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Jacko’s ‘This’ is really big

AT THE stroke of midnight this morning, more than three months after the death of Michael Jackson, the title track to the “This Is It” documentary hit the Web at MichaelJackson.com — and the song is such a whopper, it could become the biggest-selling single of all time.

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“This Is It” is an optimistic, R&B ballad with an upbeat, percolating rhythm that has all the bombast and power of his New Jack Swing period of the early ’90s.

That makes plenty of sense. The song was originally recorded, but didn’t make the cut, for Jackson’s 1991 album, “Dangerous.”

This remastered version, which appears in the final scenes of the documentary, is updated with newly recorded backing vocals featuring Michael’s brothers.

When the King of Pop starts to sing, there’s a hint of whisper in his voice.

“This is it, here I stand, I’m gonna light up the world, I feel grand.”

Gentle, yes, but the familiar and creepy little-boy voice was left in the playground.

If this free taste is the kind of song that Michael was working on for the 50 London concerts, you start to believe that had Jackson not died, he might may have enjoyed an artistic renaissance.

This song is part of a two-disc set due Oct. 27.