2014Released
4:15

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Interesting facts and trivia about Slave to the Rhythm. By Songfacts®.

This song was originally written and recorded by Michael Jackson back in 1989 during the Dangerous sessions and first appeared on the net in 2010. An unauthorized reworked version, which added Justin Bieber's vocals to the mix, was leaked in 2013 supported by a series of Bieber tweets. It was quickly removed following a copyright claim and the version that appears on the Xscape album is Bieber-less.

L.A. Reid, chairman of Epic Records who executive-produced Xscape, worked on the original base track in 1989 with Babyface. He recalled to Billboard magazine that Jackson recorded his vocal 24 times. "And it was not once and fix the bad note," he said. "No, he sang the song from top to bottom 24 times without a bathroom break, without a water break, without a 'Give me a moment.' He would sing the song and say, 'OK, give me another track, I can do it better,' and he'd do it again. 'I can nail this. Give me another track,' and he'd do it again."

Sony Mobile used a snippet of the song in a 90-second ad for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Slave to the Rhythm.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
125BPM

Album

The album Slave to the Rhythm is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Slave to the Rhythm.
Epic/MJJ
(P) 2014 MJJ Productions, Inc.

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