"(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,[1] and released in Italian radio stations on July 8, 2011.[2] 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.
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.[3] 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".[4]
The song, along with several demos from the Invincible sessions, was rearranged 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."[5]
An early alternate mix of the original working of the song was leaked on March 31, 2023 along with the writer's demo of "Jungle City".[citation needed]
Compositionedit
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,[6] and in which he sang the hook and described the drum arrangement of the track.[7] The song has been re-arranged and more vocals have been added,[8] and the treatment of "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" has created a counter-rhythm from a leftover bit of vocal play.[9]
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.
Receptionedit
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it a "sweet-toned swoon".[10] Joe Vogel of The Huffington Post 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."[11] 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".[12] 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."[13]Kitty Empire in The Observer said this song was "a breezy bit of froth on which Jackson sounds genuinely carefree".[14] 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."[8]
Negative review came from Dan Martin of NME, he said this song "covers boring mid-tempo R&B territory".[15]
Chart performanceedit
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.
^ ab. Sony Music Korea. January 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
^ ab"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. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
^The MJCast – Episode 052: Michael Prince Special (transcript)
^Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2007). Michael Jackson: For The Record. Bedfordshire: Authors OnLine Ltd. p. 340. ISBN978-0-7552-0267-6.
^. Sony Music. michaeljackson.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Joe Vogel (2010-12-04). "Joe Vogel: Is Michael Really Michael? A Review of the King of Pop's New Album". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Lipshutz, Jason; Mitchell, Gail; Graff, Gary (December 8, 2010). "Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Track-By-Track". Billboard. from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
^ abJoe Pareles (December 9, 2010). "After Death, the Remix". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^Farber, Jim (2010-12-13). "Michael". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Leah Greenblatt (2010-12-08). "Music Review: Michael". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^"Joe Vogel: Is Michael Really Michael? A Review of the King of Pop's New Album". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Lipshutz, Jason; Mitchell, Gail; Graff, Gary (December 8, 2010). "Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Track-By-Track". Billboard. from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Michael Roffman (December 20, 2010). "Michael Jackson – Michael". Consequence of Sound.
^Empire, Kitty (2010-12-12). "Michael Jackson: Michael – review". London: The Observer. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^Martin, Dan (2010-12-04). "Album review: Michael Jackson – 'Michael' (Epic)". NME. from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^"Amazon.com: (I Like) The Way You Love Me: Michael Jackson: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
^. Hit FM. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
October 28, 2023
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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 1 and released in Italian radio stations on July 8 2011 2 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 I Like The Way You Love Me Single by Michael Jacksonfrom the album MichaelReleasedJuly 8 2011Recorded1998 original 2008 rework GenrePopR amp BsoulLength4 34 album version 4 30 The Ultimate Collection version LabelEpicSongwriter s Michael JacksonProducer s Michael Jackson Theron Neff U FeemsterMichael Jackson singles chronology All in Your Name 2011 I Like The Way You Love Me 2011 Immortal Megamix Can You Feel It Don t Stop Til You Get Enough Billie Jean Black or White Immortal Version 2011 Audio sample source source filehelp Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition 3 Reception 4 Chart performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Release history 8 See also 9 ReferencesBackground and release editThe 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 3 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 4 The song along with several demos from the Invincible sessions was rearranged 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 5 An early alternate mix of the original working of the song was leaked on March 31 2023 along with the writer s demo of Jungle City citation needed Composition editIn 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 6 and in which he sang the hook and described the drum arrangement of the track 7 The song has been re arranged and more vocals have been added 8 and the treatment of I Like The Way You Love Me has created a counter rhythm from a leftover bit of vocal play 9 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 editThe song received generally positive reviews from music critics Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it a sweet toned swoon 10 Joe Vogel of The Huffington Post 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 11 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 12 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 13 Kitty Empire in The Observer said this song was a breezy bit of froth on which Jackson sounds genuinely carefree 14 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 8 Negative review came from Dan Martin of NME he said this song covers boring mid tempo R amp B territory 15 Chart performance editThe 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 editDigital Download 16 No TitleLength1 I Like The Way You Love Me Album Version 4 332 I Like The Way You Love Me Edit 4 17Total length 8 50Personnel editWritten 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 and Finished by Theron Neff U FeemsterRelease history editRegion Date FormatSouth Korea 1 January 18 2011 Digital downloadItaly 2 July 8 2011 Radio airplayChina 17 July 27 2011See also editList of unreleased Michael Jackson material Death of Michael Jackson List of works published posthumouslyReferences edit a b Michael Jackson I Like The Way You Love Me Single 소니뮤직 Sony Music Korea January 18 2011 Archived from the original on March 13 2014 Retrieved June 1 2011 a b 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 Retrieved 2011 07 08 The MJCast Episode 052 Michael Prince Special transcript Halstead Craig Cadman Chris 2007 Michael Jackson For The Record Bedfordshire Authors OnLine Ltd p 340 ISBN 978 0 7552 0267 6 I Like The Way You Love Me The Official Michael Jackson Site Sony Music michaeljackson com Archived from the original on 2011 09 06 Retrieved 2011 08 04 Joe Vogel 2010 12 04 Joe Vogel Is Michael Really Michael A Review of the King of Pop s New Album Huffington Post Retrieved 2011 08 04 Lipshutz Jason Mitchell Gail Graff Gary December 8 2010 Michael Jackson s Michael Track By Track Billboard Archived from the original on 1 January 2011 Retrieved 2011 02 11 a b Joe Pareles December 9 2010 After Death the Remix The New York Times Retrieved December 9 2010 Farber Jim 2010 12 13 Michael Daily News Mortimer Zuckerman Archived from the original on December 16 2010 Retrieved 2011 08 04 Leah Greenblatt 2010 12 08 Music Review Michael Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 2011 08 04 Joe Vogel Is Michael Really Michael A Review of the King of Pop s New Album Huffingtonpost com 2010 12 04 Retrieved 2011 08 04 Lipshutz Jason Mitchell Gail Graff Gary December 8 2010 Michael Jackson s Michael Track By Track Billboard Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 2011 08 04 Michael Roffman December 20 2010 Michael Jackson Michael Consequence of Sound Empire Kitty 2010 12 12 Michael Jackson Michael review London The Observer Retrieved 2011 08 04 Martin Dan 2010 12 04 Album review Michael Jackson Michael Epic NME Archived from the original on 28 June 2011 Retrieved 2011 08 04 Amazon com I Like The Way You Love Me Michael Jackson MP3 Downloads Amazon 2010 12 14 Retrieved 2011 03 08 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 Archived from the original on 2012 02 25 Retrieved 2011 08 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Like The Way You Love Me 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