(I Like) The Way You Love Me

March 2024 (I Like) The Way You Love Me Michael jackson - (I Like) The Way You Love Me.jpg single Michael Jackson Michael 2011 07 08 1998–2004 (original) 2008-2010 (rework) Record One (Los Angeles) The Hit Factory (New York City) Pop R&B soul 4:30 (The Ultimate Collection version) 4:34 (Michael version) Epic Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Theron "Neff-U" Feemster All in Your Name 2011 Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version) 2011 single Micheal Jackson (I Like) The Way You Love Me.ogg "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" is a song by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson included on his posthumous album Michael, which was released in South Korea as a digital single on January 18, 2011,http://www.sonymusic.co.kr/music/album.asp?albumid=104466 Michael Jackson : (I Like) The Way You Love Me (Single) - 소니뮤직 Sony Music Korea 2011-01-18 2011-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313143814/http://www.sonymusic.co.kr/music/album.asp?albumid=104466 March 13, 2014 dead mdy-all and released in Italian radio stations on July 8, 2011.http://www.michaeljackson.com/it/news/michael-jackson-il-nuovo-singolo-i-way-you-love-me-radio-dall8-luglio Michael Jackson: il nuovo singolo "(I Like) the Way You Love Me" in radio dall'8 luglio - The Official Michael Jackson Site michaeljackson.com 2011-07-06 2011-07-08 July 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722121056/http://www.michaeljackson.com/it/news/michael-jackson-il-nuovo-singolo-i-way-you-love-me-radio-dall8-luglio dead The song previously appeared on The Ultimate Collection (2004) with the title "The Way You Love Me" as an unreleased track, with that version also appearing on the French edition of the compilation King of Pop. Shortly before Jackson's death, the song was re-arranged and more vocals were added. A clip of the song was remixed and released on the 2-disc deluxe edition of the Immortal album on November 21, 2011. Background and release The song was originally written by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer (uncredited) under the working title "Hanson" for the music group of the same name, although Jackson ended up keeping the song for himself.The MJCast – Episode 052: Michael Prince Special (transcript) Work on the song began in mid-1998 and the song was considered for the Invincible album, but stayed unreleased in demo form until it was included on Michael's 2004 box set, The Ultimate Collection, with the title "The Way You Love Me". Halstead Craig Cadman Chris Michael Jackson: For The Record Authors OnLine Ltd Bedfordshire 2007 340 978-0-7552-0267-6 The song, along with several demos from the Invincible sessions, was re-arranged in 2008. The new arrangement was produced by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, as he mentioned, "Michael would express to me the importance of giving the world a gift. Giving them songs that would last forever. This song was released in its early stages of development. He wanted to revisit, nurture, and define the song more because MJ was a perfectionist at everything and nothing is ever done until he is smiling and dancing! It was like watching a flower grow and blossom in the spring."http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/music/michael/i-way-you-love-me (I Like) The Way You Love Me, The Official Michael Jackson Site michaeljackson.com Sony Music 2011-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110906215051/http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/music/michael/i-way-you-love-me 2011-09-06 dead Composition In this new version, a phone message was introduced at the beginning in which Jackson explains the composition of the song to longtime collaborator, Brad Buxer,https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-michael-really-michael_b_791987 Joe Vogel: Is Michael Really Michael? A Review of the King of Pop's New Album Joe Vogel HuffPost December 5, 2010 and in which he sang the hook and described the drum arrangement of the track.http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949599/michael-jacksons-michael-track-by-track Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Track-By-Track Jason Lipshutz Gail Mitchell Gary Graff December 8, 2010 2011-02-11 Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20110101130305/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949599/michael-jacksons-michael-track-by-track 1 January 2011 live The song has been re-arranged and more vocals have been added,https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/arts/music/12jackson.html?pagewanted=2 After Death, the Remix Joe Pareles The New York Times December 9, 2010 December 9, 2010 and the treatment of "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" has created a counter-rhythm from a leftover bit of vocal play.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/12/13/2010-12-13_michael_jacksons_michael_review_first_full_album_since_king_of_pops_death_isnt_c.html Michael Farber Jim 2010-12-13 Daily News Mortimer Zuckerman 2011-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216062003/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/12/13/2010-12-13_michael_jacksons_michael_review_first_full_album_since_king_of_pops_death_isnt_c.html December 16, 2010 live Compared with the 2004 version, the 2010 mix has different instrumentation, such as having a piano backing instead of a synthesizer. The song's structure is the same but Jackson's lead vocals return as the song fades out. Reception The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it a "sweet-toned swoon".http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20447912,00.html Music Review: Michael Entertainment Weekly Leah Greenblatt 2010-12-08 2011-08-04 2014-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919065931/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20447912,00.html dead Joe Vogel of HuffPost stated that the song was a "great new production by Neff-U", and "the new version retains all of the charm of the original while injecting some fresh elements, including new piano, bass, strings, and vocal effects." Jason Lipshutz, Gail Mitchell and Gary Graff from Billboard thought the song is "the simple sketch eventually led to this blissful love song with its layered vocals and gentle percussion".http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949599/michael-jacksons-michael-track-by-track Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Track-By-Track Jason Lipshutz Gail Mitchell Gary Graff December 8, 2010 2011-08-04 Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20110629214500/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949599/michael-jacksons-michael-track-by-track 29 June 2011 live Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound praised the track's "incredibly rich instrumentation" and called it "probably the greatest highlight of the album" and "one that felt the most natural, too".https://consequence.net/2010/12/album-review-michael-jackson-michael/ Michael Jackson – Michael Consequence of Sound Michael Roffman December 20, 2010 Kitty Empire in The Observer said this song was "a breezy bit of froth on which Jackson sounds genuinely carefree".Empire Kitty Michael Jackson: Michael – review https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/12/michael-jackson-album-review-kitty-empire?INTCMP=SRCH The Observer 2011-08-04 Kitty Empire 2010-12-12 London Joe Pareles of The New York Times noted that the new instrumentation compared to the 2004 mix made the "creamy vocal harmonies even more reminiscent of the Beach Boys". Pareles also questioned whether the ending vocals of the song were digitally altered from the original chorus but stated that he preferred the new version, describing it as more "transparent and uncluttered, a little more lighthearted". Negative review came from Dan Martin of NME, saying this song "covers boring mid-tempo R&B territory".Dan Martin 2010-12-04 Album review: Michael Jackson – 'Michael' (Epic) http://www.nme.com/reviews/michael-jackson/11762 NME 2011-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628210022/http://www.nme.com/reviews/michael-jackson/11762 28 June 2011 live Chart performance The song was released as the fourth single from the album, Michael. It debuted on the Italian Airplay Chart on July 17, 2011 at number 86. It has not charted in any other major music charts. Track listing Digital downloadhttps://www.amazon.com/Like-Way-You-Love-Me/dp/B004FEWZ2I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312094284&sr=8-2 Amazon.com: (I Like) The Way You Love Me: Michael Jackson: MP3 Downloads Amazon 2010-12-14 2011-03-08 8:50 (I Like) The Way You Love Me album version 4:33 (I Like) The Way You Love Me edit 4:17 Personnel Written, composed, lead vocal, background vocals and beatbox by Michael Jackson Produced by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster and Michael Jackson Arrangement by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster Piano by Will Champlin Background vocals by Michael Durham Prince Engineered by Michael Prince, James Murray, Charlie Hanes and Tim Roberts Mixed by Serban Ghenea Guitar by Erick Donell Walls Bass by Thomas Drayton Drums by Joe Corcoran and James Porte Percussion by Paulinho da Costa Rhythm by Paulinho da Costa Programming by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster Release history +Release history for "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" Region Date Format South Korea January 18, 2011 Digital download Italy July 8, 2011 Radio airplay Chinahttp://www.hitfmfans.com/music/hitfm-music/the-way-you-love-me-michael-jackson.html 歌坛巨星Michael Jackson最后一张专辑"Michael"单曲(I Like)The Way You Love Me-2011年7月27日Hit FM独家首播 Hit FM 2011-07-27 2011-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041412/http://www.hitfmfans.com/music/hitfm-music/the-way-you-love-me-michael-jackson.html 2012-02-25 dead July 27, 2011 See also List of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson Death of Michael Jackson List of music released posthumously References Category:2004 songs Category:2011 singles Category:Michael Jackson songs Category:Songs written by Michael Jackson Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Jackson Category:Song recordings produced by Theron Feemster Category:Songs released posthumously Category:Pop ballads Category:Contemporary R&B ballads