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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Hold My Hand |
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| Cover = Hold_My_Hand.JPG |
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| Caption = Promotional artwork for the single |
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| Artist = [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Akon]] |
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| Album = [[Michael (album)|Michael]] |
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| Released = November 15, 2010 |
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| Format = [[Radio airplay]] |
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| Recorded = 2007 and 2010 |
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| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]] |
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| Length = 3:31 |
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
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| Writer = [[Michael Jackson]], [[Claude Kelly]] |
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| Producer = [[Michael Jackson]] |
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| Chronology = [[Michael Jackson]] singles |
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| Last single = "[[This Is It (Michael Jackson song)|This Is It]]"<br />(2009) |
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| This single = "'''Hold My Hand'''"<br />(2010) |
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'''"Hold My Hand"''' is a song written by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Claude Kelly]] and recorded |
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by [[Michael Jackson]] as a duet with singer-songwriter [[Akon]]. The song is the first official single for ''[[Michael (album)|Michael]]'',<ref name=pr >{{cite web |title=MICHAEL Press Release |url=http://www.http://breakingnews.michaeljackson.com/pressrelease.html |date=4 November 2010 |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> and was recorded by Jackson in 2007. Akon finished recording his own vocals for the song in 2010. |
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== Background == |
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"Hold My Hand" was recorded by Jackson in 2007.<ref name="pr" /> Akon finished his vocals for the song in 2010, a few days before the release.<ref name="pr" /> A handwritten note from Jackson belonging to his Estate indicated his desire that "Hold My Hand" be the first single on his next project.<ref name="pr" /> However, in its unfinished state, the song leaked out in 2008.<ref name="pr" /> It was subsequently pulled from Akon's track listing for his 2008 album, ''[[Freedom (Akon album)|Freedom]]''.{{Fact}} |
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Akon comments, “The world was not ready to hear "Hold My Hand" when it leaked a couple years ago. We were devastated about it. But its time has definitely come; now in its final state, it has become an incredible, beautiful, anthemic song. I’m so proud to have had the chance to work with Michael, one of my all time idols.”<ref name="pr" /> |
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Before the official release of the song, Akon stated that the final version would have more of Jackson's vocals.{{Fact}} The song was released globally on Monday, November 15th at 12:01am EST and was available to stream from Jackson's official website.<ref name="pr" /> |
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Jackson's nephew, Taj Jackson, posted a message saying that his uncle was proud of the song, "I'll never forget that smile he had on his face as the song played through the speakers [in his room] at the Palms Hotel in Vegas."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/15/michael.jackson.single/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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The song was released to good initial reviews.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12151795</ref> Ashante Infantry, entertainment reporter for the [[Toronto Star]] called it a "catchy, well-meaning addition to Jackson's catalog." Said Infantry, "Buoyed by strings and a backing chorus, the singer applies his angelic tenor to soaring phrasing that models the uplifting purport of the tune’s love and unity lyrics in the spirit of 1995’s 'You Are Not Alone,' Jackson’s last No. 1 hit."<ref>http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/891005--review-michael-jackson-back-to-form-with-akon-duet</ref> Joe Vogel of the [[Huffington Post]] called it "a simple, but powerful song that embodies so much of what fans loved about Michael Jackson."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-vogel/review-hold-my-hand-micha_b_783420.html</ref> Gerrick D. Kennedy of the [[Los Angeles Times]] music blog wrote that the "mid-tempo uplifting track is classic M.J."<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/michael-jackson-fans-shouldnt-question-new-single-hold-my-hand.html</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of unreleased Michael Jackson material]] |
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* [[Death of Michael Jackson]] |
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* [[List of works published posthumously]] |
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{{Michael Jackson singles}} |
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{{Akon}} |
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{{Song-stub}} |
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[[Category:2010 singles]] |
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[[Category:Michael Jackson songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Michael Jackson]] |
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[[Category:Posthumous songs]] |
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[[Category:Pop ballads]] |
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[[Category:Rhythm and blues ballads]] |
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[[Category:Vocal duets]] |
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[[az:Hold My Hand]] |
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Revision as of 18:34, 16 November 2010
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