commented, "It wouldn't be a decent Jackson record if it wasn't surrounded by controversy. 'Breaking News' is a great track that touches upon the media's obsession with the pop icon; ironically a track further surrounded by dispute as fans have claimed that it may not even be Jackson's own voice on the track." Commercial performance The album was released by Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment. It debuted at number one in Germany, selling 85,000 copies in its first week. The album also debuted at number one in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In the United States, Michael debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 228,000 copies, followed by 150,000 the next week, but in subsequent weeks, its total sales had shrunk to 27,000 units, 18,000 units and then 11,000 units for the week ending on January 16, 2011. The album debuted at number five in France, with first-week sales of 26,689 copies. In Germany, “Michael” was the biggest debut of the year, selling 85,000 copies in its first week. In Denmark, the album debuted at number four selling 4,936 copies in its first week. On December 19, 2010, the album opened in the United Kingdom at number four with sales of 113,000, which was Michael Jackson's biggest opening sales week in the United Kingdom since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years before. In its first five weeks the album sold over 434,000 copies in the United States, but failed to match This Is It, which sold 890,000 copies in five weeks. In the same week the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies. Michael received numerous gold and platinum certifications worldwide. Track listing Notes signifies co-producer "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" was released in its early version on The Ultimate Collection (2004) with the title "The Way You Love Me". The back of the album says "This album contains 6 previously unreleased vocal tracks" (on the 2010 edition, it says "This album contains 9 previously unreleased vocal tracks") to reflect that "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" was previously released in its early form. "Behind the Mask" samples a recording of the song of the same name, as performed by the Yellow Magic Orchestra. As of June 29, 2022, "Keep Your Head Up", "Monster" and "Breaking News" are no longer available to download