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Immortal (Michael Jackson album)

August 20, 2023

Immortal is a remix album of music originally recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson, released on November 18, 2011, by Epic Records. The album is also a soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, which debuted on October 2, 2011, in Montreal.[1]

Immortal
Soundtrack album and remix album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedNovember 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
Recorded1968–2007 (original tracks)
2011 (additional mixes & overdubs)
Length76:34 (standard edition)
106:09 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
  • Michael Jackson
  • Kevin Antunes
Michael Jackson chronology
Michael
(2010) 		Immortal
(2011) 		Bad 25
(2012)

Background and release

On October 3, 2011, Sony Music Entertainment announced that over 40 of Jackson's original recordings had been redesigned and reimagined by producer Kevin Antunes (Justin Timberlake, Rihanna) after working with original multi-track master recordings in the studio for a year.[2] Immortal continued in the production vein of soundtracks from previous Cirque du Soleil shows: namely, 2006's Love, featuring the remixed music of the Beatles (for the show of the same name); and 2010's Elvis Presley-themed remix soundtrack Viva Elvis (for the show of the same name).

Being released by Epic Records in conjunction with the estate of Michael Jackson,[3] Immortal featured an alternative version of the Jackson 5 song "ABC",[1] as well as a series of mashups and remixes, such as a choir-assisted rendition of "They Don't Care About Us".[4] Despite over 60 songs having been used for the stage show, the album release is available only as either a 20-track album or deluxe 27-track album.[1]

Immortal is the eighth Jackson album to be released by Sony and Universal Motown since Jackson's death on June 25, 2009. It is also the third set of remixes of Jackson's music that has been released posthumously, following two 2009 collections: The Stripped Mixes, Jackson's early songs with most of the rhythm section edited out; and four EPs under the common title The Remix Suite.

Promotion

The debut track from the album, "Immortal Megamix", composed of four of Jackson's greatest hits—"Can You Feel It", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Billie Jean" and "Black or White"—was unveiled on AOL Music on October 31, 2011.[5] Following the premiere on AOL, the track became available to stream at Jackson's official website[6] and Facebook page.[7] On November 1, 2011, the track became available as a digital download on iTunes[5] and Amazon.[8] There was no television promotion or radio airplay.

The week before the soundtrack's release, several tracks were unveiled on SoundCloud and Billboard:

NOTES:
  • 1 The three tracks are actually separated on the album but were joined together as one mix on SoundCloud.
  • 2 Separated as two tracks on the album—"Is It Scary/Threatened (Immortal Version)" and "Thriller (Immortal Version)"—but joined together on SoundCloud.

Antunes, the musical designer for Immortal, said, "There are jewels throughout this entire CD ... put there so you can truly appreciate Michael's musicality," adding, "It lifts you up, it challenges, it makes you feel. Being a super-fan myself, having the ability to work on this music is a true honor."[19] The entire album was unveiled via NPR on November 18, 2011.[20]

Commercial performance

In the United States, an early estimate predicted Immortal would sell 50,000 copies in its first week.[21] The album opened with 43,000 copies sold, debuting at No. 24 on the Billboard 200. Immortal's opening week was more successful than the troupe's previous Viva Elvis, which had debuted and peaked at No. 48 in 2010 with 13,000 sold in its first week.[22] In Japan, 150,000 CD copies of Immortal were sold during the first week of its release.[23]

Immortal was ranked number 174 on the list of the 200 best-selling albums of 2012 from the year-end charts of Billboard. It was also ranked number 35 on the top-selling 100 R&B albums of 2012. It is currently the second-best selling Cirque show release, after Love.

Critical reception

The debut song, "Immortal Megamix", received mixed reviews from music critics. Scott Shetler from PopCrush said the original songs were "left intact on this remix with only slight musical embellishments, such as a 'Michael! Michael!' chant that appears during 'Billie Jean'". While Shetler felt that other mixes, such as the "HIStory Megamix" that preceded Jackson's 1995 double album, were better, he also felt that, "with [Jackson's] legacy of musical gold, it would be nearly impossible to create a bad mix."[24]

The album itself also received mixed reviews. Ann Powers from NPR said the soundtrack "adds another dimension to the Jackson omnibus" and "crafts a new version of Jackson's life story through remixes of his biggest hits and a few obscurities, as well as his own stated favorite songs."[20] Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times gave the album two and a half stars out of four, stating, "the soundtrack is beholden to the Cirque/Immortal storyline and therefore sequenced not for the dance floor but for a Las Vegas-style production."[25] Chad Grischow from IGN observed that "the collection at least does a fine job pulling from the various eras of his career", even though "most of the songs are simply clipped into a shorter version of themselves, with the occasional sound effects to enhance the choreography left feeling odd without it."[26]

Gary Trust and Keith Caulfield from Billboard pointed out that "consumers surely didn't seem that interested in the mash-up style album."[22] Nekesa Mumbi Moody from The Associated Press said, "much of the album seems disjointed. Some songs are oddly chopped up, others are spliced together without much finesse, and there are a myriad of sound effects — bullets firing, glass shattering, the whistle of a train, basketballs bouncing — that just sound like noise". Moody concluded that, "on stage, it probably all makes sense beautifully ... but without that visual picture, the listening experience is a disappointment."[27]

Killian Fox of The Observer noted that "not much here is new", adding that "the album tries to justify its bulky existence" but ultimately "add[s] little to a catalogue of music that has already been superbly produced."[28] Arwa Haider from Metro said, "the original songs are obviously fantastic", but "without the accompanying Cirque du Soleil acrobatics, these slightly spooky mixes don't add much to his canon."[29] Michael Langston Moore from African American Entertainment Examiner said the album was "deemed to be a bit sacrilege".[30]

Track listing

MJJ Productions Inc, the record division of the Michael Jackson Company LLC, announced the titles of the tracks on Immortal[31][32] and Immortal (Deluxe)[33] as follows:

Standard edition
No.TitleAdditional artist(s)Length
1."Workin' Day and Night (Immortal Version)" 3:36
2."The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 5; Janet Jackson3:07
3."Childhood (Immortal Version)" 4:35
4."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Immortal Version)" 3:07
5."Dancing Machine/Blame It on the Boogie (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons4:49
6."This Place Hotel (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons2:08
7."Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version)" 1:59
8."Dangerous (Immortal Version)" 2:41
9."The Jackson 5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 53:45
10."Speechless/Human Nature (Immortal Version)" 3:18
11."Is It Scary/Threatened (Immortal Version)"Rockwell; 50 Cent5:05
12."Thriller (Immortal Version)" 3:32
13."You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)"Siedah Garrett6:07
14."Beat It/State of Shock (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons and Mick Jagger3:09
15."Jam (Immortal Version)"Heavy D2:37
16."Planet Earth/Earth Song (Immortal Version)" 4:04
17."They Don't Care About Us (Immortal Version)" 3:36
18."I'll Be There (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 51:53
19."Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons9:08
20."Man in the Mirror (Immortal Version)" 4:17
Total length:76:34
Deluxe edition, disc 1
No.TitleAdditional artist(s)Length
1."Workin' Day and Night (Immortal Version)" 3:36
2."The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 5; Janet Jackson3:07
3."Childhood (Immortal Version)" 4:35
4."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Immortal Version)" 3:08
5."Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons2:27
6."Dancing Machine/Blame It on the Boogie (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons4:04
7."Ben (Immortal Version)" 3:44
8."This Place Hotel (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons2:08
9."Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version)" 1:59
10."Dangerous (Immortal Version)" 2:41
11."The Mime Segment: (I Like) The Way You Love Me/Speed Demon/Another Part of Me (Immortal Version)" 2:52
12."The Jackson 5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 53:45
13."Speechless/Human Nature (Immortal Version)" 3:20
14."Is It Scary/Threatened (Immortal Version)"Rockwell; 50 Cent5:03
15."Thriller (Immortal Version)" 3:37
Total length:53:42
Deluxe edition, disc 2
No.TitleAdditional artist(s)Length
1."You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)"Siedah Garrett6:08
2."Beat It/State of Shock (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons and Mick Jagger3:09
3."Jam (Immortal Version)"Heavy D2:37
4."Planet Earth/Earth Song (Immortal Version)" 4:01
5."Scream/Little Susie (Immortal Version)"Janet Jackson4:45
6."Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)" 3:23
7."They Don't Care About Us (Immortal Version)" 3:37
8."Will You Be There (Immortal Version)" 4:56
9."I'll Be There (Immortal Version)"The Jackson 51:50
10."Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version)"The Jacksons9:08
11."Man in the Mirror (Immortal Version)" 4:14
12."Remember the Time/Bad (Immortal Version)" 4:39
Total length:52:27

Track elements

Credits adapted from the album booklet liner notes.[34]

Charts

Release history

List of release dates, showing country or region, record label, and format
Region Date Label Format
Austria[54] November 18, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment CD, digital download
Netherlands[55] Digital download
Germany[56][57] CD, digital download
November 21, 2011
United Kingdom[58]
France[59]
United States[60] Epic
Spain[61] November 22, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment
Italy[62]
Japan[63] November 23, 2011 Sony Music Japan CD
Australia November 25, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment CD, digital download
Indonesia[64] December 22, 2011 CD
China[65] March 30, 2012 Sony Music China

See also

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External links

  • Official website

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Immortal is a remix album of music originally recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on November 18 2011 by Epic Records The album is also a soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil s Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour which debuted on October 2 2011 in Montreal 1 ImmortalSoundtrack album and remix album by Michael JacksonReleasedNovember 18 2011 2011 11 18 Recorded1968 2007 original tracks 2011 additional mixes amp overdubs Length76 34 standard edition 106 09 deluxe edition LabelEpicSonyMJJProducerMichael JacksonKevin AntunesMichael Jackson chronologyMichael 2010 Immortal 2011 Bad 25 2012 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Promotion 3 Commercial performance 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 6 Track elements 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Release history 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksBackground and release EditOn October 3 2011 Sony Music Entertainment announced that over 40 of Jackson s original recordings had been redesigned and reimagined by producer Kevin Antunes Justin Timberlake Rihanna after working with original multi track master recordings in the studio for a year 2 Immortal continued in the production vein of soundtracks from previous Cirque du Soleil shows namely 2006 s Love featuring the remixed music of the Beatles for the show of the same name and 2010 s Elvis Presley themed remix soundtrack Viva Elvis for the show of the same name Being released by Epic Records in conjunction with the estate of Michael Jackson 3 Immortal featured an alternative version of the Jackson 5 song ABC 1 as well as a series of mashups and remixes such as a choir assisted rendition of They Don t Care About Us 4 Despite over 60 songs having been used for the stage show the album release is available only as either a 20 track album or deluxe 27 track album 1 Immortal is the eighth Jackson album to be released by Sony and Universal Motown since Jackson s death on June 25 2009 It is also the third set of remixes of Jackson s music that has been released posthumously following two 2009 collections The Stripped Mixes Jackson s early songs with most of the rhythm section edited out and four EPs under the common title The Remix Suite Promotion EditThe debut track from the album Immortal Megamix composed of four of Jackson s greatest hits Can You Feel It Don t Stop Til You Get Enough Billie Jean and Black or White was unveiled on AOL Music on October 31 2011 5 Following the premiere on AOL the track became available to stream at Jackson s official website 6 and Facebook page 7 On November 1 2011 the track became available as a digital download on iTunes 5 and Amazon 8 There was no television promotion or radio airplay The week before the soundtrack s release several tracks were unveiled on SoundCloud and Billboard You Are Not Alone I Just Can t Stop Loving You Immortal Version on November 14 2011 9 10 Wanna Be Startin Somethin Immortal Version on November 15 2011 11 12 I ll Be There Immortal Version 13 14 and Dancing Machine Blame It on the Boogie Immortal Version 15 on November 16 2011 16 This Place Hotel Smooth Criminal Dangerous Immortal Version 1 17 and Is It Scary Threatened Thriller Immortal Version 2 18 on November 17 2011 NOTES 1 The three tracks are actually separated on the album but were joined together as one mix on SoundCloud 2 Separated as two tracks on the album Is It Scary Threatened Immortal Version and Thriller Immortal Version but joined together on SoundCloud Antunes the musical designer for Immortal said There are jewels throughout this entire CD put there so you can truly appreciate Michael s musicality adding It lifts you up it challenges it makes you feel Being a super fan myself having the ability to work on this music is a true honor 19 The entire album was unveiled via NPR on November 18 2011 20 Commercial performance EditIn the United States an early estimate predicted Immortal would sell 50 000 copies in its first week 21 The album opened with 43 000 copies sold debuting at No 24 on the Billboard 200 Immortal s opening week was more successful than the troupe s previous Viva Elvis which had debuted and peaked at No 48 in 2010 with 13 000 sold in its first week 22 In Japan 150 000 CD copies of Immortal were sold during the first week of its release 23 Immortal was ranked number 174 on the list of the 200 best selling albums of 2012 from the year end charts of Billboard It was also ranked number 35 on the top selling 100 R amp B albums of 2012 It is currently the second best selling Cirque show release after Love Critical reception EditThe debut song Immortal Megamix received mixed reviews from music critics Scott Shetler from PopCrush said the original songs were left intact on this remix with only slight musical embellishments such as a Michael Michael chant that appears during Billie Jean While Shetler felt that other mixes such as the HIStory Megamix that preceded Jackson s 1995 double album were better he also felt that with Jackson s legacy of musical gold it would be nearly impossible to create a bad mix 24 The album itself also received mixed reviews Ann Powers from NPR said the soundtrack adds another dimension to the Jackson omnibus and crafts a new version of Jackson s life story through remixes of his biggest hits and a few obscurities as well as his own stated favorite songs 20 Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times gave the album two and a half stars out of four stating the soundtrack is beholden to the Cirque Immortal storyline and therefore sequenced not for the dance floor but for a Las Vegas style production 25 Chad Grischow from IGN observed that the collection at least does a fine job pulling from the various eras of his career even though most of the songs are simply clipped into a shorter version of themselves with the occasional sound effects to enhance the choreography left feeling odd without it 26 Gary Trust and Keith Caulfield from Billboard pointed out that consumers surely didn t seem that interested in the mash up style album 22 Nekesa Mumbi Moody from The Associated Press said much of the album seems disjointed Some songs are oddly chopped up others are spliced together without much finesse and there are a myriad of sound effects bullets firing glass shattering the whistle of a train basketballs bouncing that just sound like noise Moody concluded that on stage it probably all makes sense beautifully but without that visual picture the listening experience is a disappointment 27 Killian Fox of The Observer noted that not much here is new adding that the album tries to justify its bulky existence but ultimately add s little to a catalogue of music that has already been superbly produced 28 Arwa Haider from Metro said the original songs are obviously fantastic but without the accompanying Cirque du Soleil acrobatics these slightly spooky mixes don t add much to his canon 29 Michael Langston Moore from African American Entertainment Examiner said the album was deemed to be a bit sacrilege 30 Track listing EditMJJ Productions Inc the record division of the Michael Jackson Company LLC announced the titles of the tracks on Immortal 31 32 and Immortal Deluxe 33 as follows Standard editionNo TitleAdditional artist s Length1 Workin Day and Night Immortal Version 3 362 The Immortal Intro Immortal Version The Jackson 5 Janet Jackson3 073 Childhood Immortal Version 4 354 Wanna Be Startin Somethin Immortal Version 3 075 Dancing Machine Blame It on the Boogie Immortal Version The Jacksons4 496 This Place Hotel Immortal Version The Jacksons2 087 Smooth Criminal Immortal Version 1 598 Dangerous Immortal Version 2 419 The Jackson 5 Medley I Want You Back ABC The Love You Save Immortal Version The Jackson 53 4510 Speechless Human Nature Immortal Version 3 1811 Is It Scary Threatened Immortal Version Rockwell 50 Cent5 0512 Thriller Immortal Version 3 3213 You Are Not Alone I Just Can t Stop Loving You Immortal Version Siedah Garrett6 0714 Beat It State of Shock Immortal Version The Jacksons and Mick Jagger3 0915 Jam Immortal Version Heavy D2 3716 Planet Earth Earth Song Immortal Version 4 0417 They Don t Care About Us Immortal Version 3 3618 I ll Be There Immortal Version The Jackson 51 5319 Immortal Megamix Can You Feel It Don t Stop Til You Get Enough Billie Jean Black or White Immortal Version The Jacksons9 0820 Man in the Mirror Immortal Version 4 17Total length 76 34 Deluxe edition disc 1No TitleAdditional artist s Length1 Workin Day and Night Immortal Version 3 362 The Immortal Intro Immortal Version The Jackson 5 Janet Jackson3 073 Childhood Immortal Version 4 354 Wanna Be Startin Somethin Immortal Version 3 085 Shake Your Body Down to the Ground Immortal Version The Jacksons2 276 Dancing Machine Blame It on the Boogie Immortal Version The Jacksons4 047 Ben Immortal Version 3 448 This Place Hotel Immortal Version The Jacksons2 089 Smooth Criminal Immortal Version 1 5910 Dangerous Immortal Version 2 4111 The Mime Segment I Like The Way You Love Me Speed Demon Another Part of Me Immortal Version 2 5212 The Jackson 5 Medley I Want You Back ABC The Love You Save Immortal Version The Jackson 53 4513 Speechless Human Nature Immortal Version 3 2014 Is It Scary Threatened Immortal Version Rockwell 50 Cent5 0315 Thriller Immortal Version 3 37Total length 53 42 Deluxe edition disc 2No TitleAdditional artist s Length1 You Are Not Alone I Just Can t Stop Loving You Immortal Version Siedah Garrett6 082 Beat It State of Shock Immortal Version The Jacksons and Mick Jagger3 093 Jam Immortal Version Heavy D2 374 Planet Earth Earth Song Immortal Version 4 015 Scream Little Susie Immortal Version Janet Jackson4 456 Gone Too Soon Immortal Version 3 237 They Don t Care About Us Immortal Version 3 378 Will You Be There Immortal Version 4 569 I ll Be There Immortal Version The Jackson 51 5010 Immortal Megamix Can You Feel It Don t Stop Til You Get Enough Billie Jean Black or White Immortal Version The Jacksons9 0811 Man in the Mirror Immortal Version 4 1412 Remember the Time Bad Immortal Version 4 39Total length 52 27Track elements EditCredits adapted from the album booklet liner notes 34 The Immortal Intro Remember the Time You Rock My World In the Closet Stranger in Moscow Bad Smooth Criminal Dangerous Another Part of Me The Way You Make Me Feel Jam Scream I Want You Back ABC Rockin Robin Goin Back to Indiana I Got the Feelin Motown audition I ll Be There Dancing Machine Blame It on the Boogie Immortal Version Dancing Machine Blame It on the Boogie Why You Wanna Trip on Me Dangerous Immortal Version Dangerous In the Closet including elements from the music video particularly Naomi Campbell s vocals The Mime Segment I Like The Way You Love Me Speed Demon Workin Day and Night 1978 Home Demo Recording Hollywood Tonight Another Part of Me Stranger in Moscow Black or White elements from the short film specifically the black panther dance part The Jackson 5 Medley I Want You Back ABC The Love You Save Is It Scary Threatened Immortal Version Is It Scary Threatened Somebody s Watching Me Ghosts Monster Thriller You Are Not Alone I Just Can t Stop Loving You Immortal Version You Are Not Alone I Just Can t Stop Loving You Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu Remember the Time Beat It State of Shock Immortal Version Beat It State of Shock Bad elements from the short film They Don t Care About Us Immortal Version Scream They Don t Care About Us Tabloid Junkie Privacy Will You Be There Immortal Version Heal the World Will You Be There Immortal Megamix Immortal Version Can You Feel It Don t Stop Til You Get Enough Billie Jean Black or White Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Immortal Chart 2011 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 35 43Austrian Albums O3 Austria 36 29Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 37 13Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 38 17Dutch Albums Album Top 100 39 17French Albums SNEP 40 42German Albums Offizielle Top 100 41 23Irish Albums IRMA 42 69Italian Albums FIMI 43 13Japanese Albums Billboard Japan 44 9Japanese Albums Oricon 23 11New Zealand Albums RMNZ 45 35Norwegian Albums VG lista 46 34Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 47 16Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 48 59Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 49 17UK Albums OCC 50 65US Billboard 200 51 24US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 52 5 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Immortal Chart 2012 PositionUS Billboard 200 53 174US Billboard R amp B Hip Hop Albums 53 35Release history EditList of release dates showing country or region record label and format Region Date Label FormatAustria 54 November 18 2011 Sony Music Entertainment CD digital downloadNetherlands 55 Digital downloadGermany 56 57 CD digital downloadNovember 21 2011United Kingdom 58 France 59 United States 60 EpicSpain 61 November 22 2011 Sony Music EntertainmentItaly 62 Japan 63 November 23 2011 Sony Music Japan CDAustralia November 25 2011 Sony Music Entertainment CD digital downloadIndonesia 64 December 22 2011 CDChina 65 March 30 2012 Sony Music ChinaSee also EditList of unreleased Michael Jackson material List of works published posthumouslyReferences Edit a b c Schneider Marc October 4 2011 Michael Jackson s Immortal Won t Be His Last Album Says Estate Billboard com Retrieved October 5 2011 IMMORTAL the highly anticipated musical tapestry for Cirque du Soleil s Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour Sony Music Entertainment Retrieved October 4 2011 Clarke Suzan October 3 2011 New Michael Jackson Album Immortal to Be Released ABC News abc go com Retrieved October 6 2011 Kaufman Gil October 3 2011 Michael Jackson Immortal Album Due November 21 MTV com Retrieved October 5 2011 a b Peter Fowler October 31 2011 Michael Jackson Immortal Megamix Released Newsroom America Retrieved October 31 2011 Listen to the Immortal Megamix Now SonyMusic The Official Michael Jackson Site October 31 2011 Retrieved October 31 2011 Listen to Immortal Megamix the debut track from the upcoming album IMMORTAL now and let us know what you think 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