Michael Jackson – Thriller (5:11)

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“Thriller” is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson, composed by Rod Temperton, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album Thriller. It was released on January 23, 1984 by Epic Records. The song has appeared on multiple greatest hits compilation albums from Jackson, including HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (1995), Number Ones (2003), The Essential Michael Jackson (2005), and Michael Jackson’s This Is It (2009). The song, which has a voice-over from actor Vincent Price, had originally been titled “Starlight.”

The song’s instruments include a bassline and synthesizer. In the song, sound effects such as a creaking door, thunder, feet walking on wooden planks, winds and howling dogs can be heard, and the lyrics contain frightening themes and elements. “Thriller” received positive reviews from critics, though the song was outshone by its music video. “Thriller” became Jackson’s seventh top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the album, while reaching the top of the charts in France and Belgium and the top ten in other countries.

“Thriller” was adapted into a highly successful music video, known independently as Michael Jackson’s Thriller. At fourteen minutes the video is substantially longer than the song, which ties together a narrative featuring Jackson and actress Ola Ray in a setting heavily inspired by horror films of the 1950s. In the video’s most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine.

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nopuppet wrote:
Saturday morning

vincent price shines on this, just like michael does

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Ferdokki wrote:
Friday morning

EPIC! MJ, you are not forgotten. Hey, the "Events" says he's performing in Atlantic City on Feb 11!!??

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akenathon750498 wrote:
last month

The cinematic video is memorable. Yellow eyes in the end. hahaha

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surelymaggie wrote:
last month

Best video ever!

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Vogeltje1618 wrote:
last month

WHOO HOO!

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Xylvanya wrote:
last month

High there! New recordings added. See album "Live-Rehearsal Summer 1996" and "Piano Works 2009". Thank you for listening and feedback…..thänx "X"...:-).

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LFaithDD wrote:
last month

R.I.P MJ

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tony611 wrote:
last month

long live the king of pop

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manusev wrote:
December 2011

yo de pequeño tenia miedo con este clip

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mmjla123 wrote:
December 2011

R.I.P Michael Jackson this song will NEVER get old.

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DarkSteisy wrote:
December 2011

Vincent Price!!!

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rikrijean wrote:
December 2011

OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!

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esdraschagas wrote:
December 2011

The best classic song

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kemp678 wrote:
December 2011

YES!

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Madrangue wrote:
December 2011

Classic!

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blues417 wrote:
December 2011

Greatest of all time

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Batz1980 wrote:
November 2011

I like M.Jackson.Almost the whole Songs.

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moredi2 wrote:
November 2011

One of my favorite songs by Michael Jackson.

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HansBP wrote:
November 2011

Vincent Price kills it on this track.

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UnfortunatelyGr wrote:
November 2011

Yes, it's a Halloween and MJ cliche, but it's still a darned good song. Same goes for every one on the album. The Thriller album wouldn't have blown up in popularity like it did if the music wasn't worth bothering with.

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