Slave to the Rhythm (Michael Jackson song)
| Slave to the Rhythm | |
|---|---|
| Michael Jackson | |
| publication | May 8, 2014 |
| length | 4:15 (album version) 4:35 (original version) 3:30 (radio edit) |
| Genre (s) | R&B , New Jack Swing , Synthpop , Electropop |
| Author (s) | LA Reid , Babyface , Daryl Simmons , Kevin Roberson |
| album | Xscape |
Slave to the Rhythm is a song by Michael Jackson . It is on his second posthumous album Xscape and was also for advertising the mobile phone Xperia Z2 company Sony uses.
background
Slave to the Rhythm was actually written and recorded in 1991, when work on the album Dangerous with LA Reid and Babyface was underway. The song didn't make it onto the album in the final cut.
In 2010, a remix of the Tricky Stewart song leaked . Officially, this remix remained unreleased, but a text passage was heard on The Ellen DeGeneres Show before the release of the album Xscape . In 2013 a version by Max Methods and Justin Bieber came out. In response to the criticism of this remix, the Michael Jackson Estate, which had not released this song, tried to have the song deleted from the many websites and YouTube channels.
Live performance
Slave to the Rhythm was sung by Michael Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards . A Pepper's ghost was used.
Chart placement
| Chart (2014) | position | proof |
|---|---|---|
 France ( SNEP )
|
119 | |
 Netherlands (single top 100)
|
48 | |
 South Korea (Download Chart)
|
10 | |
 United Kingdom (Singles)
|
98 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Michael Jackson Album 'Xscape' - LA Reid Interview. NBC, May 13, 2014, accessed December 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Page McKinley: Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson duet: Estate releases statement. Inquisitr, August 20, 2013, accessed December 4, 2016 .
- ↑ FR-Chart from May 24th to June 7th 2014. LesCharts.com, accessed on December 4, 2016 (French, one week at number 119 on May 31, 2014).
- ↑ NL-Charts from May 17 to 24, 2014. Dutchcharts.nl, accessed on December 4, 2016 (Dutch).
- ↑ Gaon Download Charts, May 2014. Gaon, accessed December 4, 2016 .
- ↑ UK charts from May 25, 2014. Accessed December 4, 2016 .