The song was performed at the 2010 Grammy Awards by Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson, Celine Dion and Usher.
Heal the World
"Heal the World" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as a single from his album "Dangerous". The video does not have Jackson in it. In a 2001 Internet chat with fans, Jackson said "Heal the World" is the song he was most proud to have created. In the documentary Living With Michael Jackson, he said that he wrote the song in his "Giving Tree" at his Neverland Ranch. It reached No.1 in Spain.
Jackson performed the song at the Super Bowl XXVII half-time show.
In 1992 Jackson made Heal the World Foundation, named after the song.
Black or White
"Black or White" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the first single from Jackson's eighth album "Dangerous" on November 11, 1991. Slash plays guitar at the start. Michael wrote the song with Bill Bottrell. It reached number one in the United States.
In 1992, Weird Al Yankovic made a song called "Snack All Night". The song was never released, but he performed it at a concert.
The video was directed by John Landis. It is eleven minutes long. 500 million people watched it when it was shown for the first time in 27 different countries at once. This was the most people to ever watch a music video at once. The video starts with Macaulay Culkin. Tyra Banks is at the end of the short version of the video.
Happy (Michael Jackson song)
"Happy" is a song by Michael Jackson. It is the fourth song on his third album "Music & Me". It was released as a single in Australia in 1973. It was written by Michel Legrand and
Smokey Robinson.
Girlfriend (Wings song)
"Girlfriend" is a song written by Paul McCartney. It was originally recorded by his band Wings in 1978. Michael Jackson covered the song on his 1979 album "Off the Wall". It was released in the UK as the album's fifth single.
The Way You Make Me Feel
"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was the third single from Jackson's seventh album "Bad". It was produced by Quincy Jones. Like the two singles before it, it reached number 1 in the "Billboard" Hot 100. It was also number 1 in Spain. He performed the song at the 1988 Grammy Awards. After Jackson died in 2009 the song entered the charts again.
In the video Jackson follows a girl called Tatiana Thumbtzen around and sings "The Way You Make Me Feel". La Toya Jackson appears as one of the girl's friends.
Man in the Mirror
"Man in the Mirror" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was written by Siedah Garrett
and Glen Ballard. It was released as the fourth single from Jackson's seventh album, "Bad". It was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. It reached number one in the "Billboard" Hot 100.
In 2009 Michael Jackson died and the song entered the charts again. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. This was much higher than when the song was first released in 1988.
Dirty Diana
"Dirty Diana" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the fifth single from "Bad" April 18, 1988. It is about groupies. Steve Stevens plays guitar in it.
Another Part of Me
"Another Part of Me" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was in Jackson's 1986 3-D film "Captain EO". It was released as the sixth single from Jackson's seventh album "Bad" on July 11, 1988. "Another Part of Me" was not going to be on "Bad". But after Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo danced along to the song, it was decided that the song would be featured on the album. The song reached number eleven in the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Smooth Criminal
"Smooth Criminal" is a song written by Michael Jackson. It is the theme song of Jackson's 1988 movie "Moonwalker". It reached number 1 in the Netherlands, Flanders, and Spain.
On April 10, 2006 it was released again as a single from the "Visionary: The Video Singles" box-set. It was number 1 in Spain again.
In 2001, Alien Ant Farm released a cover version of the song. It was their first single. It was a number-one hit.
Leave Me Alone
"Leave Me Alone" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the eighth single from Jackson's seventh album "Bad" in 1987. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland it reached number one. The video won a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best Short Form Music Video.
Liberian Girl
"Liberian Girl" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was the ninth single from "Bad". It was only released in Europe and Australia. It starts with the South African female singer saying "Nakupenda pia- nakutaka pia-mpenziwe", Swahili for "Love you too. I want you too, my love." Swahili is not actually spoken in Liberia. It reached number 1 in Ireland. The music video has lots of Jackson's celebrity friends in it. In 2009 the song came back into the charts in the UK, France, and Switzerland after Michael Jackson died. He initially wrote the song during the early 1980's "Thriller Era" as most Moonwalkers would say it.
Remember the Time
"Remember the Time" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the second single from his album "Dangerous" on January 14, 1992. It was written by Teddy Riley, Jackson, and Bernard Belle. When the single was released Jackson dedicated the song with love to Diana Ross. The music video is nine minutes long. John Singleton directed it. In 2006 the song was released again. It reached number 2 in the Spanish chart.
Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)
"Who Is It" is a song by Michael Jackson.
It was released as the fifth single from "Dangerous". Jackson wrote the song and he produced it with Bill Bottrell. He didn't perform the song in any of his tours.
Gone Too Soon
"Gone Too Soon" is a song made popular by Michael Jackson. It was written by Larry Gossman and Buzz Kohan.
In 1993, Jackson performed it at the celebration for Bill Clinton becoming the President of the United States.
In 1997, when Princess Diana died, Jackson let the song be put on an album called "Tribute". The album was a collection of songs made to remember her. The money made from the album was given to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
Usher performed the song at Jackson's memorial service in 2009.
Stranger in Moscow
"Stranger in Moscow" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the fifth single from "". Jackson wrote the song in September 1993 when he was in Moscow doing his Dangerous World Tour. The single reached number one in Italy.
They Don't Care About Us
"They Don't Care About Us" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was released as the fourth single from "" on March 31, 1996. Two videos were made for the song. This was the first time Jackson made two videos for a single. The first video was filmed in two places in Brazil, Dona Marta and Salvador. It was number 1 in Germany for three weeks.
Jackson was going to perform the song in his This Is It concerts in 2009.
In 2009, Northern Kings published their own version of the song on their album "Rethroned".
Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)
"Smile" is a song with music composed by Charlie Chaplin. This music was the theme for the soundtrack of one of Chaplin's movies, "Modern Times" (1936). The music had no lyrics. It was originally written in D minor. John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons added lyrics and a title in 1954. The lyrics are based on lines and themes from the movie. The singer is telling the listener to smile and be optimistic. "Smile" has become a popular song since its original use in Chaplin's movie.
The song, with its lyrics, was originally sung by Nat King Cole
in Judy Garland sang a memorable version of "Smile" on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1963.
Michael Jackson recorded his own version of the song in March 1993 for his album "" in 1995. The song was also recorded by Jimmy Durante as part of his album "Jackie Barnett Presents Hello Young Lovers". Durante's version was used prominently in the teaser trailer of the 2019 film "Joker" and is part of the film's soundtrack.
You Are Not Alone