"Better on the Other Side" is a tribute song from American recording artists The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, DJ Khalil, Polow da Don, Mario Winans, Usher and Boyz II Men dedicated to Michael Jackson.
Jackson was friends with musicians Chris Brown,[3] Diddy, Boyz II Men and The Game.
[6] "Better on the Other Side" opens with a piano-accompanied soundscape starts off with Diddy "testifying" about Jackson's influence with the lyrics, "I believed I can do anything," he says.
"[6] Then a "thunderous bass drops" in, led by Brown's vocals on the chorus, "This the type of song that makes the angels cry/ Look up in the sky and I wonder why/ Why you had to go, go/ I know it's better on the other side.
"[6] DJ Skee stated that after notifying Chris Brown and Usher and Boyz II Men, who at the time were in a recording studio, via a phone call, that they'd written and recorded the song overnight and gave him the song to play on June 26, 2009.
"[6] Brown's part of the song is the chorus, where he described the grief of Jackson's death and noting that "I know it's better on the other side.
[6] Towards the ending on the song The Game claims that the feud between him and 50 Cent is over, presumably due to Jackson's death, "First thing I did when I heard was I called Puff.
Me and fifty, that beef is dead, and the young Mike Jackson gonna take us to the ledge."
Diddy concludes the song by stating that while people's opinions of Jackson may vary, that he's going to "remember the miracles that you showed us."
"[6] Less than 24 hours after Jackson's death, "Better on the Other Side" was released by Diddy on his Twitter account.
"[6] DJ Skee, said of being one of the first to give the song radio airplay, "I told Game yesterday that Michael Jackson died, and he didn't believe me.
[10] Clips shown in the being of the video show a young fan holding a poster that reads "R.I.P.
[10] The Game begins rapping while lying in a bathtub, fully clothed and drinking as the water in the tub runs.
The video then goes back and forth between recording sessions for the song and tributes from Jackson's fans.
As the video ends, The Game stands up in the bathtub, takes off his shirt and reveals his new Michael Jackson tattoo.