List of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson

• Instrumental track originally produced by Brad Buxer.
• Later revision produced by Michael Durham Prince exists.

• Lyrics to the song were featured as a poem titled "When A Baby Smiles" in the 1992 book Dancing the Dream
• Written and recorded in 1979 for the Off the Wall album
• Reworked in 1990
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

• Written circa 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

• Written and recorded during the sessions at Neverland which dated from late 2004 to January 2005.
• Only some "background vocals" were recorded by Michael Jackson and a full 30 piece choir.
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Originally written and recorded in the 80's
• Given to Ralph Tresvant to record for his 1990 album Ralph Tresvant
• Michael is doing the background vocals on Ralph's version of the song
• Also known as "All Right Now"

• One of 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren during sessions for the Dangerous album
• Also known as "All The Truth You Need"
• Loren sings the verses on this song, with Michael in the choruses
• Has a runtime of 5:02 minutes

• Written and recorded during the Invincible sessions
• Reworked in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• Also known as "All Of My Children"

• Written and recorded around 1998
• Described as "simply fantastic" by Babyface

• Written and recorded in 1986-87
• The track consists of numerous military cadences composed by drummer John Robinson
• Described by John Robinson in RHYTHM magazine as: "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. I was kind of upset about that."
• Has a runtime of six and a half minutes

Prince

Matt Forger

• Written and recorded in 1986
• The only (known) collaboration between MJ and Prince.
• Fully Complete.
• Described as "very funky with a nice bass and groove"
• Very similar to "Just Good Friends".
• Existence was revealed by Brad Sundberg in 2010. Mentioned by Matt Forger and Bruce Swedien.

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions, later revisited in the HIStory sessions
• Instrumental groove with no vocals.
• Was put up for auction along with other songs such as "Ask DD", "Family Thing", "Revenge", and "The Best Thing".
• Alternatively titled "Ask Rene 3"

• Written and recorded in 1982
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• A fully complete version is known to exist

• Written and recorded in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• Recorded by Black Yussef.
• Also known as "Baby's On Fire" and "Higher Baby's Fire".

• A track dating somewhere between 2007 and 2009.

• Written and recorded in 1994
• Described by assistant engineer Ryan Arnold as a "song using the same instruments as "Little Susie", with a vocal performance that is easily comparable to "Carousel"
• Failed to make the HIStory album
• A fully complete version is known to exist
• Also known as "Basszouille"

• Also known as "Beatboy 2010" among Michael Jackson fans.

• Written and recorded in 1999
• A fully complete version is known to exist

• Written and recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions
• Failed to make the Bad album
• Reworked in 2000
• Vocally complete song and ready for release
• 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"

• The name "Bio" was a working title and was not going to be the final title of the song.
• Written in late 1997 at Brad Buxer's home studio approximately a week after the HIStory World Tour ended.
• One of the first tracks made for Invincible.

• Written by Michael Jackson's long time driver, Gary Hearne, who recorded his own demo to serve as a guide to Jackson.
• A DAT containing Gary Hearne's demo from March 22nd, 2000 was put up for auction in 2018 along with other DATs with "Jungle City", "What More Can I Give", and "The Way You Love Me".

• Written during his stay in Bahrain in 2005 and 2006 for the shelved album promised to be released in late 2007 by 2seas.
• Rough vocal demo is known to exist.

• Recorded in 1994
• Was auctioned on a DAT tape in 2013
• Also known as "Bombay Girls"
• Rough vocal demo is known to exist

• Written and possibly recorded by Jackson in 1989
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

• Instrumental track.
• Completely separate song from another unreleased track by Michael Jackson titled "I Have This Dream".
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Definitely has one verse and a hook recorded.
• One of the instruments sounds like "maybe" a classical guitar, reminiscent of another unreleased Michael Jackson track titled "Days In Gloucestershire".
• It seems the theme of the song is about a vagabond who isn't welcome anywhere.
• The vocals are partially mumbled.
• Lyrics include, "Boy no, we ain't got a place for you to stay".

• The name "Broken Chair" was a working title and a placeholder until lyrics were to be written.
• Instrumental track.
• Features "booming digital drums and rock/electric guitar."
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.
• Track samples sounds from Michael's pet chimp, Bubbles.

• Jackson's first studio collaboration with John Barnes, recorded in 1983 during sessions for the Victory album
• Inspired by poker player Wild Bill Hickok or bison hunter William Cody
• Failed to make the Bad album
• The song is vocally complete and ready for release
• The lyrics include, "Who shot Buffalo Bill? They said shot a lot, did I ever get killed?"

• Instrumental track.

• Unrelated to "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written and recorded in 2003
• It was intended for the compilation album Number Ones, but was replaced by One More Chance

• One of 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren during sessions for the Dangerous album

• Written and recorded in 1991
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• Reworked in 1992
• Failed to make the HIStory album

Teddy Riley

will.i.am

• Worked in 2007

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
• It was given to Blackstreet to record for their 1999 album Finally, without crediting the original writers

• Written in early 2009
• Alternatively known as "Change The World"
• Presented to Jackson during the This Is It rehearsals
• Unknown if Jackson recorded any vocals
• Full writer's demo leaked online

• Worked with John Barnes during the early Bad sessions in the mid-1980s.
• Described as "an upbeat piano-driven demo with rolling drum programming" and "incredibly catchy". Features a "really rough" scratch vocal with Jackson mumbling and humming a melody over the music.
• Revisited during the HIStory sessions, with a gospel performance from the Andraé Crouch choir and a few ad-lib solos added
• Reworked in the 2000s

• Recorded during the consideration of actors for the main role.
• Warner Bros. "went nuts" for the soundtrack and wanted to acquire the songs from Jackson, however they failed to do so because he became upset after they told him that they didn't want him to play the main role in the film. The songs were ultimately shelved.
• The whole soundtrack was recorded in a small studio in Los Angeles.

• Recorded a week after the release of Thriller in 1982
• Vocally complete song about three girls who went out and mysteriously disappeared throughout the night, with a hook of "never to be found again"
• Unrelated to either "Al Capone" or "Smooth Criminal"
• It was saved for the Victory album, with a plan to feature Jermaine Jackson, however the plan was cancelled.
• Failed to make the Bad album
• Revisited during the HIStory and Invincible sessions, but was left off both albums
• Porcaro was approached by the estate about using it on Xscape, but declined to give permission on the basis that the song didn't need any "contemporizing", and that he disapproved of the estate's "straight to remix" approach to Michael's unreleased material.
• Considered for Thriller 40
• According to Porcaro, Michael researched the significant events that occurred in 1930’s and 1940’s Chicago in order to write the lyrics.
• The line "They searched forty days, in the suburbs of the night" is a reference to Michael's song "Billie Jean"
• Also known as "Chicago Nights" during the Invincible recording sessions
• Full song leaked online in LQ on November 13, 2022
• Full song leaked online in HQ on January 27, 2023

• Recorded in 1988 for the Dangerous sessions. This was the first song recorded for the album
• A fully complete version is known to exist.
• Re-recorded in 1990 and 1999
• Song is owned by a discord collector named "Zach".
• The actual tape the song was recorded on was apparently "found somewhere it shouldn't have been". Also known as "The Child" and "Children"

• Written and recorded in 1998
• Recorded as a charity single because of an earthquake that happened in Japan in 1995
• It was given to the Japanese fund raising group J-Friends, along with "People Of The World"
• Original demo by Michael remains unreleased

• Written in 2000
• Known to have been recorded by Jackson, though the date is uncertain
• Michael's brother, Randy Jackson, recorded a demo titled "Color Of Love"
• Also known as "Colors Of My Soul"

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

Darryl McDaniels

Joseph Simmons

• Planned to have been recorded with rappers Run-D.M.C. for Jackson's Bad album, but the collaboration never came into fruition.
• The song was recorded with a full vocal in November 1986 and revisited in early 1987 during the Bad sessions

• Written and recorded in 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Instrumental track

• Written in 2003 and recorded in 2004

• Also known as “Cried”

Marsha Ambrosius

• Worked in 2009

• Written and recorded in 1998 during the Invincible sessions.
• Was mentioned by Michael Prince in a March 2017 episode of MJCast.
• A fully complete version is known to exist.
• Is reportedly at least six minutes in duration.

• Written and recorded in 2008
• Also known as "H2O"
• Features a baseline similar to Queen's "Under Pressure"
• Demo has complete vocals on the choruses and scratch vocals on the verses
• Lyrics include, "Dark lady will get what she wants every time, Dark lady don't know what she is"

• Written and recorded in 2004 at one of the Neverland Ranch's bungalows.
• Also known as "Summers in Gloucestershire" and "Gloucestershire"
• Inspired by Michael's visit with the Jackson 5 to Gloucestershire while on tour three decades earlier; it was still one of his fondest memories.
• Incomplete - includes only one verse and a chorus.
• Leaked online in March 2014

• Written in 2006 and recorded in 2007
• Featuring Whitney Houston

• Written and recorded for the Dangerous album
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren during sessions for Dangerous between 1989-1991
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album
• LQ version leaked online
• Full HQ version of the song leaked online on January 27, 2023

• Recorded between 1976 and 1979

• One of two songs Babyface revealed he had completed with Michael in late 1998, for a solo album by Michael scheduled for 1999, where they were aiming for a 'streeter' sound.

• Written in 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written around 1988–1990 for a shelved greatest hits album

• One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren during sessions for Dangerous between 1989-1991
• Recorded at Loren's house around the time of Thanksgiving or Christmas
• The song is about tabloids, with MJ imitating the voice of journalists, saying things like "strange pictures" and making the sounds of cameras
• The song ends with a beatbox from MJ, with a dialogue between him and Loren behind heard. The two were tired after their long session
• Snippet leaked online by Shana Mangatal in August 2019
• Has a runtime of 5:56 minutes

• Written and recorded in 2009
• Features a scratch vocal
• Only known lyrics are "Don't Make Me Stay"

• Recorded in 1993
• Planned to be featured on the Pepsi commercial of the same name
• Cancelled due to Pepsi terminating their contract with Michael Jackson in 1993
• Fully complete version is known to exist

• Written and recorded during the Victory sessions, according to Steve Porcaro
• Failed to make the Victory album
• This song shows Michael's vocal range and how soft it can get
• Considered for Xscape
• Also known as "Dreams Away"
• Full demo leaked online in LQ on November 13, 2022

• Found in 2009 on one of his lists in his bedroom where he wrote songs that he wants to finish.
• Worked between 2008 and 2009
• Two versions of the song were registered with the United States Copyright Office (On the first Michael Prince is not credited).
• Some sources are stating that "D.I.E." states "Dance Is Entertainment", but this is not confirmed.

• Written in 1990
• Recorded in 2009

• One of Michael's last songs with fully complete vocals. CD was found in Jackson's collection after his death.

• Original version of the song written by the Gibb brothers, but was reworked by Jackson who was granted co-writer credits
• A demo version was recorded by Jackson but remains unreleased.
• Later recorded by Diana Ross

• Written and recorded in 2002
• The song has dark lyrics with suicidal tones, but it's rumored that it's about racism
• Also known as "Endt It"

• Recorded as a duet in 1999 by Jackson (singing in English) and Rahman (singing in Sanskrit)
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and performed by Jackson as a tribute to his friend Elizabeth Taylor in 1997
• No official release, though bootleg recordings taken from the 1997 performance exist
• A shorter, studio version exists

• Written circa 1982
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• Reworked in 2009
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written in 1994
• Failed to make the HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I album
• Also known as "Let Us Dream" and "Face"
• Features a percussive groove performed by STOMP
• Demo features a spoken intro which was intended to be recorded by Nelson Mandela
• Full track leaked online on Oct 26, 2018
• An HQ version of the track was leaked online on Jan 28, 2023

Bryan Loren

• One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren during sessions for Dangerous between 1989-1991.
• Recorded in November 1989.
• Reworked for "HIStory" and "Invincible"

• Written and recorded in 1993 for the Addams Family Values film, but was cancelled due to contractual difficulties with Paramount Pictures
• Alternatively known as "Addams Groove", "Family Affairs", "Family Ties", "Family Values", and "Family Morales"
• Demo was recorded in 1993 with complete vocals on the choruses and scratch vocals on the verses
• Jackson recited additional lyrics to the song during a phone call with Shana Mangatal, it is unknown whether these lyrics were ever recorded
• Full demo leaked online in low quality
• Full song leaked online in HQ on January 28, 2023

• Written in 1992
• Known alternatively as "Fanfare 1992"

• Written and recorded in 1983
• Failed to make the Victory album
• Reworked in 1986

• Written circa 1993
• Failed to make the HIStory album

• Written in 2005
• Was scheduled to be released as a charity recording for the victims of Hurricane Katrina

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.

• A version crediting Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III and LaShawn Daniels was considered for the Invincible album but failed to make the final tracklisting.

• Written and recorded in 1999-2001 during the Invincible sessions.
• Remastered on June 20, 2004.
• Failed to make the Invincible, The Ultimate Collection, Michael, and Xscape albums.
• Included on a 1999 test-pressing of the Invincible album.
• Writers demo recorded in 1998.
• Interpolates the beat from Shabba Ranks's Mr. Loverman.
• Lyrically and melodically similar to "Invincible" and "Privacy".
• Features aggressive verse vocals and ad-libs (similar to “Unbreakable”), but lighter chorus vocals.
• LaShawn Daniels sings background vocals in the chorus.
• The song is completely finished and has full vocals.
• The song's runtime is 5 minutes and 17 seconds with a BPM of 85.
• The song was last discussed during a Sony UK meeting before the release of the "Xscape" album.
• A UK MJ collector bought the 2004 remaster of the song in 2021 for £1K.
• An alternate version with an extra verse and bridge is known to exist
• Many snippets of the song are circulating on the internet since 2010.

• Written and recorded in 1990-91
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• Michael planned to rework this song during the This Is It tour
• LQ version leaked online
• The song was played by Thom Russo at Kingvention 2016.
• Also known as "Ghost Of Another Girl" and "Ghost of Another Love".
• Reworked during the HIStory sessions.
• The track is fully complete and ready for release.
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written and recorded in 1979
• Failed to make the Off The Wall album
• Considered for Thriller album
• Has a poem spoken by Michael at the end

• Written in 1976
• Failed to make the Off the Wall album

• Recorded between 1976 and 1979

• Written in 1979

• Written and recorded in 1986
• Failed to make from the Bad album
• Inspired “Black or White”

• The theme of the song is about creating something the way the sculptor creates great art that stands the test of time and immortalizes his talent.
• Lyrics include, "Let me create them in bronze and iron, so that each generation shall hear my music and appreciate the gift of melody."
• Lyrics leaked online

• Written for the Seth Rogan film of the same name
• Instrumental track

• Written around the Bad era
• A demo by Jackson surfaced on the Internet in 2003

• Wrote for The Simpsons (episode "Stark Raving Dad") performed by Kipp Lennon
• Demo by Michael Jackson leaked in 2007

• Featured vocals by Jackson

• Written in 1976

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.

• Written in 1985
• Failed to make the Bad album
• A demo is known to exist
• Possibly a rework from "Hot Street"
• Evolved into "The Way You Make Me Feel"
• Has a runtime of 4 minutes and 58 seconds

• Written and recorded in 1981-82
• Failed to make the Thriller album as Temperton and Quincy Jones felt that the song was too weak for inclusion
• Was leaked online in 2002 in HQ

• Originally written in 1981 as "The Toy" and was inspired by the Richard Pryor film of the same title
• Reworked under the title "I Am Your Joy" in 1986 and again in 1991
• Re-recorded in 2008 with the title "Best Of Joy"
• Listed as "Best Of Joy" on a handwritten note in Jackson's bedroom, discovered shortly after his passing
• Also known as "I Am Forever"
• Remixed version of "Best Of Joy" released posthumously in 2010 on the Michael album

• Written and recorded in January 2003 as "I Am A Loser"
• Updated in late 2008 as "I Was The Loser" when Michael re-sang the choruses.
• Listed as "The Loser" on a handwritten note in Jackson's bedroom, discovered shortly after his passing
• Original full-length demo of "I Am A Loser" leaked onto the internet in September 2013

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• The only song from the sessions with RedOne that features full vocals by Michael Jackson.
• Described as an "uplifting" song.
• The title of the song remains unconfirmed.
• RedOne has interest in releasing the song as a charity single with an all-star feature like We Are The World.

• Jackson worked on the song in the early 1970s
• A demo version/monoacetate is known to exist

• Written circa 2001
• Also known as "I Don't Live Anymore"
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded in 1981
• Reworked for the Invincible album

David Foster

Carol Bayer Sager

will.i.am

• Tribute to James Brown

will.i.am

• Worked on with Bill Bottrell during the Dangerous sessions, but was described by Bottrell as "a bit of an orphan" for the project.
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
• Was leaked online

• Worked on in 2006 - 2007 with will.i.am
• Also known as "Dreams"
• Song samples "Can't Wake Up (I'm A Blunt)" by KRS-One
• Chorus lyrics are: "I'm dreaming about being in love / I'm floating around and I just can't wake up"
• will.i.am attempted to release the song in 2013, but was unable to receive approval to do so from the Michael Jackson Estate

will.i.am

• Worked in 2006 - 2007
• Also known as "The King" and "Still The King"
• Intended to feature artists influenced by Jackson like Usher and Ne-Yo.
• The song is not finished.
• Unreleased due to will.i.am not wanting to release without Jackson's permission (which is now impossible due to his death)[44]

• Written in 1979
• Failed to make the Off The Wall album
• Lyrics were found on a notebook from Michael along with lyrics of "Be Not Always"

• Written and recorded in 1994
• Lyrics leaked online
• Reworked in 2008
• The chorus is "If they won’t take me in Cairo, then Lord knows where will I go, I’ll die a man without a country and only God knew I was innocent now."

• Classical piece confirmed by sister Janet Jackson in a 1993 magazine interview

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.
• Also known as "You Don't Love Me".
• Rodney Jerkins played the introduction of the track on his Instagram.

• Written and recorded in 1989-90
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• LQ version leaked online

• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.

• Written and recorded in 2000 during the Invincible sessions.
• Demo features vocals by Dr. Freeze and an instrumental by Brad Buxer.
• Track starts with a looped beatbox then it gradually builds into a full instrumental.
• Described as having a similar sound to "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" and "Tabloid Junkie".
• In early 2000, Brad Buxer compiled this song along with 3 other demos ("The Way You Love Me", "What More Can I Give", and "Blue Powder") on a DAT titled "MJ Bible", which served as a compilation of Michael's favorite ideas.
• Track was put up for auction in 2018 along with "Blue Powder", "What More Can I Give", and a demo of "The Way You Love Me".
• Unknown if Jackson ever recorded vocals.
• Snippets of the writer's demo leaked online on March 31, 2023.

• Written in the mid-1970s

• Written and recorded in 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• The track is vocally complete and ready for release
• Fake version leaked in 2020.

• Written in 1984 for the opening of The Jacksons' Victory Tour

• Written and recorded in 2009
• Also known as "Lady Of The Summer"
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written in 1981
• Two versions of the song were registered with the United States Copyright Office

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written and recorded in 1991
• Reworked version of "Who Do You Know"

• Recorded in 1986 during the early Bad sessions with John Barnes
• Described by Matt Forger as having a "very driving, terrific hook, but never got finished"
• Also known as "For God's Sake" and "Make A Break"
• Vocally incomplete

• Features Jackson and Sean Combs
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Also known as "Men In Black"
• One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren for the Dangerous album between 1989 and 1991
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.
• Supposedly written for a Steven Spielberg movie titled Men In Black
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved 1990 greatest hits collection
• A version with Michael singing in the choruses has leaked online.
• A more complete version with lyrics is known to exist.

• Written and recorded circa 1999
• The lyrics are about a little boy named "Michael".
• Includes autobiographical elements.
• Vocally complete and ready for release.
• Re-recorded in 2008.

• Recorded during the Dangerous sessions
• Considered for HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I, but "Little Susie (Pie Jesu)" was chosen instead
• Song was cited in Frank Cascio's book My Friend Michael
• According to Jackson's handwritten notes, the lyrics are "about child neglect" and the "pain children feel when they are ignored"
• Lyrics include "Waits at the window / Look how he's lying there" and "Pretends he's dying there / Nobody seems to care"

• Written and recorded in 2003
• Described by Damien Shields as: "Michael's Affirmation isn't a song. It's a spoken word piece recorded by MJ to encourage Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy to stay positive when recovering from the onstage tiger attack in October 2003. The music behind MJ's spoken words is an instrumental called "Photographs".

• Written and recorded in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• Three versions of the song are known to exist

• Written in 1982
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• Reworked during the HIStory sessions but didn't make the cut

• Not related to "Monster" on the Michael album
• Written & Recorded 1999-2001 during the Invincible sessions, but never made it onto the album. Michael only recorded vocals for the choruses: "You Created A Monster".

• Written and recorded in 1990
• Lyrics to the song were featured as a poem titled "Mother" in the 1992 book Dancing the Dream
• Dedicated to his mother Katherine Jackson

• Written in 1994
• Early version of "Money"

• Written in 2000 and recorded in 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Snippet of the song leaked online on April 23, 2023

• Written and recorded in 1989
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• Reworked in 1992
• Revisited again during the HIStory sessions, but didn't make the cut
• Reworked last time in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• Also known as Neverlanding Landing

• Recorded by Michael Jackson in 1982 during the Thriller sessions, but didn't compete with songs like Billie Jean and Beat It.
• Later recorded by The Pointer Sisters for their 1983 album Break Out
• Was leaked online in 2002

• Written and recorded in 1981
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• Also known as "Nightfall Lover"

• Written in 1977

• Written in 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written during the 2000s

• Written in 1993
• Lyrics leaked online
• Also known as "Palestine"

• Written and recorded in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• Jackson died before he could fully complete the song.
• Two verses and 1 chorus is known to have been recorded

• Song mentioned by Jackson on the 1993 CD The Michael Jackson Interview

• Written and recorded in the early 2000s
• Played as a background song on a spoken word piece called "Michael's Affirmation"
• A instrumental version is known to exist
• Snippet of the song leaked online on April 23, 2023

• Track was found on Brad Sundberg’s computer
• Unknown which session the song is from
• The song is most likely from the Bad sessions, since the song was given to Quincy Jones to record for his 1989 album Back on the Block.

• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded during the 2000s

• Written and recorded on June 15th, 2009.
• This is the last song Jackson fully completed in his lifetime, having been recorded only 10 days before his death.
• Vocally complete and ready for release.
• Has a runtime of 6:51.

• Written and recorded in 1983
• Failed to make the Victory album
• Early version of Liberian Girl

• Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible recording sessions.
• Demo features a guide vocal sung by LaShawn Daniels.
• Rodney Jerkins played the intro of the song on his Instagram page and live streams.
• Features robotic voices in the intro of the song repeating the line "Rampage."
• The song's intro inspired the "B Rocka Intro" track on Brandy's Full Moon album.
• Failed to make the Invincible album.

• Mentioned during the 1993 Mexico Deposition.
• Reworked in 2008 with Neff U.
• Found in 2009 on one of his lists in his bedroom where he wrote songs that he wants to finish.

• Written and recorded in 2008
• Reportedly similar to "Speechless" in terms of tone
• Song includes a short verse and multi-layered chorus
• Also known as "Just Remember"
• Lyrics include, "Remember what I told you, and remember for all time"

• Written and recorded during the HIStory sessions
• Title was found written on a cassette tape belonging to Shana Mangatal
• Was put up for auction along with other songs such as "Ask Rene", "Ask DD", "Family Thing", and "The Best Thing".

• Written and recorded in 2009 during the This Is It rehearsals
• This was the last song Michael recorded in his life
• It is said to have been recorded with friends, family and children
• Rumored to have African people's chorus
• Instrumental of the song was leaked online
• Early version of "Breathe"

• Written during the Invincible recording sessions.
• Described by Dr. Freeze as: "It's an upbeat song. If you feel bad, if things are going wrong in the world, be positive and try to be as happy as possible, leaving aside all the negative things. Overcome negativity, go beyond the woes of the world, all wars, the starving children and all the bad things. Assemble yourselves, hold your hand, raise your hands to heaven and pass it all. It's a little theme song. I can not say whether he had recorded the song, but in any case, we worked on it. There are other songs on which they collaborated. Most of these songs are mid-tempo, but I can not say anything more."
• Failed to make the Invincible album.

• Written and recorded in 2008
• Similar in composition to "We Will Rock You" by Queen
• Features a guitar solo
• Demo has complete vocals on the choruses and scratch vocals on the verses

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Jackson worked on the song with Temperton and Quincy Jones during the Thriller recording sessions

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions
• Song cited in Frank Cascio's book My Friend Michael
• Described by Frank Cascio as: "Saturday Woman was one of the unreleased songs I loved the most, it was about a girl who wants attention and goes to parties instead of spending her time on her relationship."
• Lyrics include, "I don't want to say that I don't love you, I don't want to say that I disagree".

• Mariah Carey song featuring Jackson on backing vocals
• Failed to make the 2002 Charmbracelet album

• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded in 1999
• Features Ray Charles's Choir on the backing vocals
• Mentioned during the recording of the Invincible album
• Was leaked online

• Features rap by LL Cool J
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
• Solo demo version by Jackson exists
• Both solo version and LL Cool J were leaked online

• Written and recorded in 1982
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• Outtake from the Thriller sessions

• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Michael originally wanted to finish this song for Blood On The Dance Floor. However, due to time constraints, "Superfly Sister" was chosen instead as it was more complete and demanded less time to finish.
• Several different versions of the song are known to exist.
• Snippet leaked online by Shana Mangatal in August 2019
• 1991 demo has a runtime of 2:56 minutes

• Written and recorded in 2008
• Described as having a similar sound to "The Way You Make Me Feel"
• Lyrics are "She don't love me / She don't want me / She don't need me / She doesn't care / She doesn't care"

• Written and recorded in 1990
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album
• Leaked online in 2008

• Written and recorded in 1978
• Failed to make the Off The Wall album

• Written and recorded during the Invincible sessions
• Planned to be the lead single of the album
• Arranged as a 70s funk track with similar composition to Stevie Wonder tunes
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• 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"

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.
• Instrumental track

• Written and recorded in 1991

• Worked on by Jackson during the Thriller recording sessions
• The song is an early demo version of "Hot Street"
• Was leaked online

• Worked on by Jackson in 1999 with a view to having it featured on the Invincible album

• Written in 1980

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• Instrumental track recorded during the “Dangerous” sessions
• One of 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren for the Dangerous album
• Sequel to "Thriller"
• The song contains excerpts from "Thriller", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Billie Jean"
• Has a runtime of 3:06 minutes

• Was in the running for Thriller, but wasn't included on the final album and went down the wayside
• Later given to Manhattan Transfer.

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• Recorded in 1988

• Written and recorded in 1982
• Reworked during the Bad and Dangerous recording sessions
• Failed to make the Bad album

• Written circa 1988

• Written circa 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• The song is an early version of "We've Had Enough", a song featured on the 2004 box set album The Ultimate Collection
• Song about the Kosovo War

• Written in 1978

• Written during the Bad sessions
• Reworked with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in 1994
• Early version of "Tabloid Junkie"

• Written and recorded in 1998
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Reworked in 2008

• Written and recorded between 1976-1978
• Failed to make the Off The Wall album

• Written circa 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Song title was listed on an early version of the tracklist for the Dangerous album.

• Recorded in 2006 with the Caheraggin Village Choir

• Worked in 2006/07
• On the 13th of August 2007, will.i.am told reporters at a Black Eyed Peas press conference in South Korea that another track he recorded with Jackson is titled "The Future".
• Song about environmental issues.
• A dance track.

• Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office on March 30, 2001.
• Failed to make the Invincible album.

• Written circa 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written circa 2000
• Had been scheduled to feature in the shelved independently financed film The Nightmare of Edgar Alan Poe, which Jackson was slated to appear in
• Alternatively titled "Edgar Alan Poe"

• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded in 1991
• Is said to be a "Disney-type" of song.
• Fully complete and ready for release.

• Considered for "Invincible" and "Michael"
• The chorus includes "The Star Of The World, This Wonderful World".

• Written and recorded in 1985

• Written in 1980
• Not to be confused with "This Is It", a song featured on the 2009 compilation album This Is It

• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Despite rumors to the contrary, the song was not recorded as a duet with Hill

• Written in 1988
• Considered for ‘’Michael’’, ‘’Bad 25’’ and ‘’Xscape’’ but failed to make all of them
• Full LQ version leaked online
• Listed on notes consisting of songs Michael Jackson wanted to finish that were found in his bedroom after his death.

• Written during the Dangerous recording sessions, but Jackson didn't like it and gave it to Loren for his 1992 album Music From the New World. Jackson only recorded background vocals for it, which Loren kept for the finished record.

• Written and recorded in 1985 with John Barnes during the early Bad sessions
• Contains a melody identical to the "I bet you remember" line in Remember the Time
• Features Roger Troutman as a guest musician
• Failed to make the Bad album
• Mistakenly believed by some fans to have been written by Quincy Jones
• According to studio engineer Matt Forger, Jackson gave the song’s multitracks to Roger Troutman
• It’s rumored that the instrumental of the Roger Troutman song “Stop That” is a more developed version of the “Tomboy” multitracks - at the 0:55 mark there’s a “hee hee” buried on the right audio channel
• A fully complete version is known to exist
• Also known as "Townboy"

• Written in 2000

• Written and recorded in 1991
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

• Written and recorded in 1999 for an album that was shelved

• Written circa 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• Written and recorded in January 1986. Worked with Bill Bottrell and John Barnes
• Described as "one of Michael's edgier experiments" and "very groove-oriented" by Matt Forger
• Reworked in 1990
• Failed to make the Dangerous album
• Track is vocally complete and ready for release
• Also known as "Turning Me Off"
• Song cited in Frank Cascio's book My Friend Michael

• Written and recorded during the Invincible sessions
• Early version of "Break Of Dawn"
• Leaked online

• Written in 2005 and submitted to Michael as a writer's demo along with "What's Your Name".
• Michael would record his own version at some point before his death.
• Full writer's demo leaked online

• Written in 1979
• Failed to make the Off The Wall album
• Also known as "Under My Skin"

• Worked on between 1996-1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• One of around 20-25 songs recorded with Bryan Loren for the Dangerous album between 1989 and 1991
• Recorded in 1990
• Reworked in 1994 during the HIStory sessions
• A fully complete version is known to exist
• The sounds sampled in the track were taken from a demo of "Work" by Janet Jackson
• Two unfinished instrumentals of the song were leaked in the Brad Sundberg theft.
• Considered for the HIStory album, but didn't make the cut
• Also known as "The Verdict" and "Verdicts"

• Written circa 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Also known as "Vibrationalist" and "The Vibrationalist"

• One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1983
• The foundation of the track was laid with Mercury's manager Peter Freestone banging on the toilet door in perfect time for 5 minutes as there were no instruments or musicians around at Hayvenhurst

• One of the songs Jackson worked on with will.i.am in 2006
• Alternatively titled “Miserable Soul”
• Snippet leaked online in early November 2015

• Written and recorded in 1982
• Failed to make "Thriller" album

• Apparently recorded in early 2009 at the Carolwood house.
• The production is complex, with water droplets and a "Stranger in Moscow" aesthetic.
• Only the chorus was recorded (which MJ sang a snippet of in "This Is It"), but people have described it as "amazing" and "magical".
• The song has nothing to do with "H2O" and "Water" from the Cascio tracks.

• Written in 1978

• Written in 1985
• First registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1985
• Failed to make the Bad album
• 1985 demo was considered for inclusion on Bad 25
• A completely different song with the same title was written and registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1998
• 1998 version of the song is an early demo of "The Way You Love Me" with scratch vocals scattered throughout
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Completed version of "The Way You Love Me" was released in 2004 on The Ultimate Collection
• The song is vocally complete and ready for release

• Written in 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album

• The song is not "What's It Gonna Be?!", recorded by Jackson's sister Janet and Busta Rhymes

• Written in 2005 and submitted to Michael as a writer's demo along with "U Are".
• Michael would record his own version at some point before his death.
• Full writer's demo leaked online

• Recorded in 1998
• A remixed version of We Be Clubbin'
• Features Shaquille O'Neal on the intro and the verses, while Michael is doing the choruses
• This remix was to be released on an NBA compilation album scheduled for the end of 1998 and was also going to be featured in commercials for NBA's "I Love This Game" campaign. The entire project was shelved due to the player-initiated strike against the league that year.
• Was leaked online

• Written and recorded in 1980 for The Jacksons Triumph album

• Written and produced for Michael
• One of 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren for the Dangerous album
• Most recordings leaked online were taken down by the estate.

• A demo of this was recorded in 1994 to present to Michael for possible inclusion on HIStory, with Babyface heavily involved in the production. One of two songs he presented to Michael, the other being "Why" (later given to 3T)
• Despite being referred to as a demo, the song was quite developed with background vocals, polished instrumentation and completed lyrics - "record ready", in a sense
• However, as assistant engineer Brad Sundberg asserts, "Michael was looking to push things pretty hard on HIStory [and] Willing and Waiting was maybe a bit softer than the direction he was going"
• Writer's demo leaked online

• One of 20-25 songs worked on with Bryan Loren for the Dangerous album
• Leaked online, a longer version is known to exist
• Borrows the "Sit down girl, I think I love you/no, get up girl, show me what you can do" line from The Jackson 5's ABC. According to Loren, Jackson initially refused to sing that line, but "realized the tongue-in-cheek fun contained behind it"

• Written and recorded during the 2000s
• Reworked in 2008

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• An alternate version of the title track that would be placed on the final cut of the album, featured posthumous vocals from Shakur's 1998 song "Changes".

• Written in 1975

• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Also known as "You're a Liar" and "You're a Liar, Brother"

• Song Jackson began writing during his 2005 child sexual abuse trial, as a thank you to his fans for their ongoing support

• Recorded between 1986-2004.

• Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.
• Demo features a spoken intro by Rodney Jerkins and a guide vocal sung by LaShawn Daniels.
• Described as having a similar sound to Brandy's "Angel in Disguise".
• Inspired the song "It's Not Worth It" on Brandy's Full Moon album.
• Rodney Jerkins posted a snippet of the song on his Instagram on March 30, 2023.

• Written in 1979
• A second unreleased version exists, with words and music by Jackson's brother Randy

• 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