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"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 3, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones , and co-produced by Jackson.
The "Billie Jean" music video debuted on March 10, 1983, on MTV. [74] It brought MTV—until then a fairly new and unknown music channel—to mainstream attention. It was one of the first videos by a black artist to be aired regularly by the channel, as the network's executives felt black music was not "rock" enough. [75]
"Billie Jean" 2003: No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet: Babyface "Gone Too Soon" 1997: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997: Big Daddy "Billie Jean" 1985: Meanwhile...Back In The States [5] Billie Eilish "Bad" 2018: Triple J [6] Boyz II Men "Got to Be There" 2007: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA: Boyz II Men "Human Nature" 2004: Throwback, Vol ...
In 1982, Jackson released his sixth studio album, Thriller. "The Girl Is Mine", a collaboration with Paul McCartney, was released as the first single from the album. The single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. [8] "Billie Jean" was the album's second single.
The album Thriller was released in November 1982 on Epic Records and spent months at the top of the Billboard 200. [15] "Thriller" was not initially planned for release as a single, as Epic saw it as a novelty song. [16] The Epic executive Walter Yetnikoff asked: "Who wants a single about monsters?" [15] By mid-1983, sales of the album had ...
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown (founded in January 1959), to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, [1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16.
Following the successful Thriller singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 21, 1983, as the album's third single. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for three weeks. [8] It also charted at number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. [9] Billboard ranked the song No. 5 ...
On March 16, 2018, Jesse announced the release of two music video releases of his original song "Preaching Like The Pope" and his cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". In April, Jesse and his band embarked on a short New York tour to promote the release of his debut album I'm Not Like Everybody Else on vinyl.