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#REDIRECT [[Michael Jackson singles discography#Promotional or limited release]]
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| name = Someone Put Your Hand Out
| cover = Some Put Your Hand Out Cover Art.jpg
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| type = Promotional single
| artist = [[Michael Jackson]]
| album =
| released = May 1992
| format = [[Cassette single]], [[3" CD single]]
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| length = 5:25
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Pepsi]]
| writer = {{hlist|Michael Jackson|[[Teddy Riley]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|Teddy Riley|Michael Jackson}}
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"'''Someone Put Your Hand Out'''" (on disc three of ''[[The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson album)|The Ultimate Collection]]'') is a song originally written by Michael Jackson in 1987 for the ''[[Bad (Michael Jackson album)|Bad]]'' album and re-written with Teddy Riley in April 1992, having failed to make it onto Jackson's 1991 album ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]''.

== Promotion ==
It was released May 1992 in [[Europe]] as an exclusive [[Pepsi]] promotional single, to promote Jackson’s upcoming [[Dangerous World Tour]]. 500,000{{Citation needed|date=February 2016}} copies were made available by collecting a winning token from certain Pepsi products. It was also released as part of an exclusive Pepsi promotional pack in June 1992 throughout Europe and the [[United Kingdom]]. The promotional pack included a Michael Jackson poster, a promotional sticker, a press release about Jackson’s upcoming Dangerous World Tour and a [[cassette single]] of "Someone Put Your Hand Out". In 1993 the song was also planned to be released in the [[United States]] as a promotional [[CD]] for the [[Sony Walkman]]. Customers who purchased a special Michael Jackson signature Sony Walkman would receive a bonus CD featuring "Someone Put Your Hand Out" as well as other rare Jackson songs and remixes of his hits. However, this promotion was withdrawn following the [[1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson]]. The song was also released on a 3" CD promotional-only copy. The song used Michael's Soprano voice as well as a falsetto tone

== Live performances ==
The song was never performed live, but an instrumental interlude was played on the first leg of his [[Dangerous World Tour]], from June to December 1992.

{{Michael Jackson songs}}

[[Category:Michael Jackson songs]]
[[Category:1992 singles]]
[[Category:1987 songs]]
[[Category:Epic Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Teddy Riley]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Jackson]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley]]
[[Category:Pop ballads]]

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