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  • P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
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  • 12-inch single
  • Gramophone record
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  • eng
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  • Songs written by will.i.am
  • Song recordings produced by Michael Jackson
  • Epic Records singles
  • 1983 singles
  • Michael Jackson songs
  • Disco songs
  • 1982 songs
  • Funk songs
  • Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones
  • Songs written by James Ingram
  • Songs written by Quincy Jones
  • Song recordings produced by will.i.am
  • Will.i.am songs
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  • %22P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)%22 is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It is the sixth single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). The original demo version of the song was written by Jackson and Greg Phillinganes. Quincy Jones passed on the song itself but liked the title and, with James Ingram, fashioned a totally new song with that title. The demo version is featured on The Ultimate Collection.%22P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)%22 was released on September 19, 1983, as the penultimate single from Thriller. The single charted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and no. 46 on the Hot Black Singles chart, becoming the sixth Top 10 hit from the album. In the UK, the song reached a peak position of 11. The single was most successful in Belgium, charting within the Top 10 at no. 6. The song has been covered and sampled by numerous artists, including Monica, Justin Guarini and Kanye West. The original demo was also remixed by The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am for Thriller 25.%22P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)%22 was never performed live by Jackson. In a rehearsal for the Dangerous World Tour, however, Jackson sang a small part of the demo version, describing it as %22something I wrote that I haven't recorded yet.%22
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  • James Ingram
  • Quincy Jones
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