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Love Never Felt So Good

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"Love Never Felt So Good" is a previously unreleased song written and produced by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson released as the first track from his second and final posthumous album, Xscape. It was released as a single on May 2, 2014, serving as the lead single from the album.

Three versions of the recording were officially released: a duet featuring Justin Timberlake, a solo remix, and the original demo.

Background[]

"Love Never Felt So Good" was conceived and recorded during a two-week collaborative stint between Jackson and Paul Anka in 1980, around the same time as "This Is It" (originally "I Never Heard") and "Don't Matter to Me".[1] The original version only featured Jackson's vocals, finger snaps, and a piano, played by Anka. The song was later recorded by Johnny Mathis, with revised lyrics by Anka and Kathleen Wakefield. His version was included on his 1984 album, A Special Part of Me. On December 24, 2006, a low-quality demo version leaked online.

Michael Jackson Estate co-executor John McClain and Dutch composer Giorgio Tuinfort reworked "Love Never Felt So Good" in 2010 to be considered for Michael, the first posthumous album of Jackson's unreleased material. The track was ultimately unselected. In the same year, an HQ demo version would leak online.

After being left unreleased for four years, the Michael version of the track was selected as the first track on Xscape. Yet another version of the track, co-produced by Timbaland with J-Roc and featuring vocals from Timberlake, was included as a bonus track on the deluxe version. The version featuring Timberlake also includes sampled percussion and breaths from "Workin' Day and Night".

Music video[]

"Love Never Felt So Good" received two music videos for both of the released remixes. These feature fans dancing, mimicking Jackson's moves, and generally paying tribute to him.

Another video was uploaded on May 15, titled "Classic MJ x Love Never Felt So Good", which was more of a compilation of old Jackson footage.

Live performance[]

On May 1, 2014, "Love Never Felt So Good" would be presented for the first time during the iHeartRadio Music Awards. The performance featured Usher alongside multiple dancers.[2]

Audio[]

  • Demo (leaked edit) - (Loudspeaker listen)

Lyrics[]

Baby, love never felt so good
And I'd die if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me
Oh, baby, love never felt so fine
And I'd die if it's never mine
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night's gonna be just fine
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it

'Cause baby, every time I love you
In and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out my life, in, out, baby
So baby, yes, love never felt so good

Baby, love never felt so fine (so fine)
And I'd die if it's never mine, not like you hold me, hold me
Oh, baby, love never felt so good
And I'd die if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night's gonna be just fine
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it

‘Cause baby, every time I love you
It's in and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out my life, driving me crazy
Baby, love never felt so good

Baby, love never felt so fine
And I'd die if you're mine, all mine
Not like you hold me, hold me
Aww, baby, love never felt so good (so good)
And I'd die if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night's gonna be just fine
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it

'Cause baby, every time I love you
It’s in and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me if you really love me
It’s in and out my life, driving me crazy
'Cause baby, love never felt so good
So good, aww, never felt so good, oh
So good, never felt soo good, never felt so good, yeah, yeah
Never felt so good
Aww, aww, never felt so good
Alright, that's fine, that's it

One, two, three

Baby, love never felt so good
And I'd doubt if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me
Oh, baby, love never felt so fine
And I’d doubt if it's never mine
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night is gonna be just fine
Gotta fly, gotta see
I can't wait, I can't take it

'Cause baby, every time I love you
In and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out my life, in, out, baby
So baby, yes, love never felt so good

Oh, baby, love never felt so fine
And I’d doubt if it's ever mine
Not like you hold me, hold me
Oh, baby, love never felt so good
And I’d doubt if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me

In the night through the thick and thin
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it

'Cause baby, every time I love you
It’s in and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out my life, driving me crazy
Baby, love never felt so good (Oh, good, uh-huh, uh-huh, mmm)

Oh, baby, love never felt so fine
And I’d doubt if it was mine, all mine
Not like you hold me, hold me
Oh, baby, love never felt so good, so good
And I’d doubt if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the nights, that is good
Gotta fly, gotta see
Can't believe
I can't take it

'Cause baby, every time I love you
It's in and out my life, in, out, baby
Tell me if you really love me
It's in and out my life, driving me crazy
'Cause baby, love never felt so good

Got what you got, so good
Oh it never felt so good
Never felt so good
Don't you know, it never felt so good
Never felt so good (yeah, yeah)
It never felt so good
Never felt so good (yeah)
Alright, that's fine
That's it

Dancin'
Let me see you move, come on
Dancin'
Let me see you move

Baby, love never felt so good
And I doubt if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me
Oh baby, love never felt so fine
And I doubt if it's never mine
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night is gonna be just fine
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it, cause

Baby, every time I love you
In and out of my life, in and out baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out of my life, in and out baby
So baby, love never felt so good

Baby, love never felt so fine
And I doubt if it was ever mine
Not like you hold me, hold me
Ooh baby, love never felt so good
And I doubt if it ever could
Not like you hold me, hold me

And the night through the thick and thin
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it cause

Baby, every time I love you
In and out of my life, in and out baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out of my life, in and out baby
So baby, love never felt so good

Dancin'
Let me see you move, come on
Let me see you move
Dancin'
Let me see you move, come on
I said let me see you move
Michael

And the night, that is good (be good)
Gotta fly, gotta see, can't believe
I can't take it cause

Baby, every time I love you
In and out of my life, in and out baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out of my life, in and out baby
So baby, love never felt so good
Baby, every time I love you
In and out of my life, in and out baby
Tell me, if you really love me
It's in and out of my life, in and out baby
So baby, love never felt so good

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Physical copies[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • For unknown reasons, the solo rework replaces some vocals from the third verse with the ones from the first.
  • An unreleased remix by Jackie Jackson was also confirmed to have been made for Xscape, although to this day, it hasn't been heard of.[4]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=OdpKuQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/qQGfZzo4hl8
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.discogs.com/master/683632-Michael-Jackson-Love-Never-Felt-So-Good/image/SW1hZ2U6MTI2OTUzMjI=
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/la_reid/status/466308693207035904?s=46

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Discography
Studio albums
Got to Be There • Ben • Music & Me • Forever, Michael • Off the Wall • Thriller • Bad • Dangerous • HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I • Invincible
Other albums
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial • Farewell My Summer Love • Decade • Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix • The Ultimate Collection • Thriller 25 • Michael • Bad 25 • Xscape • Scream • Thriller 40
Singles
"Got to Be There" • "Rockin' Robin" • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" • "Ain't No Sunshine" • "Ben" • "With a Child's Heart" • "Music and Me" • "We're Almost There" • "Just a Little Bit of You" • "You Can't Win" • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" • "Rock with You" • "Off the Wall" • "She's Out of My Life" • "Girlfriend" • "One Day in Your Life" • "The Girl Is Mine" • "Billie Jean" • "Beat It" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" • "Human Nature" • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" • "Thriller" • "Happy" • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" • "Bad" • "The Way You Make Me Feel" • "Man in the Mirror" • "Dirty Diana" • "Another Part of Me" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Leave Me Alone" • "Liberian Girl" • "Black or White" • "Remember the Time" • "In the Closet" • "Jam" • "Who Is It" • "Heal the World" • "Give In to Me" • "Will You Be There" • "Gone Too Soon" • "Scream/Childhood" • "You Are Not Alone" • "Earth Song" • "They Don't Care About Us" • "Stranger in Moscow" • "Blood on the Dance Floor" • "HIStory/Ghosts" • "Smile" • "You Rock My World" • "Butterflies" • "Cry" • "What More Can I Give" • "One More Chance" • "The Girl Is Mine 2008" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" • "Hold My Hand" • "Mind Is the Magic" • "Hollywood Tonight" • "Behind the Mask" • "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" • "Love Never Felt So Good" • "A Place with No Name" • "Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"
Promotional singles
"Someone in the Dark" • "Speed Demon" • "Someone Put Your Hand Out" • "This Time Around" • "Is It Scary" • "Speechless" • "Unbreakable" • "Cheater" • "This Is It"
Non-single songs
"Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" • "In Our Small Way" • "Wings of My Love" • "Maria (You Were the Only One)" • "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" • "You've Got a Friend" • "Greatest Show on Earth" • "People Make the World go Round" • "We've Got a Good Thing Going" • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" • "My Girl" • "What Goes Around Comes Around" • "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" • "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" • "Up Again" • "All the Things You Are" • "Too Young" • "Doggin' Around" • "Euphoria" • "Morning Glow" • "Johnny Raven" • "Take Me Back" • "Cinderella Stay Awhile" • "We've Got Forever" • "You Are There" • "Dapper Dan" • "Dear Michael" • "I'll Come Home to You" • "Workin' Day and Night" • "Get on the Floor" • "I Can't Help It" • "It's the Falling in Love" • "Burn This Disco Out" • "Someone in the Dark" • "Baby Be Mine" • "The Lady in My Life" • "Just Good Friends" • "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" • "She Drives Me Wild" • "Can't Let Her Get Away" • "Keep the Faith" • "Dangerous" • "D.S." • "Money" • "Come Together" • "Tabloid Junkie" • "2 Bad" • "Little Susie / Pie Jesu" • "On the Line" • "Morphine" • "Superfly Sister" • "Carousel" • "Streetwalker" • "Fly Away" • "Heartbreaker" • "Invincible" • "Break of Dawn" • "Heaven Can Wait" • "2000 Watts" • "You Are My Life" • "Privacy" • "Don't Walk Away" • "The Lost Children" • "Whatever Happens" • "Threatened" • "Shout" • "Sunset Driver" • "Scared of the Moon" • "We Are Here to Change the World" • "Monkey Business" • "Fall Again" • "In the Back" • "Beautiful Girl" • "We've Had Enough" • "For All Time" • "Got the Hots" • "Best of Joy" • "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" • "Much Too Soon" • "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" • "I'm So Blue" • "Abortion Papers" • "Free" • "Price of Fame" • "Al Capone" • "Chicago" • "Loving You" • "Slave to the Rhythm" • "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" • "Blue Gangsta" • "Xscape" • "Starlight" • "Who Do You Know" • "The Toy" • "What a Lovely Way to Go" • "She's Trouble"
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