Beat It 2008
| "Beat It 2008" | |||||||||
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| Song by Michael Jackson featuring Fergie from the album Thriller 25 | |||||||||
| Released | February 8, 2008 | ||||||||
| Format | CD, digital download | ||||||||
| Recorded | November 2007 | ||||||||
| Genre | Rock, R&B | ||||||||
| Length | 4:12 | ||||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||||
| Writer | Michael Jackson | ||||||||
| Producer | Michael Jackson will.i.am |
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For Thriller 25, The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am remixed "Beat It". The song, titled "Beat It 2008", featured additional vocals by will.i.am's fellow Black Eyed Peas member Fergie. Upon its release in 2008, the song reached No. 26 in Switzerland, the Top 50 in Sweden and No. 65 in Austria. Following the reworking as Moby's Sub Mix, released on the "Jam" and "Who Is It" singles in 1992, as well as the "They Don't Care About Us" single in 1996 (and rereleased as part of the Visionary campaign), this was the second remixed version of "Beat It" to get an official release.
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