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"'''This Is It'''" is the first and only single from [[Michael Jackson]]'s first posthumous album, ''[[This Is It (Michael Jackson album)|This Is It]]'', which accompanies the upcoming [[Sony Pictures]] motion picture release ''[[Michael Jackson's This Is It]]''. It is the only new song on the album.<ref>[http://www.michaeljackson.com/au/news/unreleased-michael-jackson-song-it-be-unveiled-midnight-october-12th-michaeljacksoncom This Is It Track Listing]</ref>
"'''This Is It'''" is the first and only single from [[Michael Jackson]]'s first posthumous album, ''[[This Is It (Michael Jackson album)|This Is It]]'', which accompanies the upcoming [[Sony Pictures]] motion picture release ''[[Michael Jackson's This Is It]]''. It is the only new song on the album.<ref>[http://www.michaeljackson.com/au/news/unreleased-michael-jackson-song-it-be-unveiled-midnight-october-12th-michaeljacksoncom This Is It Track Listing]</ref>


Though the exact date of recording is unknown, it is suggested that the song "This Is It" was recorded for his 1979 album ''[[Off the Wall (album)|Off the Wall]]''.<ref name="nytimes" />
Though the exact date of recording is unknown, it is suggested that the song "This Is It" was recorded for his 1979 album ''[[Dangerous (album)|Dangerous]]''.<ref name="nytimes" />


"This Is It" features backing vocals from Michael's brothers, [[The Jacksons]],<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16936 This Is It Songfacts]</ref> though it is unclear whether these vocals were recorded at the same time as the rest of the song, or if they were added after Michael's death.
"This Is It" features backing vocals from Michael's brothers, [[The Jacksons]],<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16936 This Is It Songfacts]</ref> though it is unclear whether these vocals were recorded at the same time as the rest of the song, or if they were added after Michael's death.

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"This Is It"
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"This Is It" is the first and only single from Michael Jackson's first posthumous album, This Is It, which accompanies the upcoming Sony Pictures motion picture release Michael Jackson's This Is It. It is the only new song on the album.[2]

Though the exact date of recording is unknown, it is suggested that the song "This Is It" was recorded for his 1979 album Dangerous.[1]

"This Is It" features backing vocals from Michael's brothers, The Jacksons,[3] though it is unclear whether these vocals were recorded at the same time as the rest of the song, or if they were added after Michael's death.

The song premiered worldwide on October 12, 2009, at midnight on MichaelJackson.com[4], where it continues to be available for free listening.

References

  1. ^ a b "New Michael Jackson Music Gets Midnight Release". The New York Times. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  2. ^ This Is It Track Listing
  3. ^ This Is It Songfacts
  4. ^ New Michael Jackson Album and Single