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The moonwalk. The moonwalk, or backslide, is a popping dance move in which the performer glides backwards but their body actions suggest forward motion. [1] It became popular around the world when Michael Jackson performed the move during the performance of "Billie Jean" on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, which was broadcast in 1983.
This was also the first time he performed what would become his most famous signature move, the moonwalk. In the years followed, Jackson's concert performances of "Billie Jean" would mirror his appearance at Motown 25, from the opening pose with the fedora, black sequin jacket, and glove, to the moonwalk routine in the song's bridge. [4]
Michael Jackson video director recalls smashing MTV's color barrier with 'Billie Jean': "I thought, 'When people see this, the world is going to change'" Show comments Advertisement
"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 ...
Michael Jackson popularized the Moonwalk dance move, first performing it at the “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” TV special in 1983. Michael Jackson’s Grammy Awards include “Album of ...
When working on Thriller, 24-year-old Jackson wrote only four of the tracks himself: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine", "Beat It” and "Billie Jean." The others were selected by ...
Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned him his first Emmy Award nomination. [75] Wearing a glove decorated with rhinestones, [76] he debuted his moonwalk dance, which Jeffrey Daniel had taught him three years earlier, and it became his signature dance in his repertoire. [77]
Following Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" in the Motown 25 television special, where he debuted his signature moonwalk dance, the album began selling one million copies per week. Sales doubled after the release of the "Thriller" music video on MTV in December 1983.