Collaboration between between American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegelese singer-songwriter Akon. "Hold My Hand" is a duet between American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegelese singer-songwriter Akon taken from Jackson's eleventh solo studio album and first posthumous release, Michael. The song was originally recorded in 2007 and was recorded by Jackson in 2007 as set to be released as the first single from Akon's 2008 album, Freedom. Akon finished recording his own vocals for the song in 2010.Collaboration between between American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegelese singer-songwriter Akon."Hold My Hand" is a duet between American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegelese singer-songwriter Akon taken from Jackson's eleventh solo studio album and first posthumous release, Michael. The song was originally recorded in 2007 and was recorded by Jackson in 2007 as set to be released as the first single from Akon's 2008 album, Freedom. Akon finished recording his own vocals for the song in 2010.Collaboration between between American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegelese singer-songwriter Akon."Hold My Hand".