(I Like) The Way You Love Me

"(I Like) The Way You Love Me" is a song by American 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. For Michael, the song has been re-arranged and more vocals have been added.^[3] A clip of the song was remixed and released on the 2 disc deluxe edition of the Immortal album on November 21, 2011.

Background and release

The song was originally titled, "Hanson" (working title) and was written by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer. Work on the song began in mid 1998 and the song was considered for the Invincible album, but stayed 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 was rearranged by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster for the Michael album, as "Neff-U" 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]

Composition

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,^[3] and the treatment of "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" has created a counter-rhythm from a leftover bit of vocal play.^[8]

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

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it a "sweet-toned swoon".^[9] 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."^[10] 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".^[11] Kitty Empire in The Observer said this song was "a breezy bit of froth on which Jackson sounds genuinely carefree".^[12] 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." ^[3]

Negative review came from Dan Martin of NME, he said this song "covers boring mid-tempo R&B territory".^[13]

Chart performance

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.

Track listing

Digital Download^[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"(I Like) The Way You Love Me" (Album Version)	4:33
2.	"(I Like) The Way You Love Me" (Edit)	4:17
Total length:		8:50

Personnel

Written, 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 William C. 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" Feemster

Release history

Region	Date	Format
South Korea^[1]	January 18, 2011	Digital download
Italy^[2]	July 8, 2011	Radio airplay
China^[15]	July 27, 2011	Radio airplay

References

1 2 "Michael Jackson : (I Like) The Way You Love Me (Single) - 소니뮤직". Sony Music Korea. 2011-01-18. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
1 2 "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.
1 2 3 Joe Pareles (December 9, 2010). "After Death, the Remix". nytimes.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
↑ Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2007). Michael Jackson: For The Record. Bedfordshire: Authors OnLine Ltd. p. 340. ISBN 0-7552-0267-8.
↑ "(I Like) The Way You Love Me, The Official Michael Jackson Site". Sony Music. michaeljackson.com. 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.
↑ Farber, Jim (2010-12-13). "Michael". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. 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.
↑ 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.com. 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. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

Michael Jackson songs

1970s songs	"Got to Be There" "Rockin' Robin" "I Wanna Be Where You Are" "Ain't No Sunshine" "Ben" "With a Child's Heart" "Music and Me" "Happy" "We're Almost There" "Just a Little Bit of You" "One Day in Your Life" "Ease on Down the Road" "You Can't Win" "A Brand New Day" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Rock with You"

1980s songs	"Off the Wall" "She's Out of My Life" "Girlfriend" "The Girl Is Mine" "Billie Jean" "Beat It" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Human Nature" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "Thriller" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" "Bad" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "Man in the Mirror" "Dirty Diana" "Another Part of Me" "Smooth Criminal" "Leave Me Alone" "Liberian Girl"

1990s songs	"Black or White" "Remember the Time" "In the Closet" "Jam" "Who Is It" "Heal the World" "Give In to Me" "Will You Be There" "Gone Too Soon" "Scream/Childhood" "You Are Not Alone" "Earth Song" "D.S." "This Time Around" "They Don't Care About Us" "HIStory" "Stranger in Moscow" "Smile" "Blood on the Dance Floor" "Ghosts" "Is It Scary"

2000s songs	"You Rock My World" "Speechless" "Cry" "Butterflies" "One More Chance" "The Girl Is Mine 2008" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"

2010s songs	"Hold My Hand" "Hollywood Tonight" "Behind the Mask" "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" "Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version)" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You/Don't Be Messin' 'Round" "Bad (Afrojack Remix) (DJ Buddha Edit)" "I'm So Blue" "Love Never Felt So Good" "A Place with No Name"

Other songs	"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "You've Got a Friend" "My Girl" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "All the Things You Are" "Too Young" "Working Day and Night" "Night Time Lover" "Muscles" "Say Say Say" "Somebody's Watching Me" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Centipede" "We Are the World" "Eaten Alive" "Twenty-Five Miles" "Get It" "2300 Jackson Street" "Just Good Friends" "Come Together" "Speed Demon" "Someone Put Your Hand Out" "Do the Bartman" "Dangerous" "Whatzupwitu" "Tabloid Junkie" "Why" "I Need You" "On the Line" "We Be Ballin'" "Heaven Can Wait" "What More Can I Give" "Cheater" "Fall Again" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" "Beat It 2008" "Billie Jean 2008" "This Is It" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Mind Is the Magic" "Breaking News" "Monster" "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" "All in Your Name" "Price of Fame" "Chicago" "Loving You" "Slave to the Rhythm" "Blue Gangsta" "There Must Be More To Life Than This"

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