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"Off the Wall" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, from his fifth album of the same name (1979). It was written by English songwriter Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones , and released by Epic Records as the album's second single in the UK on November 16, 1979 [ 1 ] and as the third single in the US on January 31, 1980.
The publication believed, "[Off the Wall] is an enormously fresh record, one that remains vibrant and giddily exciting years after its release". [23] A writer for Rolling Stone wrote "the unstoppable dance tracks on Off the Wall – sculpted by Jackson and producer Quincy Jones – remain more or less perfect examples of why disco didn't suck ...
"Working Day and Night" was written by Michael Jackson and recorded for his studio album Off the Wall issued in August 1979. [1] The song was not released as a single, but as the B-side for "Rock with You" in the US, and B-side for "Off the Wall" in the UK. [2] The song has a tempo of 128 beats per minute, making it one of Jackson's fastest ...
“Off the Wall” has a thesis — it’s about the sound of disco and the world of a young man who loves to dance and is desperately looking for love. “Thriller” has no big idea pulling it ...
Rodney Lynn Temperton was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, [2] on 9 October 1949. [5] Interviewed for the BBC Radio 2 documentary The Invisible Man: the Rod Temperton Story, he said that he was a musician from an early age: "My father wasn't the kind of person who would read you a story before you went off to sleep.
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at Park City, Utah on January 24, 2016. [1] It was shown on the American television network Showtime on February 5. [2] The film was released along with a reissue of the original Off the Wall album on February 26. [3]
The band debuted the remix album Dance or Die with a Vengeance with remixes by The Secret Handshake ("Dance or Die"), Sean Foreman of 3OH!3 ("Get Your Back Off the Wall"), Danger Radio, Jasen Rauch of Red ("Radiator"), Matt Thiessen of Relient K ("The First Time"), David Crowder of David Crowder Band ("How in the World"), Alex Suarez of Cobra Starship ("How in the World"), Lauren Olds, who is ...
Seven countries, an ocean and over a thousand miles stand between them and their dreams for a future.