Discover the story of the song > You Are Not Alone – Michael Jackson

- "You Are Not Alone" is a song by Michael Jackson that was released on his album HIStory on June 20, 1995, and then as a single on August 15 of the same year.
- It was the first single in history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
- The song was also a hit on most other Western charts.
- The song is a ballad written and composed by R. Kelly.
- The lyrics can be interpreted in many ways: lack of love, breakup, loneliness or loss of a loved one.
- The genesis of the song began with a phone call to R. Kelly asking him to write a song for Jackson.
- At first, Kelly thought it was a joke, but when he discovered that the request was serious, he immediately went into the studio and wrote "You Are Not Alone.
- When he played the song to Michael Jackson over the phone, Jackson approved it without modification and flew to Chicago to record the song.
- Another interpretation of the song's history surfaced in 2019 when R. Kelly was accused of sexual abuse of minors by several women, dating back to the 1990s.