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Michael Jackson's Thriller is the music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. It was directed by John Landis, written by Jackson and Landis, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray. It references numerous horror films and has Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies.
Jackson's record company refused to finance it, believing Thriller had peaked, so a making-of documentary, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, was produced to receive financing from television networks. [15] Michael Jackson's Thriller premiered on MTV on December 2, 1983. [19] It was launched to great anticipation and played regularly on MTV. [19]
Quincy Jones recalls producing Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller video in this resurfaced interview.. The pioneering musician, record producer, and music industry titan, died on Sunday (3 ...
Then Vestron came in and offered to distribute Making Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller' as a $29.95 “sell ... time the biggest-selling home-video release ever. ... by the end of 1983, Thriller ...
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin '" was written, composed and co-produced by Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones.It was originally written for his sister La Toya Jackson about her troubled relationship with her sisters-in-law, but Michael ended up recording the song, and La Toya sometimes performs the song at her concerts. [3]
Opinion: In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Jackson’s best-selling album “Thriller,” theGrio examines how Jackson made the album out of anger at being boxed in as just another Black ...
Thriller had extra musical help in becoming the best-selling non compilation album of all time: Jackson's dancing feet and dazzling stage presence, amplified by the newfound promotional reach of music video and the Reagan era's embrace of glossy celebrity. But especially in the album's seven hit singles (out of nine songs), the music stands on ...
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is one such track, and though it only reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, it has remained No. 1 in the zombified hearts of all Halloween fans since the album ...