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"Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones , and co-produced by Jackson. Jones encouraged Jackson to include a rock song on the album.
The ongoing backlash against disco made it necessary to move in a different musical direction from the disco-heavy Off the Wall. [21] Jones and Jackson were determined to make a rock song that would appeal to all tastes and spent weeks looking for a suitable guitarist for the song "Beat It".
"Eat It" is a 1984 song by American comedy music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Beat It", with the contents changed to be about an exasperated parent attempting to get their picky child to eat anything at all, much less to eat properly.
Upon the record’s release in 1979, Epic made the then-unusual move of promoting it simultaneously to pop and R&B markets, ... "The Girl Is Mine", "Beat It” and "Billie Jean." The others were ...
[48] Jon Pareles of The New York Times noted that "'Billie Jean', 'Beat It', 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ' and "the movie in the song 'Thriller'", were the songs, unlike the "fluff" "P.Y.T.", that were "the hits that made Thriller a world-beater; along with Mr. Jackson's stage and video presence, listeners must have identified with his ...
Beat It! is a 2009 rhythm game developed and published by Glu Mobile and released on December 3, 2009, for iOS. Reception. On Metacritic, Beat It! has a "generally ...
South Africa made light work of the target, with former Durham batter David Bedingham - promoted up the order from number five - smashing 44 off 30 balls. ... West Indies beat Australia in a Test ...
Defending Premiership champions Northampton Saints beat current leaders Bath 35-34 in a scintillating match at Franklin's Gardens.