The Girl Is Mine

"The Girl Is Mine" was a hit duet by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in 1982. Released as the first single from Jackson's biggest selling album, Thriller, the song was about two men fighting over the love of one woman, each claiming that he can love the woman better than the other. It leads into a spoken debate near the end of the song by the two singers with Jackson giving his now famous line: "Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover, not a fighter." The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Soul Singles Chart in the winter of 1982-83 before Jackson's second single from Thriller ("Billie Jean") took over its spot the next month. On the Adult Contemporary chart, it was the first Michael Jackson single to reach #1; he would not top the AC chart again until "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" in 1987.
Jackson and McCartney recorded other duets: "Say Say Say" and "The Man" in 1983, which were included on Paul's 1983 album Pipes of Peace.