Don't Be Messin' 'Round

"Don't Be Messin' 'Round"
Song by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad 25
A-side"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
ReleasedJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)[1][2]
Recorded
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990–1991
  • 1994–1995
  • 2009
Studio
Genre
Length4:20
LabelMJJ
Songwriter(s)Michael Jackson
Producer(s)Michael Jackson
Licensed audio
"Don't Be Messin' 'Round" on YouTube

"Don't Be Messin' 'Round" is a song by American recording artist and singer Michael Jackson. The song was originally recorded in 1986 during initial recording sessions for Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad, but was never finished and was left off the album.[3] Jackson reportedly revisited the track for his eighth and ninth studio albums, and again in 2009. In May 2012, it was announced that Jackson's original 1986 demo for "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" was to be included on a re-release of the original first single from Bad, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You". This release marked the beginning of the promotional campaign for Bad 25, a twenty-fifth-anniversary re-release of the Bad album. As of 2020, the Thriller-era demo has been leaked under the name "Korgnex remix".

  1. ^ "Michael Jackson's BAD 25th Anniversary Edition Already has its First #1 Single". Vocus. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Goodwyn, Tom (June 8, 2012). "Michael Jackson's estate hit with billion lawsuit". NME. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Joseph Vogel (June 5, 2012). "The Story Behind Michael Jackson's Infectious, Newly Released Song". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 1, 2012.