This Time Around (Michael Jackson song)

"This Time Around"
Promotional single by Michael Jackson featuring the Notorious B.I.G.
from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
B-side	"Earth Song"
Released	December 26, 1995 (1995-12-26)
Recorded	1995[1]
Genre	New jack swing
Length	4:20
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Jackson Dallas Austin Bruce Swedien René Moore Christopher Wallace
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson Dallas Austin Bruce Swedien René Moore
Michael Jackson chronology
"Earth Song" (1995) "This Time Around" (1995) "Why" (1996)
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
"The Points" (1995) "This Time Around" (1995) "Get Money" (1996)
Licensed audio
"This Time Around" on YouTube
Audio sample
"This Time Around" file help

"This Time Around" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, with a guest appearance by rapper the Notorious B.I.G. It was released as a promotional single in the US, and is the album's fourth single overall. The song, which details a musician's problems with being famous and dealing with stardom, was written by Jackson, while the music was composed by Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien and René Moore.^[2] Austin and Jackson produced the song, while Swedien and Moore served as co-producers. In the United States, "This Time Around" entered three Billboard component charts, respectively peaking at numbers 18, 23, and 36 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Rhythmic Top 40, having charted solely due to radio airplay throughout the country. It received positive reviews from contemporary music critics.