from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Released
June 20, 1995 (1995-06-20)
Recorded
1994
Genre
Funk rock[1]
Length
4:32
Label
Epic
Songwriter(s)
Michael Jackson
James Harris III
Terry Lewis
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson
Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Licensed audio
"Tabloid Junkie" on YouTube
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"Tabloid Junkie" is a song performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The song appeared as the eleventh track on Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, which was released in 1995 as a two-disc set. The song was written, composed, and produced by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. "Tabloid Junkie" is a funk rock song,[1] with lyrics that pertain to media bias and negative coverage of rumors about Jackson and his personal life, similar to previous songs recorded by Jackson. "Tabloid Junkie" is the seventh song on HIStory to be aimed at the media.[2]
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