Singles Chart at number 33. It also peaked at number 2 on the Dance Club Songs chart. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" also reached number 19 on the year-end chart of Dance Club Play Song. A music video to promote the single and album consisted of a montage of previous Michael Jackson music videos and concert footage, and also clips of Akon singing his parts. Charts Track listingCD single''' "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" Radio Edit – 3:51 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" Johnny Vicious Club – Radio Edit – 3:36 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" Johnny Vicious Full Club Remix – 9:03 Remix credits Written and produced by Michael Jackson, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort Lead vocals by Aliaune "Akon" Thiam and Michael Jackson (on second verse) Background vocals by Michael Jackson Mixed by Mark "Evil" Goodchild Recorded in November 2007 Cover versions and uses in popular culture "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" has been covered and sampled by multiple recording artists since its release. Jackson's elder sister La Toya Jackson has frequently covered the song. She used it to open her set at 1993's Sopot Song Festival, on MDR in the 1990s, and on the sixth season of the United Kingdom television show Celebrity Big Brother in 2009. Whitney Houston performed "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" as the opening selection throughout her Greatest Love World Tour in 1986, which ran from July to December. In February 2010, she again performed the song, along with Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel", during her Nothing but Love World Tour. One week after Jackson's death, Madonna used that song as part of a medley of Jackson's songs as a tribute, during her second leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour in July 2009. A dancer impersonated Jackson, performing his signature moves, like spinning, moonwalking and gyrating.Glee used it as the opening song in its "Michael" episode (2012). This cover debuted and peaked at number 78 on the Billboard'' Hot 100, number 46 on the Digital Songs chart and number 88 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart at the week of February 18, 2012. Darren Criss performed the song. Ashaye covered the song as part of his single "Michael Jackson Melody" in 1983. See also List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983 List of number-one singles of 1983 (Canada) References 1982 songs 1983 singles 2008 singles Akon songs Dutch Top 40