I Just Can’t Stop Loving You

The song I Just Can’t Stop Loving You, with its 4:12 duration, is presented as the first track from the album Bad. This album, released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records, was the result of a two-year production process, between 1985 and 1987. It was the third and final time Michael Jackson collaborated with producer Quincy Jones. The album, categorized as dance-pop and R&B, allowed Jackson to explore greater artistic freedom, composing and co-producing most of the tracks, addressing themes such as fame, love, world peace, and personal growth. On this work, Jackson had the participation of Siedah Garrett and Stevie Wonder.

Following the enormous impact of his previous work, Thriller (1982), expectations for Michael Jackson were higher than ever. For this album, he adopted a more pronounced sound, integrating new digital synthesizer technologies and elements of hard rock and funk. The mixing of I Just Can’t Stop Loving You was handled by Bruce Swedien, while the production was shared between Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones. Michael Joseph Jackson, born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, and who passed away on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, is known worldwide as the "King of Pop". His career was marked by countless accolades, including 15 Grammy Awards and inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records on several occasions.