After hearing the original instrumental recording of this song by the group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Michael reached out to them to ask if he could create a version of the song with lyrics. They readily agreed and Michael wrote the lyrics and recorded the demo which he played at a listening session at his home studio attended by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Greg Phillinganes at which Michael also played the demos for “Billie Jean”, “Beat It” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”. Unfortunately, “Behind The Mask” didn’t make the cut for the Thriller album and, although Michael worked on the track over the years, a finished version wasn’t released until the Michael album. But this original demo by Michael has never been released. Pre-order #Thriller40# now: http://t.cn/A6XXWTwz
在听了黄色魔术交响乐团录制的这首歌最初的纯音乐版本，迈克尔联系了他们并询问自己可否为这段录音创作一版有歌词的作品。他们欣然同意，迈克尔便谱写了歌词，并且在他家中的录音室举行的试听会上播放了他录制的小样。这场试听会有昆西琼斯，罗德坦普顿和格雷格费林格恩斯参加，迈克尔同时也播放了
