Chicago (Michael Jackson song)

"Chicago"
Promotional single by Michael Jackson
from the album Xscape
ReleasedMay 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)
Recorded
  • 1999 (original)
  • 2013–2014 (reworked)
Genre
Length
  • 4:43 (original version)
  • 4:05 (Timbaland version)
  • 4:47 (Taryll Jackson version)
  • 4:19 (Papercha$er remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson promotional singles chronology
"I'm So Blue"
(2012) 		"Chicago"
(2014) 		"Loving You"
(2014)
Licensed audio
"Chicago" on YouTube

"Chicago" is a song by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson. The song was originally written by Cory Rooney under the title "She Was Loving Me". Jackson recorded the track at the Hit Factory recording studio in New York City during the Invincible album sessions between late March and mid-April 1999.[2]

The track was ultimately not selected for Invincible and remained unreleased and unheard by the public for 15 years. Following Jackson's death, Rooney collaborated with his nephew, Taryll Jackson, on a new production in 2010.[3]

In 2014, the track was reworked yet again, this time by producer Timbaland. The Timbaland version of the track was ultimately included on Jackson's second posthumous album, Xscape, under the title "Chicago". Nine months before Xscape was officially released, Timbaland sparked rumours that "Chicago" was going to be the project's lead single.[4] However, that wouldn't end up being the case, with "Love Never Felt So Good" going on to be the lead single instead.

  1. ^ Levy, Joe (May 13, 2014). "Michael Jackson's 'Xscape': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Shields, Damien (2018). Michael Jackson: Songs & Stories from the Vault. USA: Modegy LLC. p. 32. ISBN 978-0986199172.
  3. ^ Shields, Damien (August 29, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson's 'She Was Loving Me' (also known as 'Chicago')". damienshields.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "New Michael Jackson music to be produced by Timbaland". The Guardian. August 28, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2024.