Never before seen Michael Jackson video unearthed ahead of album release
Back in 2003, michael jackson was filming a video for his song One More Chance, but it never saw the light of day, until now.
After the King of Pop was accused of child molestation and his Neverland Ranch was raided in 2003, the video was forgotten in the ensuing media circus.
Now, seven years later, the video for One More Chance has been released online and shows a confident Jackson dancing on tables in an empty restaurant as a crowd of eager fans watch from afar.
One More Chance: michael jackson's video from the song has finally been released
In addition to the new video, the first official single from a posthumous Jackson album was released yesterday.
'Hold My Hand,' is a duet Jackson first recorded with Senegalese rapper and record producer Akon in 2007. The unfinished song was leaked in 2008, but now the track has been completed.
Table dancing: Michael shows off his signature moves in the video for One More Chance
'The world was not ready to hear Hold My Hand when it leaked a couple years ago. We were devastated about it,' said Akon, who was working with Jackson before his sudden death in June 2009 at the age of 50.
'But its time has definitely come; now in its final state, it has become an incredible, beautiful, anthemic song,' Akon said.
Posthumous release: The video will be released as part of a box set of Michael's short videos entitled Vision
Back in the spotlight: Almost 18 months after
his death, the release of Michael Jackson's duet with Akon entitled Hold
My Hand is making fans happy
'There won't be any controversy about the vocals on this one. The only question is how long until it scales the charts,' said The Huffington Post, noting it was already trending high on Twitter.
'Polished up and studio-tweaked, Hold My Hand is an innocuous, professionally executed ballad with probably a touch more Akon than any MJ fan can be happy with,' New York Magazine reported.
Jackson's Facebook page was filled with thousands of comments on the song from fans excited about the release of the new album, Michael, on December 14. The posthumous release is the first of new Jackson material since his Invincible album in 2001.
However, Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am was not enthusiastic about the new album.
'Whoever put it out and is profiting off of it, I want to see how cold they are,' the musician told Entertainment Weekly. 'To me it's disrespectful, there's no honoring.'
The album has the backing of Jackson's official estate and is the latest commercial venture to capitalize on the singer's renewed popularity since his death.
A Cirque du Soleil show, dance videogame and a DVD set of all his pop music videos are also in the works.
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