<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "She's Out of My Life" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "She's Out of My Life" is a song written by American songwriter Tom Bahler and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson . Although it has been claimed that Bahler wrote the song about Karen Carpenter, Bahler stated, "The fact is, I had already written that song by the time Karen and I became romantic . That song was written more about Rhonda Rivera...Rhonda and I had been together for two years, and it was after we broke up that I started dating Karen ." The song has been covered by a variety of artists, including Patti LaBelle, Ginuwine, 98 °, S Club 7, Barbara Mandrell, Daniel Evans, Nina, Willie Nelson, Josh Groban, and Karel Gott . </P> <P> Jackson's version was released as the fourth single from his 1979 album Off the Wall . It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time any solo artist had ever achieved four Top 10 hits from one album . In America, it earned a million - selling Gold 45 . Unlike the album's previous singles, which were all uptempo dance - oriented funk and disco songs, "She's Out of My Life" was an emotional ballad . The song has a tempo of 66 beats per minute, making it one of Jackson's slowest songs . Jackson's vocals on the record were considered by critics to be some of his best . </P>

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