 For Thriller 25 , an album celebrating Thriller 's 25th anniversary , Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am remixed " The Girl Is Mine " . Entitled " The Girl Is Mine 2008 " , the remix featured an original solo demo of the song by Jackson , before he had recorded the duet with McCartney. will.i.am added his own vocals and new verse . Though the remix sampled the demo , The Daily Telegraph alleged that McCartney was omitted because he and Jackson had fallen out over the latter 's purchase of Sony / ATV Music Publishing and the Beatles ' song catalogue in 1985 . Despite the allegation , the original version of " The Girl Is Mine " was included on the album , with McCartney 's vocals included . Upon its release in 2008 , the song reached number 12 in New Zealand . Peaking at 22 in France , the song charted within the Top 50 of Denmark , Sweden and Switzerland . The remix peaked at number 51 in Switzerland . 
