
Paul McCartney is nowhere to be found on this track, with Will playing "the other guy", who instead of bickering with Michael (as in the classic track), makes a "comeback" with a rap verse nearing the end. The song is more collaborative than the original, which features Michael and Paul arguing back and fourth -- in this version Will is very much a part of Michael's vocals, and vice versa.
You're going to notice a different cut of vocals from Michael for this track. They're not brand-new, though some of the ad-libs questionably may very well be, though it's hard to discern considering the thousands of vocal cuts that must exist in Michael's collection. It's very exciting to hear though, because brand-new or not, they're still new, in that they're being released for the first time just now.
All in all it's an excellent track that you won't be able to resist the urge to bob your head to. The hard beat and funky sounds, accompanied by Michael's incredible vocals and Will's unique rap style are undoubtably going to put it on the top of the club charts.
I may have some more information to post soon, but for now, that's all I have. Coming are some more graphics of the release.
These remixes are really something else, especially "The Girl is Mine", and considering Michael was personally on board for this project, he obviously doesn't seem to think he's messing with his own songs, and who would know better than Michael Jackson on the issue of Michael Jackson songs?
You guys are really going to love "The Girl is Mine", it's its own song - it's just incredible.
Source: Paul, MJNO
THE SINGLE:
‘The Girl Is Mine’ - We can exclusively reveal that ‘The Girl Is Mine’ will be released as a digital single on January 14th, followed two weeks later on January 28th by a three track CD version.
The song, credited as a remix by Michael Jackson and Will.I.Am, has a heavy beat and Paul McCartney’s vocals from the original song have been removed. New unheard vocals from Michael also appear at the end of the song. The song is just over three minutes in length. It’s absolutely FANTASTIC and could easily be a number one single. Probably the best re-mix to be given to a Michael song.
‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’’ – Akon has given this classic song a new modern touch. It’s predominately a cover (rather than remix) with Michael providing backing vocals and one verse.
‘For All Time’ – This is a wonderful ballad with loads of emotion driving through it. Many know that it has unfortunately been leaked in the past. For those who have heard this version around the Internet, this is the same version but re-mastered to sound brilliant as well as featuring a bridge in the song that has previously not been heard. The song is just over four minutes in length.
