The song, reworked from a 1983 demo track originally composed by Jackson and Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka, was the first single released from Jackson's second posthumous album, Xscape.
Michael Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine on May 31, 2014 (six decades if his Jackson 5 tenure is included).
On April 30, 2014, it was revealed that "Love Never Felt So Good" would be unveiled at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on May 1, 2014 as the album's first single.
Two versions of the single were developed.
The first was a solo version produced by American record producer John McClain and Dutch record producer Giorgio Tuinfort.