The Girl Is Mine

This article is about the Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney song. For other uses, see The Girl Is Mine (disambiguation).

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"The Girl Is Mine"
Single by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
from the album Thriller
B-side	"Can't Get Outta the Rain"
Released	October 18, 1982
Recorded	April 14–16, 1982
Studio	Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop [1] soft rock [2] R&B
Length	3:42
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones Michael Jackson (co-producer)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"One Day in Your Life" (1981) "The Girl Is Mine" (1982) "Billie Jean" (1983)
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Tug of War" (1982) "The Girl Is Mine" (1982) "Say Say Say" (1983)

v t e Michael Jackson: Thriller
Side one	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Baby Be Mine" "The Girl Is Mine" "Thriller"
Side two	"Beat It" "Billie Jean" "Human Nature" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "The Lady in My Life"
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