"Don't Believe It" is an unreleased song written and produced by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, intended for the Dangerous album. ( listen)
Background[]
"Don't Believe It" was written and recorded by Jackson and Bryan Loren in 1990. The full runtime is 5:46. The recording begins with a dialogue between Loren and Jackson and ends with Jackson beatboxing. "Don't Believe It" was never mixed and was left unfinished.[1]
Snippets of "Don't Believe It" were leaked through Shana Mangatal's Instagram story on August 25, 2019, alongside "Seven Digits". On December 12, 2024, a tape of a complete version of "Don't Believe It", alongside other songs, was found in an abandoned storage unit.[2]
Lyrics[]
[Chorus]
Don't believe it
Don't believe it
I said don't
Don't believe it
Yeah don't believe it
I said don't
Don't believe it
Don't believe it
No no, no no, no
Don't believe it, don't you
Don't, don't, don't believe 'em
[Verse]
Don't be what they believe
You da na, da na na
You're stuck on one thing
So don't believe it, all the things that you're told
So say I'm


