List of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson

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Michael Jackson in 1984

Michael Jackson was an American musician and entertainer. He is known to have written, recorded and filmed material that has never been officially released. Many of his unreleased songs have been registered—usually by his company Mijac Music—with professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and EMI Music Publishing.[1] This list, however, only documents the songs explicitly cited as unreleased, and therefore does not contain every unreleased Jackson song registered with such bodies.

In 1993, Jackson—along with Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Joseph Jackson—faced a copyright infringement suit. The lawsuit came after three songwriters alleged that the pop star and his fellow defendants had plagiarized the hits "The Girl Is Mine", "Thriller" and "We Are the World".[2][3] During a seven-hour deposition, Jackson named numerous unreleased songs that he had written or co-written.[1][4] Following the testimony, a nine-member jury found the defendants not guilty.[5]

Many officially unreleased Jackson songs had been scheduled, at one point, for release, through ways such as his six solo studio albums with music label Epic Records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory (1995) and Invincible (2001) and the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997). For varying reasons, the tracks were rejected and, as of 2018, remain unreleased. Jackson's unreleased material includes songs recorded as a solo artist (including covers of songs released by other artists and The Jackson 5 songs) and demo versions, some featuring established artists such as Freddie Mercury and Barry Gibb.

In 2009, after Jackson's sudden death, La Toya Jackson said that she had discovered two hard disks at her brother's home which contain more than 1,000 unreleased songs, many of which were unregistered. It has been said that Jackson, in his lifetime, recorded more than 50,000 songs.

Several of Jackson's songs have been leaked onto the Internet, such as a 24-second segment of "A Place with No Name" leaked by TMZ.com following Jackson's death.[6] At the time of the leak, it was claimed that there were "hundreds" of unreleased songs by Jackson, and that they could be issued for years to come. The curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jim Henke, noted that any future releases would garner significant attention.[7][8][9] On March 16, 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a record-breaking $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017 and release ten posthumous albums—some of which will feature unreleased material—over the next decade.[10]

Key

Denotes songs registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated
Denotes songs registered with EMI Music Publishing
*
Denotes songs cited by Jackson in his 1993 deposition
(Year)Denotes songs registered with the United States Copyright Office and the year of registration
*(Year)
Denotes songs cited by Jackson in his 1993 deposition and the year they were registered with the United States Copyright Office

Songs

Song Writer(s) Notes Ref(s).
"11pm" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • May have been written during the early Dangerous sessions
  • Recorded in 2008
[11]
"A Baby Smiles"*Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1979
  • Reworked 1990
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • Lyrics to the song were featured as a poem titled "When Babies Smile" in the 1992 book Dancing the Dream
[12]
"A Deeper Love"Rodney Jerkins
Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1999 for Invincible
[13]
"A Pretty Face Is"Stevie Wonder
  • Written c. 1974
  • The song was originally intended for The Jackson 5 or as a duet between Wonder and Jackson. The two reportedly recorded the song for Wonder's 1987 Characters album
[13]
"Addams Groove"Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1993
  • Planned song for Addams Family Values movie and the HIStory album.
  • Cancelled due to allegations of 1993
  • Also known as "Family Thing", "Family values", or "Family morales"
  • Multiple snippets leaked online, original was a one minute snippet leaked online in a promotional video from www.inthestudiowithmj.com
  • Full demo leaked online in medium quality.
[13]
"Adore You" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Written and recorded in 2000 during Michael Jackson's Invincible recordings.
  • Reworked in 2008
[14]
”Al Capone Ft. Roger TroutmanMichael Jackson
  • Written and Recorded during the Bad sessions in 1985.
  • Version without Roger Troutman released posthumously on Bad 25
  • During early stages of working on the Bad album, Michael sought out the legendary composer and Zapp band member, Roger Troutman. “Michael Jackson called me to work on Bad. He said he was impressed with my song ‘The Dance Floor’ and liked its guitar sound. I actually went to his house and worked with him.”
  • John Barnes later recalled, “He worked with us on several early Bad tracks. It wasn’t kept, but it felt and sounded great. Al Capone had Roger as a guest musician. The track was mostly done when he came in.”
  • Another version exists, using gunshot samples, a sampled line from Little Caesar and James Brown vocals sampled from some of his songs, according to Xscape Origins by Damien Shields.
[15]
”All The Truth You Need”Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
  • One of the 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren
  • Title leaked in a video by Shana Mangatal
[16]
”Alright Now”Michael Jackson
John Barnes
  • Written and recorded in 1989 during the Dangerous sessions
-
"Angel"Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Recorded by Jackson around 1998
  • Had been scheduled to be featured on a shelved greatest hits compilation
  • Possible short snippets and instrumental are online
[17]
”Apocalypse Now”Michael Jackson
  • Recorded during the Bad sessions (1985-1987)
  • Track consists of numerous military cadences composed by drummer John Robinson. “There was a track I did called ‘Apocalypse Now’ that I wrote six and a half minutes of military drum cadences for. I brought in Don Williams, Dan Greco, and Bob Zimmitti. We recorded with four field snares, four piccolo snares, two sets of piatti, and one gran casa. It was a very hip tune, but it never made the record.”
[18]
"Attitude"Michael Jackson
Kathy Wakefield
Michel Pierre
  • Recorded during Thriller sessions
  • Failed to make the Thriller album
  • Snippet leaked online
[19]
”Baby's on Fire”Michael Jackson
Ryan Groves
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[20]
”Bad Girl”*Michael Jackson [21]
”Bang Your Head” (2010)Michael Jackson
Theron Feemster
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[22]
"Basszouille"Michael Jackson
Bruce Swedien
  • Written in 1994 but failed to make Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album
[23]
"Be Me 4 a Day"Michael Jackson
Gray Calix Days
  • Written in 1987
  • Also known as "Be me for a day", "Just for one day be Michael", "Just for a Day", "Me 4 a Day" and "Be Michael"
[24]
"Belong 2"Michael Jackson
Teddy Riley
  • Written and recorded in 1999 for Jackson's album Invincible
[25]
"Bio"Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 1997
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Was one of the first songs written for Invincible
[26]
"Bottle of Smoke"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded during the Dangerous album sessions (1989-1991)
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album.
[27]
"Bottom of My Heart” (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 2005
  • Evolved from I Have This Dream
[28]
"Boy No” (2009, 2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
[29]
”Breaking”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2004
[30]
"Breathe"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2009
  • Planned for the cancelled "This Is It" concerts
  • The last song recorded in Jackson's lifetime
  • Demo titled as "River Ripple"
[27]
”Breed”Michael Jackson
  • A mellow piece written in June 2009, three weeks prior to his death
[31]
”Broken Chair” (2010)Michael Jackson
Theron Feemster
  • Written and recorded during the Bad sessions
  • Reworked in 2008
[32]
”Bubbles”Michael Jackson
  • Recorded during the Dangerous sessions
[33]
"Buffalo Bill"*Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1983 for The Jacksons' Victory album in 1984. The song is about William Cody.
  • Planned for Michael's BAD album but shelved
[34]
"Coco Butter" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
  • Song title found on note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Recorded in 2008
  • Also known as Butter Funk
[34]
"California Grass"*Michael Jackson
  • Completed in 2003.
[35]
”Call It Off”Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
  • One of the 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren
  • Title leaked in a video by Shana Mangatal
[36]
”Can You”Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • Recorded in 2006 with will.i.am
  • May have incomplete vocals
[37]
”Can You Feel Me”Michael Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Todd Gaither
Teddy Riley
  • Possibly written in the 90s
[38]
"Can't Stop Loving You"Michael Jackson [39]
"Carry On"Michael Jackson
Barry Gibb
  • Written in 2007
  • Referenced in note in Jackson's bedroom
[39]
”Casino Night”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2008 in Las Vegas
[40]
”Changes (1)”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1985 for “Bad”
  • revisited during “HIStory” sessions (1994-1995)
[41]
"Changes (2)" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Song title found on note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Recorded in 2008
[34]
"Cheater Ft. Fats"Michael Jackson
  • Reworked during Invincible sessions (1999-2001)
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Features rapper "Fats"
  • Also known as “Cheater 2001”
  • Instrumental snippet and a very low quality snippet with vocals leaked online
  • Song title listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[39]
"Chicago 1945"Steve Porcaro
  • Written and recorded during the “Victory” era (1983-84)
  • Also known as “Chicago Nights”
  • Unrelated to "Al Capone" and "Smooth Criminal"
  • Considered for Xscape album but was rejected by the songwriter because of its inevitability of being remixed
  • The song was reworked during the Invincible sessions and later at Neverland in 2004.
  • The lyrics tell a story about three girls who went out at night and disappeared .
  • Hook is "Three girls disappeared on a cold windy night, never to be found again, never to be found again! Who solved the mystery late Chicago night? You can’t hide the truth so won’t ya turn on the light?".
[42]
”Children's Holiday”Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1995
  • Recorded by J-Friends and released as a single in 1995
[43]
"Color of My Soul"Michael Jackson
  • Michael's brother, Randy Jackson, recorded a demo titled "Color of Love".
  • Written in 2000.
  • Possibly recorded in 2006 with Whitney Houston's background vocals.
[42]
"Crack Kills"*Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1986
  • An anti-drug track that was planned to be a collaboration with rappers Run–D.M.C. for Jackson's Bad album, but never materialised and was never finished.
  • Lyrics consisting of two verses put up for auction in November 2005, and again on the Internet auction site eBay a year later.
  • Run–D.M.C.'s verse was released on the remastered version of Tougher Than Leather.
  • DMC claims the song wasn't finished due to an incident where Bubbles accidentally bit Jam Master Jay according to an interview he gave to HipHopStan.com, which is available to watch on YouTube and he also noted the experience they had with Michael Jackson was positive rather than negative as rumored.
  • Run–D.M.C. was thanked on the Bad album regardless.
[44]
”Creepin’ In”Michael Jackson
  • Written in 2000
[45]
”Crush”Michael Jackson [46]
”Cry (1)”*Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1991
  • Unknown if related to the Invincible song with the same title.
[47]
”Cry (2)”Michael Jackson
Marsha Ambrosius
  • Written in June 2009 before his death
  • Ambrosius performed a snippet of the song at the Jazz Cafe in London in July 2009 as a tribute
  • Snippet leaked online
[48]
"Coco Butter"Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
  • Title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Also known as "Butter Funk"
  • snippet leaked online
[14]
"D.I.E." (2010)Michael Jackson
Ron Feemster
  • Found on a list taped to the wall in Jackson's bedroom on June 25
  • Stands for "Dance Is Entertainment"
  • Written and recorded in 2008.
[49]
"Dark Lady"Michael Jackson
Ron Feemster
  • Song title found on note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[50]
"Days in Gloucestershire" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Also known as "Gloucestershire"
  • Written and recorded in 2004
  • Leaked online
[51]
"Dead or Alive"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2004.
  • A Fanmade instrumental is online
[51]
"Deep in the Night"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded in 1990 during the Dangerous sessions
  • One of the 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren
  • Title was found listed in a recording studio along with Fever and Superfly Sister
  • Run time: 3:47
  • Full demo in LQ leaked online
[51]
"Delilah" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[52]
"Destruction"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2005
  • Sequel to "Scream"
  • Duet with Janet Jackson
  • Planned for Janet's comeback album, "Unbreakable", but was cancelled
[51]
"Dig It"John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
  • Song from The Beatles
  • Michael Jackson has been recorded in studio singing a little part of this song when he was talking to his team.
[51]
”Disco Kids”James Whitney
  • Written and recorded between 1976-1979
  • Failed to make the Off the Wall album
[53]
"Don't Make Me Stay" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
[51]
"Don't Matter To Me"Michael Jackson
Paul Anka
  • Written and recorded in 1983 with Paul Anka
  • The chorus of the song was featured in Drake's song with the same name
  • One of several songs the two worked on together
[27]
"Do You Love Me?"Michael Jackson
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Would have been written and recorded around 1998
  • Run time: 6:17
[54]
"Do You Want Me?"Sisqó
Dru Hill
  • Would have been written and recorded around 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Unknown if related to "Do You Love Me?"
[54]
"Doing Dirty"Michael Jackson
Marlon Jackson
[55]
”Don’t Believe It”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
  • Title leaked in a video by Shana Mangatal
[56]
"Dreams"Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1993
[57]
"Eaten Alive"Michael Jackson
Maurice Gibb
Barry Gibb
  • Original version of the song written by the Gibb brothers from the Bee Gees, but was reworked by Michael Jackson
  • Later recorded by Diana Ross and released on the Eaten Alive album in 1985 with vocal backgrounds by Michael Jackson
[58]
"Ekam Satyam (The One Truth)"A.R. Rahman
A.R. Parthasarathi
Kanika Myer Bharat
  • Recorded as a duet around September 1999 with Jackson (singing in English) and singer Rahman (singing in Sanskrit language)
  • Intended to be on the rumored upcoming album in 2003 but cancelled
[59]
"Elizabeth, I Love You"Michael Jackson
  • Written and performed by Michael Jackson as a tribute to his friend Elizabeth Taylor in 1997
  • Also known as “Elizabeth”
  • 1 1/2 Minutes of studio CD version leaked
[59]
"Everybody Wants to Be a Movie Star"Michael Jackson
  • Listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[60]
"Faces"Michael Jackson
  • Failed to make the HIStory album
  • Also known as "Face"
  • The song is about African pride
  • Michael Jackson has never recorded any vocals on this track except the introduction words
  • Originally intended to feature a spoken intro by South African Nelson Mandela made by Jackson on the demo
  • Features a performance by the percussion group STOMP
  • The song has never been completed due to Mandela's advisors not allowing him to send back the song to Jackson with his intro because of the scandals surrounding him during this time
  • Two short low quality snippets leaked online
[61]
"Fanfare Transition" (1992)Michael Jackson
  • Would have been written and recorded during the Dangerous album sessions (1989-1991)
  • Also named as "Fanfare 1992"
[61]
"Fantasy"*Michael Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
  • Recorded in 1983
[62]
"Far, Far Away"*Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1983
[62]
"Fear"Michael Jackson
  • Written around 1993
  • Failed to make the 1995 HIStory album, remains unreleased in 2018
[63]
"Ferry Across the Mersey"Michael Jackson
Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain
  • Would have been written and recorded in 2005
[64]
"Fever"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded in 1990 during Dangerous sessions
  • Title was found listed in a recording studio along with Deep in the Night and Superfly Sister
  • One of around 20–25 songs Jackson been working with Bryan Loren
[63]
"Fire" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[65]
"For the World" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
[51]
"From The Bottom of My Heart"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded around 2005/2006 as a charity single recording for the victims of Hurricane Katrina
  • Worked on again in 2008
  • One of the last songs worked by Michael Jackson before his death in 2009
[66]
”Get Around”Michael Jackson
  • Written and Recorded during the Bad Sessions (1987)
  • Later reworked during the Invincible sessions (2000)
[67]
"Get Your Weight Off Of Me"Michael Jackson
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
LaShawn Daniels
  • Written and recorded in 2001 during the Invincible sessions with Rodney Jerkins (1999-2001)
  • Finalized and mixed in 2004
  • One of numerous tracks recorded with Rodney Jerkins that is vocally complete and ready for release
  • Often referred to with the wrong title ("Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me")
  • Only three very short (6/2/2 seconds) snippets are online
  • Much fake audio, fake lyrics and fan-made mixes based on the 6-seconds-snippet online
  • Run time: 5:17
  • Song was selled on CD as "Never heard before" and "With full vocals", but soon disc was removed from sales.
[68]
"Ghost of Another Lover"Michael Jackson
  • Also known as "Ghost of Another Girl" and "Ghost of Another Love"
  • From the "Dangerous" sessions (1989-1991)
  • Song title found on note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Full demo leaked online in low quality without the full intro
  • Has incomplete vocals
[69]
"Goin' to Rio"*Michael Jackson
Carole Bayer Sager
  • Would have been written around the late 70's.
  • Failed to make Off the Wall
[70]
”Goodness Knows”James Whitney
  • Written and recorded between 1976-1979
  • Failed to make the Off the Wall album due to disagreements around publishing rights
[71]
"Got To Find A Way Somehow" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1979
  • Failed to make "Off the Wall"
[72]
”Granite”Michael Jackson [73]
"Green Hornet Groove" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
[51]
"Groove of Midnight"Rod Temperton
  • From the "Bad" album sessions (1986-1987)
  • A short demo snippet by Jackson surfaced online in 2003 in low quality
  • Was later recorded by singer/songwriter Siedah Garrett for her debut solo album
[74]
"Halloween Night"Michael Jackson
  • Supposed to have been written and recorded around 2004
  • Would feature a guitar solo by Slash
[75]
"Heaven Is Here"Michael Jackson
  • Supposed to have been written and recorded during the "Dangerous" album sessions
[35]
"He Who Makes The Sky Grey"Jermaine Jackson
Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain
  • Would features vocals by Jackson
  • Would have been written and recorded in 2005
[76]
"Higher Ground"Stevie Wonder
  • A Stevie Wonder song that musician Donny Osmond confirmed he had been working with Jackson on in a 2003 television interview
  • Recorded in 2003
[75]
"Holiday Inn" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1976
  • Recorded in 1984
[77]
"Hollywood" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Original title of "Hollywood Tonight"
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Reworked in 2007
  • Leaked online
[78]
"Hot Fever" (1985)Michael Jackson [77]
"Hot Fun In The Summertime"Sly Stone
  • Would have been recorded during or just after the Dangerous album sessions
  • Cover song of Sly Stone
  • Would features vocals parts by Mary J Blige & D Angelo
  • A new version would have been completed in 2012, was planned for "Xscape", but was cancelled
  • Snippet leaked
[79]
"Hot Street"Rod Temperton
  • Recorded during the Thriller album sessions (1981-1982)
  • The early demo of this song is called "Slapstick".
  • Failed to make the Thriller album.
  • In the 1993 deposition Michael is quoted as saying "Yes I like 'Hot street', but Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton said it wasn't good enough."
  • Leaked online
[77]
”House Of Style”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded c.2003
  • Planned for release on the cancelled 2003 album “Resurrection”
[80]
"H2O" (2010)Michael Jackson
Ron Feemster
  • Title found on a note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[77]
"I Am A loser" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Also known as "I Am the Loser"
  • Early version of "I Was the Loser"
  • Written and recorded around January 2003
  • Leaked online
  • Jackson's daughter, Paris, was to have sung with her father to some degree, but it never materialized.
[81]
"I Am Forever"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2009
  • Planned to be the final song for the final night of the cancelled "This Is It" concerts
  • Demo version of "Best of Joy"
  • snippet Leaked online in low quality
[82]
"I Am That One"Michael Jackson
  • Listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[60]
"I Can't Get You Off My Mind"Michael Jackson
  • Jackson worked on the song in the early 1970s
  • A demo version/mono acetate is known to exist
  • Snippet leaked online
[83]
"I Don't Live Here Anymore"Michael Jackson
  • Written c. 2001
  • Also known by the title "I Don't Live Anymore"
  • Was supposed to be a promo for a shelved 2002 album.
[84]
"I Forgive You"*Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2007 possibly with will.i.am.
[85]
"I Have This Dream"Michael Jackson
Carole Bayer Sager
David Foster
  • Written in 1998
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Sager described as "a song to take us into the year 2000 with hope. Our song will be a celebration of the changing times, a song for the future, which I expect will be bright."
  • Re-written as "Bottom of My Heart" (see above).
  • Also known as "I Have a Dream"
  • An instrumental version leaked online in 2006.
[86]
”I Have This Love of Me”Michael Jackson [87]
"I Just Wanna Be Held By You" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[88]
"I Love You"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2004
  • According to Jackson, it's the best song about Love
[86]
"I Love You More"(2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
  • Written and recorded in 2008
  • Recorded by Jackson featuring Britney Spears
  • According to Jackson, it's a continuation of the song "I Love You" (see above)
  • Also known as "I Love You Too"
[86]
"I Was The Loser"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Formerly known as “I Am A Loser” (2003)
  • Revisited in 2008 as “I Was The Loser”
  • Also known as "The Loser" and “I Was A Loser”
  • This song is cited, among others, on a list found taped to the wall in Jackson's bedroom on June 25,2009.
  • Short snippets are online, but are probably fake.
[86]
”I Will Miss You”Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • Recorded in 2006
  • Meant as a tribute to James Brown who passed in late 2006
  • One of three tracks recorded with will.i.am that has completed vocals
[89]
”If We Still Love”Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • Recorded in 2007 with will.i.am
  • May have unfinished, but has complete vocals
[90]
"If You Don't Love Me"Michael Jackson
Bill Bottrell
  • Written and recorded in 1991
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album.
  • Leaked online in 2006
[91]
”I’m Dreamin’”Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • Recorded in 2006
  • Also known as “Dreamin’”
  • One of three tracks recorded with will.i.am that has completed vocals
  • Instrumental snippets are online
[92]
"I'm Into Something Good"Michael Jackson
Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain
  • Would have been written and recorded in 2005
[93]
"I'm Still the King"Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • One of the songs Jackson worked on with will.i.am in 2006
  • Also known as "Still the King"
  • Failed to make the Michael album
  • One of three tracks recorded with will.i.am that has completed vocals
  • Instrumental snippets are online
[78]
”In The Future”Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • Recorded in 2006 with will.i.am
  • Also known as “The Future”
  • May have incomplete vocals
[94]
"In the Valley"*Michael Jackson
  • May have written in the 1990s
  • Recorded with Tyrese Gibson during "Invincible" sessions
  • While working on the song, Michael found the song "2000 Watts" and included it on "Invincible"
[95]
"Innocent Man"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded around 1994
  • Failed to make the HIStory album
  • Reworked in 2008
  • Also known as “The Innocent Man”
  • Lyrics auctioned off in 2009
  • Hook is “If they won’t take me to Cairo, then Lord where will I go? I’ll die a man without a country and only God knew I’m innocent now.”
[96]
”In the Life of Chico”Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1979
[97]
"Iowa"Michael Jackson
  • "I have seen him write things which I don't think the public will ever hear," said Janet Jackson. "He has a song called 'Iowa' that he wrote. People will never hear that song. Just before he left to film The Wiz, he put all the songs he had written on to tape in the studio in our parents' house. Not one of them has been heard and those were songs to cry for. There are things that he's written for orchestras that are classical music, I swear to you. Like something by Bach or Beethoven."
  • Supposed to have been recorded around 1977
[98]
"Is She Coming Back to Me"Michael Jackson
  • Listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[60]
”It”Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
  • One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren
[99]
”It’s Not Worth It”Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Brandy Norwood
Michael Jackson
  • Written during the Invincible sessions
  • Originally intended for Jackson, who rejected it after recording background vocals
  • Song later given to Brandy and released in 2002 on her Full Moon album
[100]
“Jane Is A Groupie”Michael Jackson
Sly Stone
  • Written and recorded during “Dangerous” album sessions (1989-1990)
  • Incomplete and repetitive draft
  • A 1:43 minute snippet leaked online in low quality.
  • Run time: 3:43
[101]
"Joy"Michael Jackson
Teddy Riley
  • Written and recorded during the "Dangerous" album sessions
  • A different version of the song "Someone put your hand out" by Michael Jackson contains the instrumental version of "Joy" by Blackstreet.
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • Riley mentioned "Joy" in a radio interview that Jackson had recorded a solo version of this track and that he would endeavour to hand the tapes over to the Estate.
  • A fake version of "Joy" by voice-alike singer Marcus Williams is online
  • Later released as a single for Blackstreet's 1994 debut album.
[102]
"Jungle" (2010)Michael Jackson
Dr. Freeze
  • Written and recorded in 1998
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
[103]
"Just Remember"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded in 2008.
[104]
"Khalifa"Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  • Written and recorded in 2005 to raise funds for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2005
[105]
"Kick It"Michael Jackson
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
  • Written and recorded during the Invincible sessions.
[106]
"King of My Heart" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[107]
"King Tutankhamun" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 2005 for a potential film of the same name Jackson was interested in starring in at the time.
[104]
"Kentucky"*Michael Jackson
  • Written in the mid-1970s
  • Recorded around 1975
[106]
"Kreeton Overture" (1984)Michael Jackson
Jai Winding
Marty Paich
Patrick Leonard
  • Written in 1984 for the opening of The Jacksons' Victory Tour
[108]
"Lady of Summer"(2010)Michael Jackson
Ron Feemster
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[109]
"Learned My Lesson" (1985)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1981
  • Two versions of the song were registered with the United States Copyright Office.
  • Alternate recording of "Much Too Soon" featuring either alternate lyrics or music.
[77]
"Let Him Burn"Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • One of the songs Jackson worked on with will.i.am in 2006
  • Also known as “Let Them Burn”
  • Failed to make the Michael album
  • May have incomplete vocals
  • Short instrumental snippet is online
[78]
"Light the Way"(2010)Michael Jackson
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  • Written and recorded in 2005
[106]
"Little Girls"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly recorded for Dangerous album
[110]
"Llama Lola"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly recorded for Dangerous album
[110]
"Lonely Bird"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly recorded for Dangerous album
[111]
"Lonely Man"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly recorded for Dangerous album
[111]
"Lucy Is In Love With Linus"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly recorded for Dangerous album
[112]
"Make a Wish"*Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1982
  • May have reworked 1990
[113]
"Make or Break"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1986
  • Failed to make the Bad album
  • Also known as "For God's Sake", and "Make a Break".
[114]
"Make No Mistakes" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[115]
"Maybe We Can Do It"Michael Jackson
Rodney Jerkins
Sean Combs
  • Written and recorded in 2000/2001
  • Features Sean Combs
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
[116]
"Man in Black"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded during the dangerous album sessions (1989-1991)
  • Planned for release on the later cancelled greatest hits compilation album "Decade 1979-1989"
  • One of around 20–25 songs that Michael and Bryan Loren worked on
  • A low quality snippet streamed, followed by being taken and uploaded onto the internet in 2018. Some snippets have followed the first leak.
  • Mostly instrumental, with Jackson singing the choruses throughout, and a more complete version is rumoured to exist.
  • Hook is “But the man in black, they say, get the man in black, I want the man”
  • Run time: 6:00
[117]
"Michael's Affirmation" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[118]
"Michael McKellar"*Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1991
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • Reworked during the HIStory sessions
  • Failed to make the HIStory album
[119]
"Midnight Man"Rod Temperton
  • Written and recorded in 1981 during Thriller sessions
  • Evolved into "Thriller"
  • On coming up with the title "Thriller", Rod Temperton said, "I went back to the hotel, wrote two or three hundred titles and came up with Midnight Man. The next morning I woke up and I just said this word. Something in my head just said, 'This is the title'. You could visualise it at the top of the Billboard charts. You could see the merchandising for this one word, how it jumped off the page as 'Thriller'."
[120]
"MJ Melody" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1982
  • Recorded in 1992
[121]
"Monster" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 1997 during the Invincible sessions
  • Short snippet leaked online
  • Reworked in 2008
  • Completely unrelated to track on Michael album with the same name
  • Bassist CJ DeVillar (produced "Break of Dawn") revealed the song in an interview "Now, I guess Monster is the name of it - the hook I recorded, he sang "you created a monster", There was an orchestra laid out, huge amount of percussion... It was very experimental. It sounded like a very personal Michael Jackson song to me. It was like one of his SGT Pepper songs, that he went kind of 'art' instead of hitting us with 'pop'. He reached down to a different place with this song, it's more challenging to listen to."
[122]
"Mother Dear"Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1990
  • Lyrics were featured as a poem titled "Mother" in the 1992 book Dancing the Dream
[123]
"My Best Friend" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[124]
"Neverland Landing"* (2010)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1988
  • Demo possibly recorded during the early Dangerous sessions
  • Reworked during the HIStory sessions
  • Failed to make the HIStory album
  • Reworked in 2008
[125]
"Night Line"Glen Ballard
Brie Howard
Davey Faragher
  • Written and recorded during the "Thriller" album sessions (1981-1982)
  • Failed to make the Thriller album
  • Full song leaked on the internet in high stereo quality
  • Also known as "Nite Line"
  • Written and composed by Glen Ballard, Davey Faragher, Brie Howard
  • As Michael and his team rejected "Night Line", it was instead given and recorded by The Pointer Sisters on Break out in 1983.
[126]
"Not Guilty"George Harrison
  • Recorded in 1994 after winning the trials
  • Failed to make the History album
  • Featured The Notorious B.I.G.
[127]
"Nursery Rhymes" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[128]
"Nymphette Lover" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1981
  • Failed to make the Thriller album
[129]
"Ode to Sorrow" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1977
  • Recorded in 1984
[130]
"On My Anger"Michael Jackson
Teddy Riley
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • An 4-seconds snippet leaked online and a full version leaked online with Pressure and Soldiers Entrance
[131]
"Painting by Numbers"Steve Porcaro
  • Written and possibly recorded in 2004
[132]
"Pajamas" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[133]
"Peaceful Journey"Michael Jackson
Edward Ferrell
Dwight Myers
  • Written and recorded in 2009
[134]
"People Have to Make Some Kind of Joke"*Michael Jackson
  • Possibly written at some point in the early 1990s
[135]
"People of the World"Michael Jackson
J Friends
  • Written and produced in 1998 for the Japanese fund raising group J-Friends. The song was released by J-Friends on January 13, 1999.
  • Original demo leaked online
[135]
"Perfection" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[136]
"Peter Pan"Michael Jackson
  • Song mentioned by Jackson on the 1993 CD The Michael Jackson Interview
  • Written and recorded in 1983
[137]
"Photographs" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[138]
"Pray for Peace"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written and recorded in 2008
[106]
"Pressure (1)"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • One of the 20-25 tracks worked on with Bryan Loren
[139]
"Pressure (2)"Michael Jackson
Rodney Jerkins
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Short snippet is online
[140]
"Pyramid Girl"Michael Jackson [141]
"Rampage"Rodney Jerkins
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Snippet leaked by Jerkins.
"Red Eye" (2010)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1991
  • Reworked in 2008
[142]
"Remember This Night"Michael Jackson
Paul McCartney
  • Written and recorded in 1983
"Remember What I Told You"Michael Jackson
  • Listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[60]
"Resurrection"Michael Jackson
  • Working title for cancelled 2003 album
  • Early speculation suggests that it would have been a double album, similar to "HIStory"
  • Another report suggested the album would also feature remixes from "Invincible"
  • Cancelled due to increased speculation around Jackson and "Number Ones" was released instead
  • Several tracks from the album were instead put on the final disc of "The Ultimate Collection"
[143]
”Revolution”Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2001
[144]
"River Ripple"Michael Jackson
  • Instrumental track recorded in 2009, vocals never recorded.
  • Planned for the cancelled "This Is It" concerts
  • It is the last song recorded by Michael Jackson, and was recorded just a few days before his death
  • Original version of "Breathe"
  • Short instrumental snippet is online
[145]
"Rocker" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Song found on note in Jackson's bedroom
  • Also known as "Rock Tonight"
  • Recorded in 2008
[146]
"Rolling the Dice"*Rod Temperton
  • Written and recorded in 1981 for Thriller
  • In the 1993 deposition Michael is quoted as saying "Yes, 'Rolling the Dice' [...] we did a demo that day we rehearsed but we never released it. We never thought it was strong enough."
[147]
"Satisfy"Terry Lewis
James Harris III
[148]
"Saturday Woman"*Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1990/1991 for Dangerous
  • Cited in the book My Friend Michael
[149]
"Saved By the Bell"*Michael Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
  • Written in 1974
[150]
"Seduction"Michael Jackson
Shelby Lee Myrick III
  • Written and recorded in 2000
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Fanmade version by Victor MJ is online
[151]
"Seeing Voices"Sidney Fine
Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1997
  • Song features The Ray Charles Choir
  • Unveiled on May 28, 1999 during a small private event held by co-writer Sidney Fine
  • Leaked online
[152]
"Serious Effect"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Recorded in 1990 for Dangerous
  • One of the songs Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren worked on together
  • Features LL Cool J
  • Scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of Dangerous
  • Leaked online
[152]
"Seven Bright New Stars"Michael Jackson
La Toya Jackson
Joe Jackson
Danny de Pree Brack
[153]
"Seven Digits"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Also known as "7 Digits"
  • One of the 20 songs the pair worked on together
  • Was later considered for inclusion on the Blood on the Dance Floor album, but was replaced by Superfly Sister due to time constraints
  • Song cited in Shana Mangatal book "Michael & Me
[154]
"She Got It"Michael Jackson
Bill Bottrell
Bryan Loren
  • Recorded in 1990 for Dangerous
  • Scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
  • The track was much longer in length, and was edited for a test pressing of the special edition, and the edit was leaked.
[155]
"She's Not a Girl"*Michael Jackson
  • Citied by Jackson at Mexican Depostion in 1993
  • A demo he did at his home studio at Hayvenhurst Encino.
[156]
"She's Not It"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 2002
  • Reworked "Billie Jean"
[157]
"She's Trouble"Sue Shifrin
Bill Livsey
Terry Britten
  • Written and recorded in 1981 for Thriller
  • Also known as "Trouble"
  • Leaked online
  • Later it was recorded by Musical Youth for their 1983 album Different Style!
  • released on Itunes
[158]
"Shut Up & Dance" (2010)Michael Jackson
Michael Prince
  • Written in 1999, failed to make the Invincible album
  • Reworked in 2008
  • Found on a list taped to the wall in Jackson's bedroom on June 25
[156]
"Siegfried & Roy" (1990)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1989 for illusionists Siegfried & Roy
  • Two versions—vocal and instrumental—registered with the United States Copyright Office
  • Thought to be an early version of "Mind Is the Magic"
[159]
"Silent Spring"(2010)Michael Jackson
Ron Feemster
  • Recorded in 2008
  • Title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom
[14]
"Sister Sue"*Michael Jackson[160]
"Slapstick"Rod Temperton
  • Written and recorded in 1982 for Thriller
  • Early version of "Hot Street"
  • Leaked online
[161]
”Slipped Away”Michael Jackson
Marlon Jackson
  • Written in 1980 for the Jacksons album Triumph
[162]
"Soldier's Entrance"Michael Jackson
  • Worked on by Jackson in 1999 with a view to have it featured on the Invincible album
[163]
"Somewhere in Time" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1980
[164]
”Son Of Thriller”Michael Jackson
  • Instrumental track recorded during the “Dangerous” sessions
  • Title leaked in a video by Shana Mangatal
[165]
"Spice of Life"*Rod Temperton
  • Recorded in 1981 for Thriller
  • Later it was recorded by "The Manhattan Transfer" and released on their Bodies and Souls album in 1983
[152]
"Splash We Can Get Wet Babe"Michael Jackson
Joe Jackson (manager)
Danny de Pree Brack
Danny Brack Jr.
  • Written in 1988
[166]
"Stand Tall" (1985)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1981
[167]
"Starlight"*Rod Temperton
  • Recorded in 1981
  • Referred to by Jackson as "Starlight Sun" during his 1993 deposition; he sang, "Starlight ... Starlight Sun ... Gimme some starlight, for a new day has begun"
  • Evolved into "Thriller"
  • Leaked online
[60]
"Starlight Sun"James Horner
  • Recorded in 1985 for Captain EO
  • Ultimately ended up being unused
  • Leaked online in a Rough Cut from 1985
[60]
"Sympathy"*Michael Jackson
Randy Jackson
  • Recorded in 2003 with his brother Randy.
  • Was supposed to be on an album in 2003 but was later cancelled due to trial
  • Demo version recorded December 2, 2002
[60]
"State of Shock"Michael Jackson
Randy Hansen
  • One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury
  • Demo version by Mercury and Jackson was leaked onto the Internet on July 7, 2002 in high quality
  • Different version later released on Victory with Mick Jagger
[168]
"Stay"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written c.1990
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
[169]
"Stop the War"Michael Jackson
Carole Bayer Sager
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
[170]
"Susie" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1978
  • Could have evolved into "Little Susie", a song featured on Jackson's 1995 album HIStory; or "Blood On The Dance Floor", a song featured on Jackson's 1997 album Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix
[171]
"Sweet Music"James Whitney
  • Written and recorded between 1976-1979
  • Failed to make the Off the Wall album
[172]
"Thank Heaven" (1998, 2010)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1998
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Reworked in 2008
[169]
"Thank You for Life"* (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1976
[170]
"That" (1998, 2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 1997
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Reworked in 2008
[173]
"That Kind of Lover"Michael Jackson
Ray Ruffin
  • Written c. 2001
[170]
"The Children's Hour"*Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1991
  • Not to be confused with Children's Holiday
[174]
The Fields of AthenryPete St. John
  • Recorded in 2006 with the Caheraggin Village Choir
[175]
"The Future"Michael Jackson
will.i.am
  • One of the songs Jackson worked on with will.i.am in 2006
  • Also known as "In The Future"
  • Failed to make the Michael album
  • Instrumental snippets are online
[176]
"The Gloved One"Sisqó
  • Written c. 2001
  • Also known as "Gloved One"
  • Written by Sisqó for Jackson
[177]
"The Nightmare of Edgar Allan Poe"Michael Jackson
Walter Afanasieff
  • Written c. 2000
  • Also known as "Edgar Allan Poe"
  • Recorded in 2000 for a canceled indie film of the same name starring Jackson
[149]
"The Pain"Shawn Stockman
Jay Harvey Mason
Rodney Jerkins
  • Written during the Invincible album sessions
[178]
"The Sky Is the Limit"*Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1983
[179]
"The Toy" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1981 for a Richard Pryor movie of the same name.
  • Early version of "Best of Joy"
[180]
"The Truth on Youth" (1990)Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded in 1990 for Dangerous
  • Also known as “Trust On Youth”
  • Features LL Cool J
[181]
"The World Is No Church"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Had been scheduled to released as an album/compilation in 1999
  • One of the unreleased songs from the Invincible sessions
[182]
"Think Twice"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 2008
[173]
"This is It" (1984)Michael Jackson [183]
"This Is Our Time"Michael Jackson
Lauryn Hill
David Foster
  • Written and recorded in 1999
  • Despite rumours to the contrary, the song was not recorded as a duet with Hill.
[184]
"Throwin' Your Life Away" (1988)Michael Jackson
  • Recorded in 1985
  • Failed to make the Bad album
  • Two snippets leaked online. One of a short stretch of verse and another containing the chorus of the song.
[185]
"Too Late to Turn Back Now"Michael Jackson
  • Listed on note in Jackson's bedroom
[60]
"To Satisfy You"Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded in 1990-1992
  • One of the tracks worked on with Bryan Loren
  • Features Jackson on backing vocals
  • Appears on Bryan Loren's 1992 album "Music From The New World" (released in Japan only)
  • Uploaded onto the internet by fans.
[186]
"Tomboy"*(1985)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1985 for "Bad”
  • Features Roger Troutman as guest musician
  • John Barnes recalled that the track was never finished
  • Also known as "Townboy"
[187]
"Tragedy of a Cheer-leader"*Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1991 during Dangerous sessions
[188]
"Tubeway"Michael Jackson
  • Written c. 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
[182]
"Turning Me Off"*Michael Jackson
  • Failed to make the Dangerous album
  • Song cited in Frank Cascio's book "My Friend Michael"
[189]
"Under Your Skin" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1979
  • Also known as "Under My Skin"
[190]
"Universal Woman" (1993)Michael Jackson
Karen Holmes
  • Written in 1993
[191]
"Unknown"Michael Jackson
  • It is unclear whether the song is titled "Unknown" or the song title is unknown.
  • Possibly written in 1999 or 1996
[190]
"Verdicts"Michael Jackson
Bryan Loren
  • Written and recorded in 1990 for Dangerous album
  • One of around 20–25 songs that Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren worked on
[187]
"On the Rain"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1998
[192]
"Vibrationalist"Michael Jackson
Teddy Riley
  • Written c. 1999
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Alternatively titled "The Vibrationalist"
[193]
"Victory"Michael Jackson
Freddie Mercury
  • One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1983
  • Demo version known to exist
[193]
"Walk Away"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
[173]
"Water" (2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
  • Completely unrelated to the Cascio track of the same name
[173]
"We Are the Ones" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1978
[194]
"We Be Ballin'"Michael Jackson [195]
"What A Lonely Way To Go"*Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1975
[196]
"What About Us"Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1988
  • Recorded between June 1989-August 1990 for Dangerous
  • First demo recorded May 1989. Second demo recorded Aug 1990
  • Scheduled for release on the special edition Dangerous album in 2001
  • Original version of "Earth Song"
  • Snippet of first demo leaked online
  • Second demo leaked online
[197]
"What You Do to Me" (1985, 1998)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1985
  • First registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1985
  • Re-registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1998
[198]
"What's A Guy Gotta Do"Pharrell Williams
  • Written in 2000
  • Song was later given to Usher
[199]
"What's It Gonna Be"Michael Jackson [198]
"What's Your Life"*Michael Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
[200]
"When You Wish Upon A Star Medley"Michael Jackson [201]
"Who Is the Girl with Her Hair Down"*Michael Jackson[202]
"Why Can't I Be" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1980 for "Triumph"
[201]
"Why Shy"*Michael Jackson[201]
"Willing and Waiting"Michael Jackson
  • Failed to make the HIStory album
  • Produced by Babyface
  • In an interview, Jackson's assistant engineer said it was one of his favorite songs "A very pretty song - but I think Michael was looking to push things pretty hard on HIStory, Willing and Waiting was maybe a bit softer than the direction he was going"
[201]
"World of Candy"Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Written in 2003
  • Reworked in 2008
  • Also known as Wonderful World of Candy
[203]
''Work That Body'' Michael Jackson

Bryan Loren

  • Written and recorded for Dangerous
  • Planned for the cancelled special edition version of Dangerous
  • Leaked online
  • Originally much longer than what was leaked, as it was edited for use on the special edition, and the leaked version is the edit.
"You Ain't Gonna Change Nothin'"*(1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1975
[204]
"You Are a Liar"*Michael Jackson
  • Failed to make the Invincible album
  • Also known as "You're a Liar" and "You're a Liar, Brother"
[204]
"You Are So Beautiful"Michael Jackson
  • Song Jackson began writing in 2005 as a thank you to his fans for their ongoing support
[205]
"You Not Me"Michael Jackson [206]
"You Told Me Your Lovin'" (1984)Michael Jackson
  • Written in 1979
  • A second version exists, with words and music by Jackson's brother Randy
[207]
"You Are There"(2010)Michael Jackson
Brad Buxer
  • Recorded in 2008
  • Possibly related to You Were There
[173]
"You Were There"Michael Jackson
  • Written and recorded in 1989 for Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Song found on note in Jackson's bedroom
[14]
"You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"Stevie Wonder
  • Originally recorded in 1975 by Jermaine Jackson, with Wonder, Jackie Jackson and Michael on backing vocals
  • Re-cut solo version by Jermaine featured on his 1980 Let's Get Serious album, replacing the original recording featuring brother Michael
[208]

See also

References

Footnotes

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  13. 1 2 3 Halstead, p. 8.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Image: 28-songs-MJ-was-working-on.jpg, (720 × 420 px)". damienshields.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  15. Halstead, pp. 14
  16. Halstead, pp. 17
  17. Halstead, p. 17.
  18. Halstead, p. 15.
  19. Halstead, p. 20.
  20. Halstead, p. 29.
  21. Halstead, p. 22.
  22. Halstead, p. 49.
  23. Halstead, p. 25.
  24. Halstead, p. 26.
  25. Halstead, p. 32.
  26. Smallcombe, p. 649.
  27. 1 2 3 Halstead, p. 51.
  28. Halstead, p. 89.
  29. Halstead, p. 89.
  30. Halstead, p. 58.
  31. Halstead, p. 60
  32. Halstead, p. 180.
  33. Halstead, p. 36.
  34. 1 2 3 Halstead, p. 53.
  35. 1 2 Halstead, p. 389.
  36. Halstead, p. 425.
  37. Halstead, p. 481.
  38. Halstead, p. 67.
  39. 1 2 3 Halstead, p. 388.
  40. Halstead, p. 72.
  41. Shields, p. 63-64
  42. 1 2 Halstead, p. 70.
  43. Halstead, p. 72.
  44. Halstead, p. 73.
  45. Halstead, p. 86.
  46. Halstead, p. 98.
  47. Halstead, p. 79.
  48. Halstead, p. 80.
  49. Halstead, p. 383.
  50. Halstead, p. 383.
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