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Janet Jackson's 'Runaway' was originally intended as a duet with Michael (Jackson)

  • September 24, 2014
  • Brad O'Mance

JanetJackson

Look this isn't exactly red hot breaking news but it is quite inter­est­ing so shut up.

Basically Jimmy Jam has revealed that Janet Jackson's 1995 hit 'Runaway' was ori­gin­ally intended to be a duet between Janet and her then up-and-coming singing brother, Michael.

Replying to someone on Twitter about whether or not the song samples 'Remember The Time', the following happened:

No samples in "Runaway" but the track was created for @JanetJackson & @michaeljackson duet. He chose the "Scream" track. @Wingsarespread

— Jimmy Jam (@flytetymejam) September 24, 2014

Here's 'Runaway' again in case you need a refresh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRm00quEilA

That video hasn't aged very well has it.

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