Michael Jackson's song.

Billie Jane (correct translation: Billie King, other translations: Billie Jane, Billie Jane)

There are countless classic works in Michael Jackson's music career, but if we want to list his most classic works, we have to admit that billie jean is the most successful single in Michael Jackson's music career and one of his favorite songs. Amazing rhythm, MJ's unique voice and fascinating "space walk" make everything perfect. What's more worth mentioning is that. When the modern music video era came, this single led the trendy pop music in the post-soul music era, and it still has far-reaching influence today. This song is rated as one of the greatest songs in history. As an eternal classic, it will be passed down from generation to generation!

UK: # 1 USA: # 1

Details of the Top 40 UK singles list: 20, 17, 5, 2, 1, 2, 3, 8, 1 1, 20, 25, 36, released.

Billie Jean is the second single of Thriller album, released in1983 65438+1October. Won unanimous praise from critics and won the championship in Britain and America. In Britain, it stayed on the singles list for 15 weeks, making it the third longest-lived single in MJ UK list.

In the United States, it sold more than one million copies (certified by Platinum Records) and stayed in the first place for seven weeks. It stayed on the Top 100 single list for 24 weeks! At R & b also topped the list for 9 weeks. Billie Jean's amazing success made the sales of the album Thriller soar.

On a global scale, this single broke into the top five in national charts.

This song has topped the charts for dozens of weeks in a row and is the most successful song ever.

Motown25' s 25th anniversary singing billie jean later became Michael Jackson's best-selling single to date.

1983 may 16, in the special program of the 25th anniversary of Motown Records held in Detroit,

Jackson, wearing white gloves and socks, suddenly fell backwards when he was walking forward, and the scene was boiling.

This is the famous moonwalk, watched by more than 50 million people.

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Ranking information

UK: # 10 USA: #4

Details of the list of top 40 singles in Britain: 24, 10,1,16, 12, 13,1,6544.

Ranking information of some countries

Germany: #2 1 France: # 1 Australia: #4

Live performance

Thriller has been performed on three solo tours in Michael Jackson.

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Jam is from the album Danger (199 1).

Director Michael Jackson &; David Kellogg

Duration: 8 minutes

Premiere date: 1992

Main actors: Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Heavy D and rap duo Kriss.

Cross, naughty by nature.

Comment: Michael kept his black nature in Jam. There is another "Michael" in the film, that is, Michael Jordan, the god of ——NBA basketball (Michael Jordan, when the Bulls played the playoffs, Jackson was willing to arrange the music video shooting schedule according to Jordan's schedule). The beginning of Jam is a bit crazy, and the camera keeps following a basketball that magically jumps across the road. Then we were taken to a building where Michael complained as usual. As soon as Michael Jordan appeared, the rhythm began to pick up. Michael danced very well in the empty room. Then he joined Jordan and had a small one-on-one competition with him. Because big Mike can't dance and little Mike can't shoot, the result of the game is inevitably disappointing. Fortunately, there are other guest stars, rapper Chong D and those children who are kneeling with their pants down, especially those who dance well, which add a lot of color to the music video. The music video has an unusually clever ending. It focuses on a little black boy with a round face. He doesn't want to be a famous basketball player or a famous rapper. So what does he want to do? Michael is humble again. He keeps silent.

In the production tidbits of Jam, we saw Wade Robinson, a white child (later choreographed by current idol Super Boy and britney spears), playing tricks in front of Jackson and sliding elegant little steps. Jackson grabbed him by the collar and pulled him out of the camera in a way of "This is my music video, son", which can't help but remind people of an interesting scene in which Diana Ross dragged teenage Michael away in the same way on Motown TV many years ago in the 1970s.

A slick criminal

Britain:

Details of the UK Top 75 singles list: 12, 8, 9, 1 1 4, 13, 12, 20, 36, 57, released.

United States:

Details of singles before 100 in the United States: 66, 49, 38, 32, 25, 20, 13, 10, 7, 7, 15, 3/kloc.

British sales: 175000

"As the King of Pop-The seventh single of Michael Jackson's" Bad "album was released in 165438+ 1988 10. Won the eighth place in the UK and became the fifth Top 10 single of the British "Bad" album. Its market is also swallowed up by selling excellent albums. However, it remained in the top 40 in 9 weeks, becoming the longest-lasting single among the top 40 in Britain (exceeding the 8 weeks of I just can't stop loving you and How You Make Me Feel). One of its great achievements is being in the top 20 for eight consecutive weeks. This record only includes six other singles of MJ (One Day in Your Life, Billie Jane, Thriller-9 Weeks, Healing the World, You Are Not Alone-9 Weeks, earth song-11week), and Bad is in. However, it has been widely spread, and the exquisite music videos associated with it have become a generation of classics. All this is to win the Christmas market for the "Bad" album.

In America, it is another top 10 song (No.7). Became the sixth 10 hit of the "bad" album and the seventh/20 hit. This set a record. Still staying in the popular list 15 weeks, in R&; Won the runner-up in the b list. Nevertheless, it became the last single of the "bad" album released in America.

It performs very well in the world. Its scores in Germany, France and Italy were all in the top 10, but it failed in Australia. It also occupies the first place in the list of Denmark and Belgium.

This song was beautifully shot in the MV of Michael Jackson's "BAD" album. In the MV, there is also a 45-degree forward tilt created by MJ. This song has been well received by everyone on some tours, dangerous tours and historical tours in MJ bad, especially the 45-degree forward tilt, which is incredible. In addition, in order to show a 45-degree tilt on the stage like in the MV, MJ made great efforts to develop the most complicated dance shoes in the world, and let millions of live audiences witness this difficult and incredible performance at the concert. MJ's invention has also been patented in the United States. Finally, this song was included in Michael Jackson's last concert. In the movie This Is It, we can see that Michael modified the live performance and equipped it with a top stage. Unfortunately, the bloodletting effect can only be appreciated on the screen. At the same time, Smooth Criminals is a very successful work of MJ.

1988 165438+ 10, The Sleek Criminals was released as the seventh single of the Bad album.

1988, Jackson filmed the autobiographical music film Moonwalker.

The highlight of the film can be regarded as Smooth Criminals.

Smooth criminal is not the billboard number one single, but its MV may be second only to Thriller.

This is all because Michael Jackson showed the magic dance steps of leaning at a 45-degree angle without falling.

The performance of leaning forward 45 degrees in the video of "Smooth Criminal" and the stunt of leaning forward 45 degrees in the concert.

As early as 1993, Mike applied for the patent number (US5255452) for these two inventions.

The patent name is "Get rid of the illusion of gravity".

The MV story is set in a bar that gathers multi-ethnic people and integrates casinos, dance halls and brothels.

Wearing a white suit and a white fedora, Jackson led a group of gangsters and prostitutes in 1930s-style clothes to sing and dance.

[Edit this paragraph] Forward 45 degrees.

Stage lighting can be distracting. Special shoes are patented. Mike leans forward 45 degrees in the smooth crime video, and he leans forward 45 degrees in the concert. As early as 1993, Mike applied for a patent for these two inventions, with an astonishing number of 45 degrees forward (US5255452). The patent name is "Get rid of the illusion of gravity". In the original "Walking on the Moon" movie, the performer leans forward and leans around the actor's waist with a rope. Of course, the rope is post-processed by MV, which is invisible to the audience. The angle at which an actor leans forward depends on the mechanical control of the ceiling. At that time, you can even see the forward rotation of 45 degrees in the MV. Later, this method was unrealistic at the concert. Because the rope tied to the waist is impossible to install and disassemble in live performances. Secondly, the pre-installed rope limits the dance movements of the actors' arms and bodies. Mike thought of another method-the performance in the concert, which needs the tacit cooperation of all links to complete. First, you need dazzling stage lights, smoke generators and lasers. When Mike needs to give a special performance, MJ will be close to the "special area" of the stage with the dancers. Usually the lights in this area will be dim at this time. The "gangster" played by the staff will immediately take the stage and perform with explosives for a few seconds. Distract the audience and give MJ time to buy. When MJ is ready, the "special area" will be lit up. Mike, say 45 degrees in one breath! ! The key detail lies in MJ's special shoes. As can be seen from the figure, the heel is mechanically connected with the stage, which can firmly fix the body support point. Technical details: The concert method overcomes the shortcomings of the rope system and can make the concert continue. So as to achieve the visual effect that the center of gravity of the body exceeds the support point. At the same time, the "grappling hook" system of the stage can be extended and retracted accurately and timely through the control of precision instruments, so as to achieve the purpose of not being discovered. Special reminder: Even so, it is inseparable from the hard exercise, careful rehearsal and running-in of Mike and the actors. Can not do without strong back muscles and body balance control!

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Smooth Criminals was added to the repertoire in the late stage of the Bad tour, and it was performed in both the Danger and History tours. In the "Bad" tour, it is the only song that has to be lip-synched in every performance, because it requires too much singing speed and dance movements. In the tour of Danger and History, the dance and performance are more mature and perfect, but the singing skills are almost completely lip-synching. Michael usually only uses real voices in the last few lines of a song. Nevertheless, the live performance of Smooth Criminals is still fans' favorite.

Overview You are not alone.

You Are Not Alone is the second single in the album History released by Michael Jackson 1995, the king of pop music. It won the championship in the first week of its release, became the first song in American music history, and also won the championship in European music charts. It is still very popular today and is widely regarded as one of Michael Jackson's most outstanding works.

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You are not alone

You are not alone has been covered by at least 100 artists all over the world. After all, it's a classic, and there will always be new people covering it, but they never get tired of listening to it.

It is said that this song is dedicated by Jackson to the people he loves and those who love him. This song is recognized as the masterpiece of Michael Jackson's lyric songs and one of MJ's eternal classic songs.

In this song, Jackson compares "you" to a lover.

A screenshot of Michael in the MV of this song.

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The single "You Are Not Alone" set a new record in history and won the championship in the first week.

This is an achievement that no one has ever achieved since Billboard magazine was founded more than 40 years ago.

This is also the last billboard single of Michael Jackson's music career.

The heroine of "You Are Not Alone" MV is lisa marie presley, the daughter of Jackson's first wife Elvis Presley.

Jackson and her marriage only lasted two years.

Ranking information

United Kingdom: # 1

United States: # 1

Specific ranking information of the UK singles rankings: 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 25, 30, 3 1, 43, 58, 78, 87, 90.

Specific ranking information of American singles rankings: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 8, 13, 19, 28, 36, 42, 5 1, 54, 57, 56.

UK sales: 605,000 vehicles

Germany: # 1 France: # 1 Italy: # 1 Australia: #2

As the second single released in the history album, You Are Not Alone was released worldwide on1August, 995. In Britain, the score of this song was #3 in the first week, # 1 every other week, and it stayed in the first position for 2 weeks, the top 5 for 7 weeks, and the 75th 15 weeks, which finally became Michael's third single with the longest stay in the UK singles list. This song has been certified by more than 400,000 gold records in Britain, and replaced Save the World as Michael's second successful single in Britain in 1990s. The great success of You Are Not Alone brought the album History back to the top of 10.

In the United States, it broke a series of records in the history of bulletin boards. Became the first single in the American singles chart to win the championship in the first week, and it was also R&; The first week champion of b single chart. This song stayed in the number one position of 100 on the hot 1 00 single list, but stayed in R&; B maintained the number one position in the singles chart for four consecutive weeks. Radio-on-demand R& is excellent, and the highest ranking on the hot 100 radio-on-demand list is the seven-week champion of R & ampb radio list. Sales are very strong. Hot 100 sales list top ranking #2, R &；; B # 1, the highest ranking in the sales list, Maxi single #3. In the end, this song won platinum certification and sold 654.38+0 million singles.

This song has been a worldwide success. Ranked in New Zealand, Ireland, France, Switzerland, and Europe (maintaining the champion position for 6 weeks and maintaining the list for 24 weeks), they are all champions.