Michael Jackson returns to the radio airwaves and Internet today with “This is It,” a song the King of Pop recorded just weeks before his death of a drug overdose in June at age 50, according to a Reuters report.
(Listen: Michael Jackson–”This is It,” below)
The tune, according to Reuters, features backing vocals by Jackson’s brothers and opens with a soft, soulful introduction and the lyrics “This is it, here I stand/I’m the light of the world, I feel grand.”
The track will be available as part of a two-disc set called This is It, which is scheduled to be released internationally on October 26 and in North America on October 27, to coincide with the release of the concert documentary of the same name on October 28.
The first disc of the album will feature some of Jackson’s greatest hits plus two versions of the new single, while the second disc will contain unreleased versions of some of the singer’s classic tunes and spoken word poem entitled “Planet Earth” performed by Jackson and never before heard.
We’re not sure how long this giveaway will last, but right now the official MJ website is giving the track away.
Listen to Michael Jackson-”This is It”
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MusicVixen says...
Is this guy ever going to leave me alone? This song is horrible. If it had been released when he was alive, nobody would've listened to it and it would've NEVER been on the radio. Now, it'll be huge. Thanks for nothin', drugs.
Michael Jackson Estate Admits “This is It” Stolen From Another Song | Music Vixen Blog says...
10.13.09 1:48 pm
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Irene Njeri says...
10.13.09 7:07 pm
You Know what Michael might not write new songs, but history tells a story. We all one day will die and become history. May be Michael jackson will live forever in the Guinness book of records and on Hall of Fame as his name is there. Don’t take him for granted because he has died physically. We his fans love MJ dearly and will always love him forever more. His body decomposes but his soul is in a better place. He endured tribulations, but God loved him more. Even in death Michael Jackson conducts lots of love from his fans. We love the guy. We will all decompose one day ask yourself, when all is done and you decompose where will you be with your hatred? Michael rested gossip and lies against him, but his music we ares till buying and will live forever more bless his heart. Michael Jackson would never steal someone’s tapes. That is the biggest posthumous lie. For all the world how many people ever complained that michael Jackson copied them? Never ever, he has always been the pioneer, he always designed his own unique things and music all his life. Even in his most latest CDs he gave credit to all those he worked with.
Irene Njeri says...
10.13.09 7:09 pm
That is the biggest posthumous lie. For all the world how many people ever complained that michael Jackson copied them? Never ever, he has always been the pioneer, he always designed his own unique things and music all his life. Even in his most latest CDs he gave credit to all those he worked with.
Irene Njeri says...
10.13.09 7:15 pm
Haters of Michael jackson don’t judge who buys or listens to what. We his fans can buy anything from Michael jackson no matter what. Michael Jackson have had an unwavering base of fans who love him dealry and even now in his death-only physically spiriutally he remains in our hearts forever more. His estate will thrive from his fans. Dsicredit Michael Jackson or not we love him to death. When this Cds come out we are buying them like there is no tomorrow. When this is it DVd comes out later we will buy that one too. His biography Moonwalk on shelves today-I ahve a copy and soa re other firends that I know. Everyone is buying even people who cannot speak in English they are buying watch this guys videos and see the adoration. People are still mounring this loss, but his music lives on.