Man in the Mirror - wikipedia Man in the Mirror For other uses, see Man in the Mirror ( disambiguation ). `` Man in the Mirror '' Single by Michael Jackson from the album Bad Released January 16, 1988 Format CD single 7 '' single 12 '' single cassette Recorded May 1987 Genre R&B gospel Length 5 : 19 ( album and 12 '' versions ) 5 : 00 ( single and video versions ) Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Siedah Garrett Glen Ballard Producer ( s ) Quincy Jones Michael Jackson ( co-producer ) Michael Jackson singles chronology `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' ( 1987 ) `` Man in the Mirror '' ( 1988 ) `` Dirty Diana '' ( 1988 ) `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' ( 1987 ) `` Man in the Mirror '' ( 1988 ) `` Dirty Diana '' ( 1988 ) Music video `` Man In The Mirror '' on YouTube Audio sample file help `` Man in the Mirror '' is a song recorded by Michael Jackson, written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It peaked at number 1 in the United States when released in January 1988 as the fourth single from his seventh solo album, Bad ( 1987 ). It was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks. The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Charts in 1988, but in 2009, following the news of Jackson 's death, the song peaked at number 2, having re-entered the chart at 11 the previous week as his top song on the singles chart. It also became the number 1 single in iTunes downloads in the US and the UK, having sold over 1.3 million digital copies in the former alone. The song was remixed for the soundtrack of Jackson 's tribute tour Immortal. Contents 1 Composition 2 Critical response 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 5 Charts 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 Live performances 7 Track listing 8 Sampling / remixes 9 Personnel 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Composition `` Man in the Mirror '' was composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. Jackson added background vocals from Garrett, The Winans and the Andraé Crouch Choir, which gave the song its distinctive sound. The song is said to have been one of Jackson 's favorite songs. Arranged with a gospel choir, Jackson would use a gospel choir again several years later on his hit `` Will You Be There ''. Siedah Garrett also sang Jackson 's duet `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' in summer 1987. The song is played in the keys of G and G# Major at a tempo of 100bpm. The vocal range is Ab3 - C6. The single sleeve for `` Man in the Mirror '' contained a dedication to Yoshiaki Ogiwara, a five - year - old boy from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan who was kidnapped for ransom and subsequently murdered in September 1987. The killing was highly traumatic to the Japanese public and to Jackson himself, who was touring Japan at the time and subsequently dedicated concerts in Osaka and Yokohama to the boy 's memory. Critical response When Ed Hogan reviewed the song, he called it `` gentle. '' Jon Pareles of The New York Times noted that this song has `` gospelly lift. '' Rolling Stone 's Davitt Sigerson thought that `` Man in the Mirror '' stands among the half dozen best things Jackson has done, and he continued : `` On `` Man in the Mirror, '' a song he did not write, Jackson goes a step further and offers a straightforward homily of personal commitment : `` I 'm starting with the man in the mirror / I 'm asking him to change his ways / And no message could have been any clearer / If you wan na make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself and then make a change. '' '' Music video One of the videos is a notable departure from Jackson 's other videos mainly because Jackson himself does not appear in the video ( aside from a brief clip toward the end of the video in which he can be seen donning a red jacket and standing in a large crowd ). Instead, it featured a montage of footage of various major news events and famous people. The Man in the Mirror music video was directed, produced and edited by Don Wilson. Don and Michael Jackson developed the idea for the video. Larry Stessel who was Video Commissioner at Epic Records at the time was the Executive Producer. PCM Stereo music video version of this song was included on Number Ones, Michael Jackson 's Vision, the Target version DVD of Bad 25, and the song 's video that released on VHS in 1989. An alternate live video was used as the opening song in Jackson 's film Moonwalker with live audio and footage from several live performances of the song during the Bad World Tour. The first segment of Moonwalker is a live performance of `` Man in the Mirror '' during his Bad Tour in Europe. Clips from Wembley Stadium among others can be seen. It also features a montage of clips of children in Africa, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Jesus Christ, kids in Graduation, and other historical figures. Chart performance `` Man In The Mirror '' was the 4th consecutive number - one single for Jackson 's Bad in the United States. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 on February 6, 1988, and reached number 1 by its 8th week on the chart, on March 26, 1988, where it remained for 2 weeks. The song originally peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom in 1988. However, following Jackson 's death on June 25, 2009, `` Man in the Mirror '' re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11, and the following week the song peaked at number 2, held off by Cascada 's `` Evacuate the Dancefloor ''. The chart had also contained over 12 Michael Jackson songs in the Top 40. This song had been at top 100 for 15 consecutive weeks in this chart. In Australia the song originally charted at number 39. After the singer 's death, the song re-entered the chart and peaked at number 8, much higher than its original release. It was also the top single in iTunes downloads in the US and the UK. It has sold 567,280 copies in the UK as of January 2016. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1988 - 2010 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 39 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 11 Canada ( RPM Adult Contemporary ) Canada ( RPM 100 Singles ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 23 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 13 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Poland ( Polish Singles Chart ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 21 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Singles Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 55 Chart ( 2009 -- 10 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 8 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 17 Belgium ( Back Catalogue Singles Flanders ) 6 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 12 Eurochart Hot 100 7 Hot Canadian Digital Singles 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) Japan Hot 100 65 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 22 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 9 Norway ( VG - lista ) 15 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 50 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 19 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 22 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B Chart US Billboard Hot Digital Songs Year - end charts Chart ( 1988 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 21 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 0 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 600,000 sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Live performances Jackson performed a live, extended version of the song at the 1988 Grammy Awards. He also performed the song as the ending of the concert during the Bad World Tour 's second leg, and regularly during the Dangerous World Tour. Live versions of the song are available on the DVDs Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 and Live in Bucharest : The Dangerous Tour. On July 16, 1996, Jackson also performed `` Man in the Mirror '' at the Royal Concert Brunei for the last time prior to the United We Stand benefit concert. The instrumental introduction to the song was played at the end of Jackson 's memorial service, while his casket was being carried out ; followed by the appearance of a spotlight shining on a microphone on an empty stage. After a closing prayer that incorporated themes from the song, the spotlight remained shining on the lone microphone. The song is also featured as the final number in Michael Jackson 's This Is It. Track listing 12 '' and CD `` Man in the Mirror '' ( single version ) -- 5 : 00 `` Man in the Mirror '' ( album version ) -- 5 : 19 `` Man In The Mirror '' ( instrumental ) -- 5 : 00 7 '' Man in the Mirror ( single version ) - 5 : 00 Man in the Mirror ( instrumental ) - 5 : 00 Video single Man in the Mirror ( music video ) - 5 : 00 Running time : 5 minutes 30 seconds Sampling / remixes 2006 : The song is sampled by Brooklyn hip hop artist Papoose during the summer of that year on his song `` Gonna Make a Change '' from mixtape The Boyz in the Hood. The song describes his rough upbringing and his struggles. 2008 : Chicago - based rapper Rhymefest freestyles over the instrumental version of `` Man in the Mirror '' with Michael Jackson singing the chorus and a part of the second verse. It released on his tribute mixtape Mark Ronson Presents : Man in the Mirror. Personnel Written and composed by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard Produced by Quincy Jones Co-Produced by Michael Jackson Michael Jackson : Solo & background vocals Featuring Siedah Garrett, The Winans and The Andraé Crouch Choir Ollie E. Brown : Clap Dann Huff : Guitar Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards Glen Ballard, Randy Kerber : Synthesizers Siedah Garrett : Background vocals The Winans : Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald Winans Andrae Crouch and his Choir : Sandra Crouch, Maxi Anderson, Rose Banks, Geary Faggett, Vonciele Faggett, Andrew Gouche, Linda Green, Pattie Howard, Jean Johnson, Perry Morgan, Alfie Silas, Roberto Noriega Rhythm arrangement by Glen Ballard and Quincy Jones Synthesizer arrangement by Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey Vocal arrangement by Andrae Crouch See also Man in the Mirror : The Michael Jackson Story, a 2004 TV film about Jackson 's life. Starring Flex Alexander. 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Retrieved June 19, 2013. `` Ronson teamed up with Chicago super-emcee Rhymefest for Man In The Mirror, a tribute album built upon samples from the King Of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. '' External links Official Music Video on YouTube Glen Ballard biography Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' by Rick Astley Billboard Hot 100 number - one single March 26, 1988 -- April 2, 1988 Succeeded by `` Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car '' by Billy Ocean Preceded by `` Fishnet '' by Morris Day Billboard Hot Black Singles number - one single March 26, 1988 Succeeded by `` Wishing Well '' by Terence Trent D'Arby Preceded by `` Boom Boom Pow '' by The Black Eyed Peas UK R&B Chart number - one single July 5, 2009 -- July 19, 2009 Succeeded by `` Beat Again '' by JLS Michael Jackson : Bad Side one `` Bad '' `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' `` Speed Demon '' `` Liberian Girl '' `` Just Good Friends '' Side two `` Another Part of Me '' `` Man in the Mirror '' `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' `` Dirty Diana '' `` Smooth Criminal '' CD and Digital Download bonus track ( s ) `` Leave Me Alone '' Related articles Quincy Jones Bad ( tour ) Moonwalker Michael Jackson 's Moonwalker One Night in Japan Bad 25 ( film ) Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 Michael Jackson songs Discography Got to Be There `` Ai n't No Sunshine '' `` I Wanna Be Where You Are '' `` Got to Be There '' `` Rockin ' Robin '' `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' Ben `` Ben '' `` Everybody 's Somebody 's Fool '' `` My Girl '' `` Shoo - Be-Doo - Be-Doo - Da - Day '' Music & Me `` With a Child 's Heart '' `` All the Things You Are '' `` Happy '' `` Too Young '' `` Doggin ' Around '' `` Music & Me '' Forever, Michael `` We 're Almost There '' `` One Day in Your Life '' `` Just a Little Bit of You '' Off the Wall `` Do n't Stop ' Til You Get Enough '' `` Rock with You '' `` Workin ' Day and Night '' `` Off the Wall '' `` Girlfriend '' `` She 's Out of My Life '' `` It 's the Falling in Love '' Thriller `` Wanna Be Startin ' Somethin ' '' `` The Girl Is Mine '' `` Thriller '' `` Beat It '' `` Billie Jean '' `` Human Nature '' `` P.Y.T. 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Question: who wrote the lyrics to man in the mirror
Answer: Glen Ballard