London
(ANI):
The
late
King
of
Pop,
Michael
Jackson"s
new
song
'This
Is
It" gets
its
first
airplay
on
October
12,
nearly
four
months
after
he
passed
away.
The
track,
which
has
the
same
name
as
Jackson"s
50-date
comeback
concerts,
will
be
delivered
to
radio
stations
amid
tight
security,
so
they
can
play
it
from
7.30am.
BBC
Radio
1
has
confirmed
it
will
be
one
of
the
stations
to
play
the
track,
which
features
the
backing
vocals
of
the
late
singer"s
brothers.
It
will
be
included
in
a
two-disc
album,
also
called
'This
Is
It",
which
will
contain
songs
also
featured
in
a
documentary
about
the
singer,
and
it
will
hit
shops
on
October
26,
to
coincide
with
the
worldwide
release
of
the
film.
The
first
disc
will
boast
the
original
album
masters
of
some
of
Jackson"s
biggest
hits,
arranged
in
the
same
sequence
as
they
appear
in
the
film,
and
will
end
with
two
versions
of
This
Is
It,
which
features
in
the
film"s
closing
sequence.
The
second
disc
contains
previously
unreleased
versions
of
some
of
the
artist"s
classic
tracks
and
a
“touching" spoken
word
poem
titled
Planet
Earth.
“This
song
only
defines,
once
again,
what
the
world
already
knows
-
that
Michael
is
one
of
God's
greatest
gifts," the
Mirror
quoted
John
McClain,
co-producer
of
the
album,
as
saying
of
the
new
track.
The
album
will
boast
a
36-page,
commemorative
booklet
featuring
exclusive
photos
of
Jackson
from
his
last
rehearsal.