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. A mashup by

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, it was released digitally on September 6, 2017 in promotion of Jackson's posthumous

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Background and release

In September 2017,

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announced that a compilation album entitled ''

'' would be released on September 29, 2017. On September 6, 2017, for the promotion of the album, the track "

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(

Mash-up)" premiered via Shazam worldwide. On the same day, it became the lead single for the album as a digital download at

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. It was also released on the majority Chinese

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platforms

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the same day. It is a mash-up composed of five songs by Michael and

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", " Leave Me Alone" and "

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" remixed by dance music duo White Panda.

Critical reception

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'' said the song was "fascinatingly awkward" in its presentation.

Commercial performance

The song did not appear in majority music charts in 2017. In December 2017, it was released for club play in the United States, The song debuted at number 47 on the ''Billboard''

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chart on February 10, 2018, and became the 25th song by Jackson to appear on the chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous - Lyrics
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