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“Ben” is a number-one hit song written by Don Black and Walter Scharf and recorded by the teenaged Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. The song, the theme of a 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat movie Willard), spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop chart. It also reached number-one on the Australian pop chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot. The song also later reached a peak of number seven on the British pop chart.

The song became the first of 13 number-one pop hits for Jackson in the United States and his first number-one as a solo artist.

Later included on Jackson’s album of the same name, “Ben” won a Golden Globe for Best Song and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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pee-why wrote:
13 hours ago

RIP Ben...

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DANYMYMI wrote:
Saturday afternoon

oi sou de sao paulo brasil eu adorei esta musica para mim romantica

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mmaia123 wrote:
14 days ago

I cant even listen to this anymore, I cant even hear his name anymore, it just depresses me too much r.i.p The king of music . I would do anything to bring him back

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edysonlovesRB wrote:
16 days ago

This song is extremely touching. It makes us cry and cry and cry. His voice is something difficult to describe. We can just feel it. Lovely song.

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sullyjen01 wrote:
last month

awww. so adorable :)

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azoreangirl wrote:
last month

They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to.. [3]

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StarGanymede wrote:
last month

-breaks down crying-

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Jerryg240sx wrote:
last month

One of his many best!

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aineb wrote:
last month

217,964 plays (61,095 listeners)

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mezzolyrical wrote:
last month

beautiful Michael, you are the best! R.I.P

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OspringeGirl wrote:
last month

this song is the best one it reminds me of my first dog xxxxxx

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yeyyitsamy wrote:
last month

this song is so sad. i have a record with this track on it . Its bloody amazing!

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mariposalibre15 wrote:
September 2009

que linda cancion......a mi mama le encanta...

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lucybeev wrote:
September 2009

Hairs on the back of the neck, shivers down the spine

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ladymiimosa wrote:
September 2009

:(

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EIRLYSS wrote:
September 2009

Around the first few weeks after his death, I couldn't bare to listen to this song. Maybe because the emotion in the song... Whenever I heard the beginning, I would feel something pulling at my chest. I can't really explain the feeling.

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S_Naragon wrote:
September 2009

They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to.. [2]

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jepascoe wrote:
September 2009

They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to.. [1]

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reidy2 wrote:
September 2009

farewell jacko

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jmc68 wrote:
August 2009

My first exposure to Michael Jackson when I was kid.

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