《The Girl Is Mine 2008》是Michael Jackson第一次用做數字發行的精選集，而這首《The Girl Is Mine2008》正是《Thriller 25》精選的預熱單曲，與黑眼豆豆的Will.I Am合唱。《Thriller 25》於2月12號發行。單曲碟里收錄的從未發行的《The Girl Is Mine》原始小樣是在上世紀80年代初錄製的，Michael一人演唱了兩個角色（他的和後來Paul McCartney的）。這張單曲是用來促銷《Thriller》25周年紀念專輯。“黑眼豆豆”組合的製作人Will.i am為該曲做了特別混音，並加入了自己的演唱。
Michael Jackson第一次用做數字發行的精選集《Thriller 25》於2月12號發行。這是《Thriller》專輯推出25周年後的周年紀念版。新專輯中的五首歌曲從未公開發行過：由Kanye West重新合成的《Billie Jean》、與Akon合作的新版《Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’2008 》、Will.I Am重新合成的《The Girl Is Mine 2008》、《P.Y.T 2008》、Fergie特別獻聲的《Beat It2008》，以及由Michael Jackson最新主持合成未發行老歌的《For All Time》。這張精選集也成為一代流行天王2009年6月25日在美國加州溘然長逝後留下的最後一部作品。Michael Jackson
這首《The Girl Is Mine 2008》是該精選的預熱單曲，與黑眼豆豆的Will.I Am合唱。
In 2007, a demo version of the song (before Paul McCartney's involvement) was remixed with added new lyrics rapped by hip-hop vocalist and producer will.i am, for Thriller 25 (a 25th anniversary special edition of Thriller). The mix is very different from the Thriller album recording and is significantly shorter - conforming to the modern trend for shorter songs being more popular as singles. Hip-hop beats have been layered over the remixed song, creating a very different sound and vibe though Jackson's original vocal recordings were retained. The song includes never before heard different and additional vocals by Jackson, taken from the original demo which is also included on the physical 5" CD single as well as iTunes downloads in most European iTunes stores.
Internationally, "The Girl Is Mine 2008" was released as a downloadable single on January 14 and as a physical release on January 25. In the U.K the original physical release date was January 28 but pushed back to February 4. In the U.S however, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" was the first single to be released.These are Jackson's first singles since "One More Chance" , in 2003.
The Girl is Mine 2008 - 5" track listing
1：The Girl Is Mine 2008
2：The Girl Is Mine 2008 (Club Mix)
3：The Girl Is Mine (Original Demo Recording)
The Girl is Mine 2008 - Promo CD track listing
1：The Girl Is Mine 2008 2：The Girl Is Mine 2008 (Club Mix)
製作名單
（原曲）
Written and composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones
Rhodes piano: Greg Phillinganes
Piano: David Paich
Synthesizer: David Foster
Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro
Guitar: Dean Parks and Steve Lukather
Bass guitar: Louis Johnson
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones and David Paich
Synthesizer arrangement by David Foster
Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey
Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci
（混音）
Remix written by Michael Jackson, William "will.i am" Adams, Keith Harris
Remix produced, engineered and mixed by William "will.i am" Adams
Remix drums and keyboards: William "will.i am" Adams
Remix keys and synths: Keith Harris
Remix recorded in November 2007
評價
Will.i am版本的《The Girl is Mine》令人興奮，其中混入了放克又低沉的嘻哈式節奏。也許這就是Will所謂的“俱樂部爆炸曲”。值得注意的是，它巧妙使用了一些本來很可能是垃圾的東西，卻結果造就了一些絕對獨特的聲效。
但這首曲目不只是一首經典的混音——Will和Michael將它變成了一首獨立的新歌。在歌曲中，Will配合著Michael演唱合聲部分，在“the girl is mine……”後，加入了有節奏的“she mine, she mine”，以及在“don't waste your time……”後，加入“your time, your time”。此外，Will還會突然插入一句說唱：“She likes the way I rock, the-way-I-rock”。
原始版本里的Paul McCartney被略掉了。這首曲目里找不到他。新的《The Girl is Mine》里，是Will來扮演“那個男人”。在結尾處，並沒有原始《The Girl is Mine》的那段爭風吃醋式的吵嘴對白（MJ和Paul McCartney），而是以一段說唱作為“回歸”。這個版本比原始版本更加“合作”，因為原始版本里，我們只聽到Michael和Paul在為一個女孩子吵來吵去，但在這個版本里，Will的那部分，仿佛融合在Michael的聲音里，反之亦然。
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