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"Why"
Date range assessed by the fact that Michael joined the team in New York for work on the HIStory album in March 1994, and the mastering for HIStory was completed in March 1995 (Mike Smallcombe’s “Making Michael”). TJ says that “it was one of our uncle's songs for the HIStory album” and that Michael let them listen to the song “before the release of the album”. It is also implied that the song was recorded during this period, because they were told to “keep the chorus as it was” .
“Why” (From the “Brotherhood” album):