You Are Not Alone

1995 single by Michael Jackson

"You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995). R&B singer R. Kelly wrote it. The video was directed by Wayne Isham. Lisa Marie Presley, who was Jackson's wife at the time, is in the video. It is the first song to go straight to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also number one in the United Kingdom, Wallonia, France, New Zealand, Spain and Switzerland.

"You Are Not Alone"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
B-side"Scream Louder" (Flyte Tyme remix)
ReleasedAugust 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
RecordedNovember 1994
StudioChicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:45 (album version)
  • 4:54 (single edit)
  • 4:34 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)
  • R. Kelly
  • Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Scream" / "Childhood"
(1995)
"You Are Not Alone"
(1995)
"Earth Song"
(1995)
Music video
"You Are Not Alone" on YouTube

Cover versions

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Diana Ross sung a cover version of the song on her 1996 album Voice of Love.

On November 15, 2009, the last twelve acts from the sixth series of the British talent show The X Factor released a cover of the song.[2]

References

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  1. DeRogatis, Jim (December 2, 1994). "Making 'HIStory' Jackson Teams With R. Kelly on Album Here". Chicago Sun Times. News Bank. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  2. "First look at the X Factor contestants' charity single! | heatworld.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.