Track of the week - Hold My Hand

So the time has come.... it's only four weeks until Michael (the album) drops and the first single, as requested by Mike in a handwritten note, hit the net yesterday. michaeljackson.com revealed the track yesterday which is streaming on the homepage as we speak, with its release to follow in two weeks time.

The track, completed by Akon following its leak before Michael's death, is quite strange to comprehend on first listen. Not, as far as I'm concerned, because of Michael's passing , rather due to Akon's heavy input. The hip-hop star has completed the track past Jackson's first (and stunning) verse and his aid does not go unnoticed on the production either.

However, other than for the lack of Michael himself, 'Hold my Hand' is a stunning first release which does massive justice to the man himself simply reiterating, 17 months down the line, what a huge talent we lost.

Michael is released December 14th.

Hold My Hand is released November 29th.