Tour, from 1996 to 1997. Since March 2009, Jackson was preparing to perform "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" during his This Is It concert series from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010. During rehearsals at Staples Center for the This Is It comeback concerts in London at The O2 Arena, Jackson's performance of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" contained an a cappella snippet of "Speechless", from Jackson's studio album Invincible (2001). Following Jackson's death in June of the same year, video footage of Jackson rehearsing the song was used as the opening song in the 2009 concert documentary, Michael Jackson's This Is It. Manu Dibango controversy After Barbadian pop singer Rihanna sampled the song in her 2007 hit single "Don't Stop the Music", she and Jackson were both sued in February 2009 by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango, who claimed that both songs stole the "mama-say mama-sa mama-coo-sa" hook from his 1972 single "Soul Makossa" without permission. According to Agence France-Presse, Jackson admitted earlier that he had borrowed the line for "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin and had eventually settled financially with Dibango. However, when Rihanna asked only Jackson's permission to sample the line in 2007, Jackson allegedly approved the request without contacting Dibango beforehand. Dibango's attorneys brought the case before a court in Paris, demanding €500,000 in damages and for Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music to be "barred from receiving 'mama-say mama-sa'-related income until the matter is resolved". Dibango lost the case in Paris, after it turned out that Universal Music had updated its database and added Dibango into the list of those credited for Rihanna's song. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Wanna Be Startin' Somethin}} Personnel Credits adapted from the album Thriller 25. Michael Jackson: lead and backing vocals, songwriting Greg Phillinganes: Rhodes, synthesizer Michael Boddicker and Bill Wolfer: synthesizers David Williams: guitar Louis Johnson: bass Paulinho da Costa: percussion Jerry Hey, Gary Grant: trumpets, flugelhorns Larry Williams: saxophone, flute Bill Reichenbach: trombone Michael Jackson, Nelson Hayes and Steven Ray: bathroom stomp board Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey and Michael Jackson Background vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, James Ingram, Bunny Hull and Becky Lopez Produced by Quincy Jones Co-produced by Michael Jackson Track listing United States 7" version "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" (single version) – 4:19 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin"