IJCSLY Single with "Don't Be Messin' Round" bonus track [Discussion]

[Lucilla]

From The Estate

Thanks to you, the fans, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Singles Sales Chart in a top five that includes Carly Ray Jepsen, Calvin Harris, Justin Bieber and Coldplay/Rihanna! This chart ranks the best-selling physically-released singles of the week. The CD single was released last week exclusively at Walmart as part of the promotions leading up to the 25th anniversary reissue of Jackson's 1987 "Bad" album. For the full press release check MichaelJackson.com tomorrow!

[bobmoo79]

I don't understand why the single is available only in CD format...

It's because they know this song will not be played on main stream radio in high rotation and so cannot chart on the proper singles chart. If released as a formal digial single nobody will buy it because they have no reason to - people already own it on the multitude of greatest hits packages released over the years. Because they have chosen to re-release the original single their options to claim success are limited. By making it available in physical formats only they can try to make them 'collectible' by putting numbers on them to appeal to fans AND because sales of physical formats are so low they can claim to have a #1 single (even though the chart they refer to is irrelevant in today's music market). It's marketing pure and simple. People who don't know much about charts will see "#1 single!" and be impressed. As you may have seen from my previous posts I'm not. (I promise to stop moaning about it now)

[Hess]

Great news.

And can't wait to check out MJ.com tomorrow. - Maybe it will be the all new BAD25 page?

[8701girl]

Originally Posted by love is magical
I don't understand why the single is available only in CD format...

I think its cool that its being released in cd format as it make me feel like a kid again lol

[chacal]

MICHAEL JACKSON'S BAD 25 ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ALREADY HAS ITS FIRST #1 SINGLE

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" / "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)" CD Single Debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart

New York, NY - On June 5, the original first single from Michael Jackson's landmark album BAD, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," was re-released as a CD Single with a never-before released bonus track called "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)." In its first week this Wal-Mart exclusive CD single was scooped up by fans, giving Michael a #1 debut on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart in a top five that includes Carly Rae Jepsen, Calvin Harris, Justin Bieber and Coldplay/Rihanna.

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was written and composed by Michael Jackson and performed as a duet with Siedah Garrett. The song became the first of five consecutive number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits from Jackson's BAD album. It also reached number one on the Billboard R&B and adult contemporary charts. "Don't Be Messin' Around" is a previously unreleased demo from the singer's vaults which was recorded during the BAD sessions.

On September 18th, the Estate of Michael Jackson along with Epic/Legacy Recordings will release BAD 25, which includes three CDs, two collectible booklets, and features the first-ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the record breaking BAD tour, the concert at Wembley Stadium on July 16, 1988 attended by Princess Diana, Prince Charles and a sold-out crowd of 72,000 fans.

More details on this and other exciting projects relating to BAD's 25th anniversary will be announced soon. Get updated first by signing up for the official MJ Newsletter.

[david_mj]

I posted this on the billboard thread not sure where it should go, so I have added it here too, I hope this is not a problem.

Hi,

I have just joined the MJ community to enjoy the Bad 25 celebrations and wanted to point out a potential problem with the IJCSLY single.

The Right channel appears to be wobbly and distorted. If you compare it to any other copy, this has got a wobble like you get when you listen to an old cassette or an old walkman with the headphones not fully plugged in. Perhaps this occurred when dubbed to this particular single but concerning nonetheless

Could someone please contact the estate to check the version on the new album will not have the same problem.

Apologies for being a bearer of bad news on my first post but I wanted to try and correct this before the main event in the Autumn.

Regards David

[OnirMJ]

Roger Friedman "attacks" again:

Michael Jackson: Epic Botching of Great Unreleased Single from “Bad” Album

Today is the third anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. (Also the the third anniversary of Farrah Fawcett’s passing, FYI.) Epic Records cannot get Michael’s posthumous recordings out properly. Way back I told you that Michael’s longtime engineer Bruce Swedien had one extra track from “Bad”–the same one the late Frank DiLeo remembered as being outstanding. It was called “Don’t Be Messin’ Around.” I wrote about it here: http://www.showbiz411.com/2009/07/02...o-bruce-swedie.

So it turns out that three weeks ago, on June 5th, Epic released “Don’t Be Messin’ Around” as the B side of the reissued “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” the original single from the “Bad” album.I spoke to Bruce a few minutes ago. He says the track is NOT a demo, it’s the finished track. “Michael didn’t make demos. He played piano on that track. That’s the record.” Sony did not consult Swedien about the track. They did send Spike Lee down to interview him for a video they’re doing on the “Bad’ 25th anniversary release set for…September. But for now, no publicity.

What??? After all the fighting about the Cascio tracks from the “Michael” album, here was the one track everyone agreed was really Michael, was really from classic sessions, and could have been trumpeted into a big deal. Not only has there been ZERO publicity, but also you can only buy the single at Wal-Mart, and only physically. Not digitally. In 2012. I can’t imagine why Sony/Epic/Legacy and the Michael Jackson estate was unable to do this right. It’s like everything else with Michael Jackson’s post-death recordings. And to think Sony said it made a deal for $200 million. They’re not going to earn it back this way!

http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/06/25...from-bad-album

[Arklove]

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[thiron]

Huh? Is he really telling us that the DBMR version we got isn't a demo? I don't get it, cause it doesn't seem make sense.

[Arklove]

Finally got my CD in the mail today....of all days

[love is magical]

But, DBMA doesn't sound finished. What are they talking about?

[OnirMJ]

But, DBMA doesn't sound finished. What are they talking about?

Roger Friedman bullsh*t again. Of course it is a demo. We have Joe Vogel's wonderful article with informations directly from Matt Forger.

[athina_livadi]

I got my single today and I'm sooooo happyyyy!!!

[MyLifeMJ]

Hey dear friends,

Would you please help me?

i live in Turkey and i bought my CD from Amazon.com. Finally i got it yesterday. but there is a problem i think.

here is the back cover of my cd :



it has Legacy label, i pulled it and could opened the CD .. like this :




but..
when i start to play my CD, names of the songs are in Japanese.. i don't understand??!!



is my CD not original?????


there is no word in Japanese on the CD cover..

thanks in advance for your helps

i L.O.V.E. you all from the bottom of my heart...

it's all for L.O.V.E.

[AMG]

^^
It's original. You must change it manually. ; ))
I had the same problem. : >