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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. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco, R&B, funk, and dance-pop. The lyrics ...
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 ]
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.
With 32 million copies sold worldwide by the end of 1983, Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, and was ratified by Guinness World Records on Feb. 7, 1984. It was the best-selling ...
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 ...
Two of them: "Billie Jean" and "Beat It", reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. [6] [7] Thriller won eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards, [8] and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold. [9]
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 ...