Re: BAD 25 - 2012 - Official Discussion Thread
IV Regarding this post, all credit due to bboy87 from prince.org:
I
I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
written by Michael Jackson
Recorded in 1987 with Quincy Jones protege Siedah Garrett after Whitney Houston and Barbra Streisand turned the song down. Siedah didn't even know Quincy wanted her to do the duet until she came to the
actual recording session.
The spoken intro was recorded while Michael was laying in the bed. It was later edited from later pressings
from the album and compilations.
The lead single from Bad. Released in June 1987, went to #1 on the Hot 100 and the R&B charts, making it the 3rd
best selling single of 1987. It also peaked at #1 in the UK for 2 weeks.
Many fans believe that "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was the song that replaced "Fly Away"
Performed live with Sheryl Crow on the 1987-89 Bad World Tour and the 1992-93 Dangerous World Tour.
Hot 100-#1
R&B-#1
Sales-#1
Airplay-#2
UK-#1
Australia-#10
Austria-#5
Belgium-#1
Canada-#2
Denmark-#1
Finland-#3
France-#6
Germany-#2
Holland-#1
Ireland-#1
Italy-#2
Japan-#32
New Zealand-#3
Norway-#1
South Africa-#7
Spain-#5
Sweden-#4
Switzerland-#2
Zimbabwe-#2
II
BAD
written by Michael Jackson
the title track of the album
Originally intended as a duet with Prince
"Prince was excited to have been asked" said Susan Rogers in Prince Bio "DMSR", "But he said to me,
'I just don't do that stuff' and I think he felt Michael was going to make himself look better.
The idea for the video was to have the two megastars take turns singing and dancing, in order to determine who was
the "baddest".
The entire idea fell through so Michael recorded it alone. Before the song was complete
with lyrics, The working track was titled "Pee", then became "Who's Bad", then "BAD"
The short film was loosely based on the story of Edmund Perry, a young black man shot to death when
he returned home to Harlem New York from a private college.
The short film was shot in late 1986(months before the album was completed) was directed by legendary
director Martin Scorsese and co-starred a young and then unknown Wesley Snipes.
It was shot in Harlem New York and was the first film shot for the BAD project.
It premiered in August 31, 1987 during the
CBS TV special "The Magic Returns".
The second single from the Bad album. Peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 for 7 weeks, #1 on the R&B charts
for 3 weeks. Charted at #3 in the UK.
Performed on the 1987-89 Bad World Tour, and on some of the first dates on the 1992-93 Dangerous Tour
Hot 100-#1
R&B-#1
Single Sales-#1
Single Airplay-#1
Dance Club Play-#1
Dance Club Sales-#1
Canada-#1
UK-#3
Australia-#4
Austria-#9
Belgium-#1
Denmark-#1
Finland-#7
France-#3
Germany-#4
Holland-#1
Ireland-#1
Japan-#41
New Zealand-#2
Norway-#2
South Africa-#5
Spain-#1
Sweden-#4
Switzerland-#3
Zimbabwe-#1
The single sold 1,628,000 copies
III
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
written by Michael Jackson
Inspired when his mother, Katherine, asked Michael to make a song with a "shuffling kind of rhythm"
One of the first songs written for the Bad album in 1985, was originally titled "Hot Fever"
The 9 minute short film was directed by Joe Pytka and co-starred model Tatiana Thumbtzen.
The short film premiered worldwide on October 31, 1987. A 25 minute version exists and has been screened
at Michael's home Neverland Ranch.
Performed at the 1988 Grammy Awards, the 1988-89 legs of the Bad World Tour, and occasionally
during the 1992-93 Dangerous World Tour and 1996-97 HIStory World Tour.
Peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts and #3 in the UK
The third single from the album, released while Michael was on tour in either Japan or Australia
Hot 100-#1
R&B-#1
Single Sales-#3
Singles Airplay-#2
Canada-#3
UK-#3
Australia-#5
Austria-#15
Belgium-#2
Denmark-#6
Finland-#20
France-#15
Germany-#12
Holland-#6
Ireland-#1
Italy-#4
Japan-#92
New Zealand-#2
South Africa-#16
Spain-#2(#1 in 2006)
Switzerland-#8
Zimbabwe-?
IV
MAN IN THE MIRROR
written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
One of Michael's most memorable singles
Written in late 1986 when Quincy and Michael felt the album needed an anthem with a positve message.
At the time, Quincy's publishing company so one Thursday, he had some of the writers come over to his house to discuss
the concept. That following Sunday, Siedah Garrett, who worked with Ballard, stopped by his house with the song.
The song was written in 2 hours
The first short film, which didn't feature Michael, blended clips of current clips of the 1980s along
with clips of historic figures
The second version, featured on the 1988 movie "Moonwalker". blends clips of various performances on the Bad Tour
Performed on the 1988 Grammy Awards with the Andrae Crouch choir. Also performed on the 1988-89 legs
of the Bad World Tour
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Hot 100-#1
R&B-#1
Single Sales-#1
Single Airplay-#1
Canada-#6
UK-#21
Australia-#39
Austria-#10
Belgium-#11
Denmark-#16
Finland-?
France-#18
Germany-#23
Holland-#13
Ireland-#3
Italy-#16
Japan-#93
New Zealand-#4
South Africa-?
Spain-#11
Switzerland-#?
V
DIRTY DIANA
written by Michael Jackson
somewhat the hard rock version of 1982's "Billie Jean", it was cited as Michael's favorite song on the album.
Guitarist Steve Stevens, Billy Idol's lead guitarist, made a special appearance on the song and in the 1988 video
The fifth single and fifth to hit #1 on the Hot 100, giving the album a record 5 #1 singles, a record
that has yet to be broken.
also charted at #5 on the R&B charts and #4 in the UK.
It was Michael's first live video. Filmed in Long Beach California by Joe Pytka and premiered on April 14, 1988, while
Michael was performing in Atlanta Georgia at the Omni during the USA leg of the Bad Tour.
Various performances of the song were aired on TV from the tour in Kansas City, New York City, and Rome
Quincy Jones likened the song to an uptempo version of Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly and liked
the theatrics in the song.
In 2003, Jones also said it was "one of those songs you just can't mess with because you can feel
it's coming from a deep place in his life."
Ben Liebrand's remix of the song includes samples of the 1981 live version of Rock With You, Beat It
and State of Shock.
Hot 100-#1
R&B-#5
Single Sales-#3
Single Airplay-#1
Canada-#15
UK-#4
Australia-#27
Austria-#7
Belgium-#1
Denmark-#2
Finland-#16
France-#7
Germany-#3
Holland-#2
Ireland-#3
Italy-18
Japan-?
New Zealand-#5
South Africa-?
Spain-#16/#1 in 2006
Switzerland-#5
VI
ANOTHER PART OF ME
written by Michael Jackson in 1985
Originally featured in the 1986 Disney short film "Captain EO", which premiered at Epcot Center in
Orlando Florida on September 12, 1986 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by George
Lucas, costing $30 million
Included on the Bad album in 1987 instead of Streetwalker. Quincy Jones preferred Another Part of Me whereas Michael favored
the latter which had been originally written for a unreleased Broadway play titled "Street Dandy"
The deciding factor was Frank Dileo dancing to APOM.
The sixth single from the album released in the summer of 1988. Peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 but went
to #1 on the R&B charts, making it the sixth Pop/R&B #1 single from the album. Peaked at #15 in the UK
The live video filmed during Michael's European leg of the Bad World Tour in either Paris France or London England.
Directed by Patrick T. Kelly, it premiered during the 30 minute MTV special "Another Part Of Me", a
follow up to their "From Motown To Your Town" special that premiered earlier that year.
Various performances in Kansas City, Rome, and Tokyo and other areas have been aired on television.
Performed on the second and third leg of the 1987-89 BAD World Tour.
Hot 100-#11
R&B-#1
Single Sales-#10
Single Airplay-#8
Canada-#46
UK-#15
Australia-#49
Austria-#20
Belgium-#3
Denmark-#10
Finland-#2
France-#21
Germany-#10
Holland-#8
Ireland-#5
Italy-?
Japan-?
New Zealand-#14
South Africa-?
Spain-#31
Switzerland-#5
Zimbabwe-?
VII
SMOOTH CRIMINAL
written by Michael Jackson
Eventually evolved from an unreleased song, "Chicago 1945"
The opening heartbeat was Michael's and was recorded by Dr. Eric Chevland and digitally processed
in a synclavier.
Featured in Michael's 1988 film "Moonwalker", originally titled "Chiago Nights", costing $27 million
to make.
The 40 minute short film was originally concieved as a western and evolved to the Chicago nightclub scene
The film version includes extra lyrics and clocks in at around 8 minutes.
Co-starred with Joe Pesci and Sean Lennon.
The seventh single lifted from the album. Charted at #7 on the Hot 100, #2 on the R&B charts, and #8 in
the UK, where it gave Michael a record 7 Top 30 hits from one album. It was the sixth top 10 single
from the album in the US.
Performed during the 1988-89 legs of the Bad World Tour, 1992-93 Dangerous Tour, and 1996-97 HIStory
Tour.
Hot 100-#7
R&B-#2
Single Sales-#9
Airplay-#5
Dance Play-#10
Dance Sales-#10
UK-#8
Australia-#31
Austria-#17
Belgium-#1
Canada-#41
Denmark-#1
Finland-#1
France-#6
Germany-#9
Holland-#1
Hungary-?
Ireland-#4
Italy-#10
Japan-?
New Zealand-#29
Norway-?
South Africa-?
Spain-#1
Sweden-?
Switzerland-#5
Zimbabwe-?
Greece-#46
VIII
LEAVE ME ALONE
written by Michael Jackson
Originally included as a the bonus track on the CD release of Bad in August 1987
Released as the eighth single from the album, charting at #2 in the UK, not released in the U.S
Shot in mid 1987 along with "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Smooth Criminal", "BAD", and "Speed Demon",
the animated short film was directed by Jim Blashfield and Paul Diener, was first released as part
of Michael's 1988 film, "Moonwalker."
The video was a sarcastic look at the stories written about Michael in the tabloids such as his bidding
on the bones of the Elephant Man and marriage proposal and personal shrine to longtime friend Elizabeth Taylor.
"I worked hard on the song, sticking vocals on top of each other like layers of clouds," said Michael "I'm sending a
simple message here: Leave me alone! The song is about a relationship between a guy and a girl, but what I'm really saying
to people who are bothering me is leave me alone."
won the 1990 Grammy award for Best Music Video-Short Form
UK-#2, #15 in 2006
Australia-#37
Austria-#20
Belgium-#3
Denmark-#6
Finland-#5
France-#17
Germany-#16
Holland-#5
Ireland-#1
Italy-#11
Japan-?
New Zealand-#9
Norway-#6
South Africa-?
Spain-#5, #1 in 2006
Sweden-#19
Switzerland-#10
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LIBERIAN GIRL
Liberian Girl
written by Michael Jackson
Originally titled, "Pyramid Girl", was intended for the Victory album in 1984. Michael briefly mentioned it in the mock
documentary that he did of himself in 1984 titled "Michael Jackson Unauthorized".
It was later re-recorded, retitled, and included on the BAD album
The spoken intro in Swahili was done by Letta Mbulla
The video, released in 1989, was directed by Jim Yukich, included guest appearances by Brigitte Nielsen, Paula Abdul(former girlfriend of Michael's brother Jackie, and former choreographer to Michael's sister Janet), Carl Weathers, Whoopi Goldberg,Quincy Jones, Jasmine Guy(who had been rumored to be dating Michael), Jackie Collins, Olivia Newton John, John Travolta, Weird Al Yankovic, Don King, Danny Glover, and Malcom Jamal Warner. The clip was dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor.
The 9th single from the album. Peaked at #13 in the UK, making a new record of 9 top 30 singles from one album.
An acetate from 1989 recently surfaced that includes an unreleased instrumental version
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Speed Demon
written by Michael Jackson
allegedly after he recieved a speeding ticket, the song was recorded in late 1986/early 1987.
The short film that mixed with live action footage and claymation was filmed in mid 1988 and included on Michael's 1988 film, "Moonwalker"
Chosen for a single release before Leave Me Alone was eventually chosen in 1989,
Although, promo copies with a picture sleeve and an edited mix was issued in various countries
Run DMC are also said to have done a rap for the song Speed Demon that wasn't used.
