Produced by John McClain and Giorgio Tuinfort, this track is a masterclass in nostalgic disco-pop. It features crisp strings and a driving bassline reminiscent of the Off the Wall era. The Deluxe Edition also includes a high-profile duet version featuring Justin Timberlake, which served as the album's lead single and achieved massive global chart success.
The Evolution of Posthumous Pop: Unpacking Michael Jackson’s Xscape (Deluxe Edition)
Timbaland transforms this tragic story of an illicit affair into a dark, slow-churning R&B track. It utilizes heavy bass drops and stuttering percussion that perfectly match the tense narrative of the lyrics.
Timbaland added live guitars and a modern trap rhythm, sharpening the urgency of Jackson's lyricism. 7. "Blue Gangsta" The History: Recorded in 1998 for the Invincible album. Michael Jackson Xscape -Deluxe Edition- 2014
At the heart of the album's appeal for collectors and purists was the . The standard version of Xscape contains the eight "contemporized" tracks. The Deluxe Edition, however, is a treasure trove. It features a 17-track CD that includes the eight reworked songs, their eight original demo recordings, and a duet version of "Love Never Felt So Good" with Justin Timberlake.
Recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions with L.A. Reid and Babyface.
: Recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions, this dark, mid-tempo story song was originally titled "She Was Loving Me." Timbaland transformed it into a hard-hitting R&B track that perfectly complemented Jackson's angsty vocal delivery. Produced by John McClain and Giorgio Tuinfort, this
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Timbaland applied his signature stuttering beat-box patterns and a heavy, atmospheric bassline, amplifying the track's inherent tension and cinematic drama. 3. "Loving You"
The Resurrection of Pop: Unpacking Michael Jackson’s Xscape (Deluxe Edition) indicating "generally favorable reviews".
The brilliance of the Deluxe Edition lies in the stark contrast between the modernized tracks and their original counterparts. 1. "Love Never Felt So Good"
A powerhouse track from the 1991 Dangerous era. L.A. Reid and Babyface originally worked on it, but Tricky Stewart and Timbaland gave it a massive, industrial-pop makeover for 2014. The song later gained widespread fame when a Pepper's ghost "hologram" of Michael Jackson performed it at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
| Category | Details | | :--- | :--- | | | May 9, 2014 | | Chart Performance (US) | Debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling over 157,000 copies in its first week. Additionally, it reached #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. | | Chart Performance (UK) | Became Jackson's tenth UK number-one album after debuting at the top of the chart, selling 287,000 copies in its opening week. | | Global | To date, the album has sold approximately 3 million copies worldwide , including over 1 million in the US. | | Lead Single | "Love Never Felt So Good" (feat. Justin Timberlake) charted at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Jackson his first posthumous top-ten hit. | | Critical Reception | Metacritic score of 72/100 , indicating "generally favorable reviews". Many critics noted it was a strong return to form and a clear improvement over the Michael album from 2010. | | Awards & Certifications | The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in the US for shipments of over 500,000 units by the end of 2014. |
Recorded in the late '90s, intended to be a thematic successor to "Smooth Criminal."
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