编辑“︁超脫”︁（章节）

==促銷和單曲==
索尼和傑克森的遺產管理委員會在2014年2月宣布與[[索尼行動通訊]]的合作關係，將會在推出的廣告中納入專輯中已確認的歌曲〈愛的奴隸〉的全新版本。<ref name=bbnews1>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6029371/new-michael-jackson-album-xscape-to-be-released-in-may|title=New Michael Jackson Album 'Xscape' to Be Released in May|date=2014-03-31|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2014-03-31|archive-date=2014-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401162659/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6029371/new-michael-jackson-album-xscape-to-be-released-in-may|dead-url=no}}</ref>這是廣告是為[[索尼行動通訊]]的[[Sony Xperia Z2|Xperia Z2]]行動電話所推出的。<ref>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/news/estate-michael-jackson-enters-partnership-sony-mobile|title=THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JACKSON ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY MOBILE|publisher=michaeljackson.com|work=[[Sony Entertainment]]|access-date=2014-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060051/http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/news/estate-michael-jackson-enters-partnership-sony-mobile|archive-date=2014-04-07|dead-url=yes}}</ref>這張專輯也已經於2014年3月31日在一間[[騎士橋]]的飯店地下室中播放給英國媒體聆聽。記者將能在不攜帶任何電子裝置的情況下聆聽這張專輯一次，且所有歌曲的名稱是不對外透漏的。<ref name=standardeve>{{en}}{{cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/michael-jacksons-new-album-xscape-gets-its-first-hearing-9227726.html|title=Michael Jackson's 'new' album Xscape gets its first hearing|date=2014-04-01|accessdate=2014-04-01|first=David |last=Smyth|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref>一些英國的娛樂記者，像是《[[天空新聞台]]》、<ref name=skynews>{{en}}{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-xscape-album-due-may-145547119.html#xZxRpVq|title=Michael Jackson Xscape Album Due Out In May|publisher=[[Yahoo! UK & Ireland]]|work=[[Sky News]]|date=2014-04-01|accessdate=2014-04-01|archive-date=2020-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925223645/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-xscape-album-due-may-145547119.html#xZxRpVq|dead-url=no}}</ref>《[[倫敦旗幟晚報]]》、<ref name=standardeve />《[[每日電訊報]]》、<ref name=tele>{{en}}{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/10735331/Michael-Jackson-new-album-Xscape-first-listen.html|title=Michael Jackson new album Xscape: first listen|date=2014-03-31|accessdate=2014-04-01|first=Bernadette|last=McNulty|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]]|location=London, England|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509110521/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/10735331/Michael-Jackson-new-album-Xscape-first-listen.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>《[[Mixmag]]》、<ref name=Mixmag />《[[衛報]]》<ref name=guardian>{{en}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/apr/01/first-listen-michael-jackson-xscape|title=First listen: Michael Jackson's Xscape|date=2014-04-01|accessdate=2014-04-05|first=Michael|last=Cragg|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London, England|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509110524/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/apr/01/first-listen-michael-jackson-xscape|dead-url=no}}</ref>和[[數碼間諜]]<ref name=DigitalSpy>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/feature/a561541/michael-jacksons-new-album-xscape-how-good-is-it.html|title=Michael Jackson's new album Xscape: How good is it?|date=2014-04-01|accessdate=2014-04-01|first=Lewis|last=Corner|work=Digital Spy|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation|Hearst Magazines UK]]|archive-date=2015-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025154503/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/feature/a561541/michael-jacksons-new-album-xscape-how-good-is-it.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>皆在受邀名單內。

〈{{link-en|愛情從未如此美好|Love Never Felt So Good}}〉於4月30日被透漏將會在5月1日的[[iHeartRadio]]音樂獎上，作為這張專輯的第一支單曲公諸於世，與提姆巴蘭表示的第一支單曲〈芝加哥〉有所出入。<ref name="Guardian Timbo Interview"/>這首歌是由加拿大創作歌手[[保羅·安卡]]共同寫成<ref name="Corner"/>，且由[[賈斯汀·提姆布萊克]]合唱。<ref>{{en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/05/01/justin-timberlake-joins-michael-jackson-on-new-single-love-never-felt-so-good/ |title=Justin Timberlake Joins Michael Jackson on New Single ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-13 |archive-date=2021-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509110614/https://www.rap-up.com/2014/05/01/justin-timberlake-joins-michael-jackson-on-new-single-love-never-felt-so-good/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>〈愛情從未如此美好〉早先是由美國藝人{{link-en|強尼·馬西斯|Johnny Mathis}}錄製而成。<ref name="Showbiz411.com"/>這支單曲的專輯版本和[[賈斯汀·提姆布萊克]]對唱版在[[北美東部時區]]2014年5月2日的0點01分於[[iTunes]]正式提供數位下載。<ref>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michael-jacksons-love-never-felt-so-good-first-single-from-xscape-premieres-tonight-at-the-iheart-radio-music-awards-257596061.html|title=Michael Jackson's "Love Never Felt So Good" First Single From XSCAPE Premieres Tonight at the iHeart Radio Music Awards|date=2014-05-01|accessdate=2014-05-01|work=Epic Records|publisher=PR Newswire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507003835/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michael-jacksons-love-never-felt-so-good-first-single-from-xscape-premieres-tonight-at-the-iheart-radio-music-awards-257596061.html|archive-date=2014-05-07|dead-url=yes}}</ref>這支單曲於Urban廣播電台的推出時間是2014年5月6日。<ref name=debutsingledate>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases&nbsp;– R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates|date=2014-05-02|accessdate=2014-05-02|publisher=All Access|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6PG47r6Qv?url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archivedate=2014-05-02|deadurl=yes}}</ref>[[Music Unlimited]]的訂閱者可於5月4日購買〈{{link-en|芝加哥 (麥可·傑克森歌曲)|Chicago (Michael Jackson song)|芝加哥}}〉，接著在隨後的日子推出了〈愛著你〉、〈{{link-en|一個沒有名字的地方|A Place with No Name}}〉、〈愛的奴隸〉和〈你知道你的孩子在哪裡嗎〉。<ref>{{en}}{{cite web|url=https://music.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/album/a2f566ffa98d474b97577431692651ca/Michael_Jackson/Chicago|title=Chicago on Music Unlimited|date=2014-05-04|accessdate=2014-05-04|work=Sony|publisher=Sony|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174627/https://music.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/album/a2f566ffa98d474b97577431692651ca/Michael_Jackson/Chicago|archivedate=2014-05-05}}</ref>