P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
	US 7" vinyl
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Thriller
B-side	"This Place Hotel" (UK); "Working Day and Night"; "Thriller" (instrumental);
Released	September 19, 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Disco; funk;
Length	3:59
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	James Ingram; Quincy Jones; Michael Jackson (demo); Greg Phillinganes (demo);
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson singles chronology
Audio video
	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" on YouTube

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It is the sixth single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). The song was written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones.

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" was released on September 19, 1983. The single charted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 46 on the Hot Black Singles chart, becoming the sixth top 10 hit from the album. It reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was most successful in Belgium, charting within the top 10 at number 6. The song has been covered and sampled by numerous artists, including Monica, Justin Guarini, and Kanye West. The original demo was also remixed by Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am for Thriller 25.

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" was never performed live by Jackson. In a rehearsal for the Dangerous World Tour, however, Jackson sang a small part of the demo version, describing it as "something I wrote that I haven't recorded yet".

^ Roberts, Randall (August 29, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature': An NYC classic on his birthday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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