Billie Jean

"Billie Jean"
"Billie Jean"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Thriller
B-side	"Can't Get Outta the Rain" (US); "It's the Falling in Love" (UK);
Released	January 2, 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Post-disco; R&B; funk; dance-pop;
Length	4:54 (album/single version); 6:20 (12-inch version);
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones; Michael Jackson;
Michael Jackson singles chronology
Music video
	"Billie Jean" at YouTube

"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It is a song on his 1982 album, Thriller. The song was released as a single on January 2, 1983. "Billie Jean" was one of many hits by the singer. It was number one on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] At the 1984 Grammy Awards, Jackson was given awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for the song.^[3] In 2008, Kanye West remixed the song for Thriller 25. This was a new version of Thriller made for its 25th anniversary.^[4]

References[change | change source]

↑ Roberts, Randall (August 29, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature': An NYC classic on his birthday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
↑ Trust, Gary (March 6, 2018). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1983, Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' Moonwalked to No. 1 on the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
↑ "People: Mar. 12, 1984". Time. March 12, 1984. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.
↑ Ewing, Tom (February 15, 2008). "Michael Jackson – Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

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[1] Roberts, Randall (August 29, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature': An NYC classic on his birthday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[2] Trust, Gary (March 6, 2018). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1983, Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' Moonwalked to No. 1 on the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[3] "People: Mar. 12, 1984". Time. March 12, 1984. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.

[4] Ewing, Tom (February 15, 2008). "Michael Jackson – Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

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