In the Back

"In the Back"Song by Michael Jackson
General information
Released	November 16, 2004
Recorded	1994 January 1997 1999
Studio	The Hit Factory (HIStory-era sessions) Unknown studio in Montreux, Switzerland (further work)
Genre	Funk
Length	4:30
Album	The Ultimate Collection
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson
Track list
Previous	"Fall Again"
Next	"Unbreakable"

"In the Back" is a previously unreleased song written by Michael Jackson released as the fifty-first track on The Ultimate Collection. The song isn't currently available on streaming services but can be purchased through iTunes. ( listen)

Background

“In the Back” was first produced and recorded by Michael in 1994 for the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, although didn't make the cut. The song was revisited by Jackson in January 1997 for Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix; it was also featured in early press releases of the album. "Superfly Sister" replaced the track at the last minute however, as it took less work to complete. “In the Back” was revisited in 1999 for the Invincible album, but was once again shelved. It was finally included in The Ultimate Collection in 2004, despite it being vocally incomplete.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're just preaching the Bible
And they still speaking you're a liar
And you still deal with the fires
That they make get bigger
Dah dah dah dah dah dah

Dah dah dah dah dah dah, and you
Dah dah dah dah dah dah, dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah

[Pre-Chorus]
Why you wanna get me?
Dreams don't last forever, oh
Why you wanna fix me?
See, if the police don' take it
God forsake it
I can't take it

[Chorus]
Why you stab me in the back?

[Verse 2]
We're so gonna lose it
And she, knows that is the deal
She, I
Dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah

Dah dah dah dah, people
Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah, did I
Dah dah dah dah

[Pre-Chorus]
Why you wanna get me?
This dude won't last forever
Why you wanna hit me?
Oh, babe
If the police don't take it
God forsake it
I'll fall breaking

[Chorus]
Why you stab me in the back?

[Pre-Chorus]
Why you wanna fix me?
Things don't last forever, oh no
Why you wanna get me?
We should be together
Why you wanna hit me?
We should be together
Why you wanna get me?
See, if the police don't take it
God forsake it
I won't take it

[Chorus]
Why you stab me in the back?

Ow!

Gallery

Info on "In the Back" (The Ultimate Collection booklet)

Trivia

• During the In the Studio With MJ seminar with Brad Buxer and Michael Prince, Buxer played a voicemail Jackson sent of him saying "I got an idea", and proceeding to beatbox "In the Back" while singing the lyrics.