Michael Jackson's new single “This Is It” began streaming online and playing across the radio airwaves Monday, nearly four months after the “king of pop” died of a prescription drug overdose aged 50. The track, which features backing vocals by Jackson's brothers, opens with a soft, soulful introduction and the lines: “This is it, here I stand/I'm the light of the world, I feel grand.” It will be available to buy as part of the two-disc album “This Is It” which hits the shelves internationally on Oct. 26 and in North America on Oct. 27 to coincide with the global release of the Jackson movie of the same name on Oct. 28. A short collection of clips from the film were also featured on Web sites showing Jackson and backing dancers rehearsing their routines for a run of 50 comeback shows at London's O2 Arena which the singer had been preparing for when he died. Sony Music said the first disc of the album will feature some of Jackson's greatest hits plus two versions of the new single. The second disc will include unreleased versions of some of the singer's classic tracks and a spoken word poem entitled “Planet Earth” performed by Jackson and never heard before.
