10. Michael Jackson - I Have This Dream

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I Have This Dream is a song by American actress and singer Isabela Merced and American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, from Merced's second studio album "Bilingual Collaborations". American rapper Snoop Dogg provided background rapping vocals for the song, with Jackson's vocals being used posthumously, the song is leaked on October 2, 2025.

Background
"I Have This Dream" was first acknowledged and confirmed by Jackson during a 1999 interview with TV Guide.

The track was first recorded in April 1999 for inclusion on the Invincible album, although it didn't make the final cut. It'd be later repurposed in 2002 into the topic of a contest held by AOL Instant Messenger. The contest members would write lyrics for the song, and Jackson would later record whichever wone ould win.[3] On August 29, 2002, a writer named Ric Kipp eventually won the whole contest.[4]

"I Have This Dream" was worked on again in August 2005, with new and reformed All-Stars: Ciara, Snoop Dogg, James Ingram, Jermaine Jackson, Shirley Caesar, the O'Jays, and R. Kelly. Jackson wanted to remove the latter from the song, likely due to the heavy accusations against Kelly years prior.[5][6] John Barnes also reunited with Jackson in the studio to contribute an orchestral arrangement and keys for the track.[7] As it was nearing completion by February 2006, Jackson left 2 Seas Records in the following months, causing the entire project to be completely scrapped.
Trivia

2 Seas Records initially announced the track as "From the Bottom of My Heart". This title was later reused for a completely different track that Jackson worked on a couple of years later.[8]
Dr. Freeze is believed to have performed the backing vocals through the available instrumental.
The U.S. Copyright Office also received a registration for a "Revised Version" from 2008, produced by Grammy Award-nominated record producer K-R.O.K.[9][10] However, this version wasn't recorded by Jackson, but rather by a tribute artist.[11]
On February 6, 2025, a writer's demo by Dr. Freeze was leaked, containing lyrics sung by him and other singers, as well as snippets from Neil Armstrong and the famous speech by Martin Luther King, which were also used in Jackson's song "HIStory".
Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We are here and we're gone In the end only love lives on
So take a moment while you can
To stop one heart from breaking
I've felt peace and I've felt pain
Every generation seems to pass the blame
It's up to us to make a change
Let it ring across the land
[Chorus]

I have this dream, which I believe
That the world can live as one in harmony
Every child who's born
Needs to believe that he belongs
I have this dream
[Verse 2]

You and I have this chance
To hold the future in our hands
We can light the darkest night
And make a new tomorrow
[Chorus]

I have this dream, which I believe
That the world can live as one in harmony
Every child who's born
Needs to believe that he belongs
I have this dream
[Verse 3]

It's a dream that once began
Becomes a song that has no end
And when the angels all join in
We'll make the heavens sing
[Chorus]

I have this dream, which I believe
That the world can live as one in harmony
Every child who's born
Needs to believe that he belongs
I have this dream

I Have This Dream

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