Mind Is the Magic

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"Mind Is the Magic"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2010 (2010-02-26)
Recorded1989
Genre
Length6:16
Label ZYX
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Jackson
  • Bryan Loren
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
(2008)
"Mind Is the Magic"
(2010)
"Hold My Hand"
(2010)

"Mind Is the Magic" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, written along with Bryan Loren in 1989 for Siegfried & Roy's 'Beyond Belief Show' in Las Vegas. [1] The song was released as a single in Europe on February 26, 2010, from the compilation album Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show but was first released on Siegfried & Roy's Dreams & Illusions in 1995.

Contents

"Mind Is the Magic" reached No. 80 in France on April 3, 2010. [2] Jackson gave his permission for Siegfried & Roy to release this song on their German album Dreams & Illusions in 1995. The introduction from the song formed part of "The Drill" segment planned for Jackson's This Is It concerts.

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [2] 80

Track listing

German CD maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."Mind Is the Magic" (the original version of the Siegfried & Roy show)6:14
2."Mind Is the Magic" (the original remix version)3:30
3."Mind Is the Magic" (Falko Niestolik remix)7:19
4."Mind Is the Magic" (Falko Niestolik radio edit)3:56
Total length:20:19

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References

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