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"Another Part of Me"

Date range confirmed by Matt Forger in Mike Smallcombe’s “Making Michael”

Mike Smallcombe, “Making Michael”

“I then transitioned into Captain EO in early 1985, working on ideas with Michael at Westlake studio.” (Matt Forger) Their musical ideas would develop into two songs; ‘We Are Here to Change the World’, written by Michael and John Barnes, and ‘Another Part of Me’, a song about global unity and love written by Michael alone.

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When Michael and Quincy were choosing the final tracklist, they had difficulty deciding between ‘Streetwalker’ and ‘Another Part of Me’, a song that was originally written for Captain EO. There was space for only one more song; Michael wanted ‘Streetwalker’, whereas Quincy preferred ‘Another Part of Me’.

Ultimately, it didn’t make a difference to Michael as he had written both of them, but a decision had to be made. Unable to agree, Michael and Quincy held a meeting with Frank DiLeo. When DiLeo heard ‘Streetwalker’ he remained in his seat, yet when ‘Another Part of Me’ was played he began to dance. “DiLeo helped me get ‘Another Part of Me’ because he started shaking his butt on it,” Quincy said. “I said [to DiLeo], ‘You’re not helping Michael at all’!” ‘Another Part of Me’ came out on top, and Matt Forger’s 1986 Captain EO mix was remixed for the album by Bruce Swedien.