'Glee' Michael Jackson Episode: The Music From 'Michael' (LISTEN)

Happy Friday, Gleeks! It's that time of the week again -- all of the songs from the anticipated "Michael" episode of "Glee" have been finally been released. We're really digging Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Sam's (Chord Overstreet) sweet "Human Nature" duet, and Artie (Kevin McHale) "Scream"-worthy track with Mike (Harry Shum Jr.).

"Black and White" is also a standout track, and surprisingly not one of the tracks that lead vocalist McHale pitched to Ryan Murphy and the writers. "There's a number that Harry and I are doing that we really fought for, so we were excited to do it," McHale told HuffPost TV in January. "'Black or White' is definitely another one that I was happy to do. Harry and I actually threw a few song ideas out there toward Ryan [Murphy] and the writers, and 'Black or White' wasn't one of them, so I'm so happy that they kind of didn't listen to us there and added that one."

Besides 10 Michael Jackson classics, what can viewers expect from the upcoming "Michael" episode? Expect a showdown between Sebastian and Blaine (Darren Criss), while Finn's (Cory Monteith) proposal to Rachel (Lea Michele) is still up in the air. Will Rachel say yes? The cast isn't spilling any secrets, but we do know that the "Glee" lovebirds will sing Jackson's classic tune, "I Just Can’t Stop Loving You."

As for the New Directions' big stage performance of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" -- on which Blaine takes the lead -- the photos do offer a look at which Michael each of glee clubbers is dressing as: McHale, told HuffPost TV that the red leather "Thriller" jacket was bestowed upon him while Brittany got tied up in a "Bad" costume.

"The one number we did where everybody wore a different Michael outfit was just incredible. It was like everybody liked somebody else's more than their own," McHale said. "We had no idea what everybody was going to wear until we got to set and were like, "Oh my god! Look at yours!' ... We were all just freaking out."

Listen to the music from "Michael" below. All of the music is also posted over at Glee the Music.

"Glee's" tribute to the King of Pop airs Tues., Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. Take a look at some of the official photos from "Michael" below.

Comments

[JenAshley]

02:17 PM on 02/04/2012

I LOVE Glee, but this episode sums up my problems with this season. While the MJ episode had a few standout songs - Darren Criss is a big-time star in the making - overall, the episode was weak. The plots are getting more and more ridiculous, the truly funny scenes/one-liners are missing, and the musical numbers are hit-or-miss!

Hopefully, thing impove before the season is over.

[tomntmj]

12:56 PM on 02/04/2012

The Glee MJ episode, was great on many levels. Not only the outstanding performances (musically and dialouge) by the cast, but the amazing film editing, and outstanding special effects. The face morphing during "Black or White" blew me away, and the whole sequence as "Artie" got out of his wheelchair, and with "Mike" to do Earth was truly performance (and technological) art as it's best.

[newplasticmachine]

03:52 PM on 02/04/2012

How long have you been working on the show?

[Travis Roane]

07:49 PM on 02/01/2012

hey

[KAYLEE BURRIS]

03:44 PM on 01/29/2012

COOL GLEEK MUSIC,WORKS FOR ME 8)

[tlc5300]

12:43 PM on 01/28/2012

What's amazing is how great these songs are and how old they are. When "I Want You Back" came out, I was in seventh grade. Our music teacher brought a copy and played it in class at 10:00 in the morning. By 12:00 it had been played 40 times in a row with everybody, including the principle, jamming. I'm a 54 year old man. In other words it would be like people my age grooving to "FranK". Damn good feelings.

[SanDiegoMJfans]

07:44 PM on 01/28/2012

Michael's Music is Immortal, it will seriously live forever.

[Mollit]

11:05 AM on 01/28/2012

Love it! They did an awesome job.I will be downloading all the songs for sure......

[DavidoLegEagle]

10:03 AM on 01/28/2012

Since this is a Michael Jackson theme, I'm hoping Sue Sylvester will dangle one or two of the glee club members over the ledge at the top of the administration building.

[ckinstpete]

09:54 AM on 01/28/2012

We need a Donna Summer episode!

[tlc5300]

12:47 PM on 01/28/2012

Oh hell ya! KIds nowadays have no idea how much fun the 70's were. You could go out to a disco. If you were clean and could dance, you could find love. Donna was the queen. "On the Radio" was such a beautiful song. "Love to love you baby" was soooo sexy! Peace

[PhxJustice]

09:44 AM on 01/28/2012

No "Dirty Diana"? That's a bummer. But I must say I am impressed most with the cello version of "Smooth Criminal". That's some decent talent.

[LJRettie]

07:25 PM on 01/28/2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOQac1vOEc

See the original cello performance pre-glee...these guys got talent!

[FredericusRexzw]

03:54 PM on 01/29/2012

who should singing Dirty Diana?Nobody of Glee can do it

[okgreen]

09:13 AM on 01/28/2012

When are they going with the Elton John/George Michael episode. It would better fit their agenda.

[Tom Helios]

01:37 PM on 01/28/2012

LOL! Everything that doesn't worship at the alter of nutjobbery is suddenly an 'agenda'. It's fundy 1984 'newspeak'.

[facts preferred]

10:49 PM on 01/27/2012

YEAH MICHAEL!

[Marrymeplease]

08:46 PM on 01/27/2012

I have never watch GLEE before, but I think I will check it out that night. This guys sound good, not like MJ, but okay. January 31st at 8pm.

[thetaoofterri]

07:53 PM on 01/27/2012

I can't believe how much I love this series.

[Tonya Cox Willis]

12:31 PM on 01/29/2012

I't my weekly TV crack hit.

[wonketteRAWKS]

07:38 PM on 01/27/2012

YEAH GLEE!