Akon collaboration, `Hold My Hand,` will debut Monday.By Jocelyn Vena
Michael Jackson fans are eagerly awaiting the December 14 arrival of his posthumous release, simply called Michael, and on Friday (November 12), the album`s official track listing was unveiled. Michael will feature appearances by 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz, as good as a collaboration with Akon called "Take My Hand" that`s set to debut on Monday (November 15).
"Hold My Hand" will be Michael`s lead track. According to an official announcement, Jackson had intended for the strain to be the first official release off the album. His label, Sony, and the executors of his estate reportedly have a handwritten note from the vocalist in which he shares that wish. Another tune, "Breaking News," began streaming on his website this past Monday as a preview for the album.
An early study of "Hold My Hand" was leaked in 2008, but Akon says the interpretation that appears on Michael is the definite one. "The universe was not set to hear `Hold My Hand` when it leaked a couple days ago. We were devastated about it," Akon explained. "But its meter has definitely come; now in its last state, it has become an incredible, beautiful, anthemic song. I`m so proud to make had the opportunity to play with Michael, one of my all time idols."
In 2007, Akon spoke to MTV News about running with Jackson on music, including "Hold My Hand." "Just to be in the same way [with him], I felt like everything I wanted to accomplish in life had already been achieved," Akon said. "That`s how incredible that air [is]. We about to stimulate the public up, man _ You love how you be with someone and you can`t even explain [the feeling]? I used to always sit and wonder, `How does somebody sell so many records and command a solid business genre to a place where nobody can`t be a piece of that without associating [with him]?` The way he thinks _ some artists think regional, some think national, I was thinking international, `til I met him. He thinks planet. It`s on another level."
Here is the complete track listing for Michael Jackson`s Michael, according to Sony Music Entertainment:
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