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answers.span_text: May 8 , 2014
questions: when did slave to the rhythm come out
name: Slave to the Rhythm (Michael Jackson song)
contexts: `` Slave to the Rhythm '' Song by Michael Jackson from the album Xscape Released May 8 , 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 08 ) Format CD digital download Recorded 1989 -- 1991 ( original ) 2013 -- 2014 ( reworked ) Genre R&B synthpop electropop new jack swing Length 4 : 15 ( album version ) 4 : 35 ( original version ) 3 : 30 ( radio edit ) Label MJJ Epic Songwriter ( s ) L.A. Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons Kevin Roberson Producer ( s ) L.A. Reid Babyface Timbaland ( album version ) Jerome `` J - Roc '' Harmon ( album version ) Xscape track listing `` A Place with No Name '' ( 4 ) `` Slave to the Rhythm '' ( 5 ) `` Do You Know Where Your Children Are '' ( 6 ) Music video `` Slave To The Rhythm '' on YouTube