Claim: Michael Jackson has a song named Billie Jean.
Evidence: His music videos , including those of `` Beat It '' , `` Billie Jean '' , and `` Thriller '' from his 1982 album Thriller , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool.
`` Billie Jean '' is a song by American singer Michael Jackson.
It is the second single from the singer 's sixth solo album , Thriller -LRB- 1982 -RRB-.
The song is well known for its distinctive bassline played by Louis Johnson , the standard drum beat heard in the beginning , the repetition of `` Billie Jean is not my lover '' towards the end of the song and Michael Jackson 's vocal hiccups.