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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" 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.
Among the music the pair released includes "Billie Jean," "Bad," "Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough" and of course "Thriller," whose album became one of the bestselling albums of all time ...
Jackson's sixth album, Thriller, was released in November 1982 and spent months at the top of the Billboard 200, backed by successful videos for the singles "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". In July 1983, after Thriller was displaced from the top of the chart, Jackson's manager, Frank DiLeo , suggested making a music video for "Thriller".
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 ...
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.
"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 ...
She is best known for her answer song to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", known as "Superstar", where she portrayed Billie Jean saying that she's "mad as hell" in the song's lyrics. The song was a hit, peaking at #14 in the UK in October 1983. [1]