A handwritten note from Jackson belonging to his estate indicated his desire that “Hold My Hand” be the first single on his next project. Akon finished the rest of his vocals for the song in 2010, a few days before the release. "Hold My Hand" was recorded by Jackson and Akon in 2007. When Kelly was asked what he thought it was about the song that struck a chord with both Akon and Jackson, he said that it was the song's theme of friendship and togetherness. While there, Jackson heard the song and loved it, and decided he wanted to contribute to it. Shortly afterwards Akon went to Las Vegas to work on what would have been Michael Jackson's next album.
After hearing the song later, Akon said that he loved it and wanted to keep it for himself, so he wanted to record his own version of it. Akon and Kelly had been in the studio working on songs for Houston's I Look to You album and while on his own Kelly completed the song from a track Akon had left. The song was an international top 10 hit in nations such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Ĭo-writer Claude Kelly told HitQuarters that "Hold My Hand" was originally written with Whitney Houston in mind. The song was originally recorded by Akon and Jackson in 2007. " Hold My Hand" is a duet performed by American singer-songwriters Michael Jackson and Akon, from Jackson's first posthumous album Michael (2010).
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