"Another Part of Me" is a song written and produced by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson released as the sixth track from the Bad album. It was released as a single on July 11, 1988, serving as the sixth single from the album.
Background[]
"Another Part of Me" was first recorded by Jackson in 1984, in hopes that it'd make it on The Jacksons' Victory album. Unfortunately for him, it didn't make the album, so he repurposed it for the Bad album in 1985.[1]
According to Quincy Jones in an interview that was featured in the 2001 special edition of Bad, Jackson wanted to include "Streetwalker" on the album instead of "Another Part of Me". However, as Jones himself said:
| “ | [...] Michael liked "Streetwalker", and I wanted to do "Another Part of Me". He wrote both of them, so it didn’t make any difference to him [...] we were going to listen to them, the three of us, objectively and listen to decide which one was gonna get picked. And so DiLeo was sitting down when "Streetwalker" was on, and when "Another Part Of Me" came on, he got up with his little fat ass, you know, and started [dancing]. I said, "You’re not helping Michael at all!" It was so funny [...] Michael had a funny name for him, like, ‘Rubber…what are you doin’ man, you just blew my whole case here!’. But that was a choice instead of Another Part Of Me. DiLeo helped me get "Another Part Of Me" cause he started shaking his butt on it. | ” |
–Quincy Jones for Bad: Special Edition, 2001[2] | ||
As a result, "Another Part of Me" ultimately beat out "Streetwalker" and was included on the album. In an early DAT dating August 12, 1987, however, it was planned that both tracks were originally going to be on the album.
Music video[]
An official video was released in 1988, directed by Patrick Kelly, featuring Jackson performing the song live during his Bad World Tour. The film footage was taken on July 14 and 22 at Wembley Stadium and Rotterdam on June 7 with the soundtrack mixed from a live multitrack recording taken on July 15 (while the drum multitrack is from July 16), with additional footage from June 27 and 28 shows at Parc des Princes in Paris as well as some footage from Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on July 1 and in Cork on July 30. It is featured on the DVD Michael Jackson's Vision and the Target version DVD of Bad 25.
Audio[]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
We're takin' over, we have the truth
This is the mission, to see it through
Don't point your finger, not dangerous
This is our planet, you're one of us
[Chorus]
We're sendin' out a major love
And this is our message to you (Message to you)
The planets are linin' up, we're bringin' brighter days
They're all in line waitin' for you, can't you see?
You're just another part of me
Hee-hee!
Ooh!
[Verse 2]
A revelation, fulfill the truth
The final message, we'll bring to you
There is no danger, fulfill the truth
So come together, we need you
[Chorus]
We're sendin' out a major love
And this is our message to you (Message to you)
The planets are linin' up, bringin' brighter days
They're all in line waitin' for you, so know the truth
You're just another part of me
Hee-hee!
Ooh!
Doo-doo-doo-doo
Ooh!
[Insturmental Interlude]
Shoo, shoo
Shoo, shoo
Ooh!
Hee-hee-hee!
Ooh!
[Chorus]
We're sendin' out a major love
And this is our message to you (Message to you)
The planets are linin' up, bringin' brighter days
They're all in line waitin' for you, can't you see?
You're just another part of me
Hee-hee!
Ooh!
Another part of me
Ooh!
[Outro]
We're takin' over, hee-hee!
Ooh!
This is the truth, baby, hee!
Another part of me
Ooh!
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