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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 26, 2007 16:36:23 GMT -5
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Post by busyboy on Jun 27, 2007 9:53:30 GMT -5
The video really added that certain something to the song, which is just OK in my books. The album had many better songs than this one IMO.
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Post by tico on Jun 27, 2007 12:36:48 GMT -5
Definitely a classic!
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Post by Glove Slap on Jun 27, 2007 18:59:50 GMT -5
Absolutely amazing video, but the song itself isn't up to par with Billie Jean or Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jun 29, 2007 8:30:08 GMT -5
Fairly good song. I think it hit #1 in R&R.
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Post by when the pawn... on Jul 1, 2007 13:20:49 GMT -5
I agree that this wouldn't really be the classic that it is without the video.
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Post by rr1981 on Jul 17, 2007 16:25:36 GMT -5
This song brings back so many memories. When I was a little girl (and I mean little because I must have been about 3 years old) I remember watching the Making of... video he put out of it. I was totally fascinated by how they applied the makeup and I had the biggest crush on him. Great song too. Halloween just doesn't feel right without hearing it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 29, 2007 8:54:20 GMT -5
Already done...
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 29, 2007 8:46:37 GMT -5
Do you remember the 1984 Top 10 hit by Michael Jackson called "Thriller" which was the last single (seventh) from his album of the same name? This song entered Billboard's Hot 100 at #20 but only got to #4. I like the album version where at the last couple of minutes ghoulish actor Vincent Price does a rap which may remind you of his rhyming segment intros used in the 1971 Canadian produced kid show "The Hillerious House of Frightenstein" (The Thriller version with Vincent Price was only played once on AT40 in March 1984 during a week when Charlie Van Dyke guest hosted for Casey Kasem).
There was also a long Thriller music video with Michael Jackson and former Playboy Centerfold and Classy Curl TV commercial model Ola Ray in it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 25, 2009 21:50:31 GMT -5
bump
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Post by tico on Jun 27, 2009 22:45:56 GMT -5
I agree that this wouldn't really be the classic that it is without the video. I agree with this. |
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Post by esperanca on Jun 30, 2009 4:24:42 GMT -5
Song was #1 in airplay but only reached top 5 on hot 100....but it was released LONG time after the album came out.
if it was released right after "Beat It"...probably would have topped hot 100 too.
LOVE the video...song is also good but not his best.
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Post by Libra on Jun 30, 2009 21:01:40 GMT -5
Not only that but I think it had a late singles release as well. It debuted on the Hot 100 at #20 (and then shot straight to #7 the following week), which I think happened only a couple of weeks before airplay peaked.
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Post by sunpeach on Jun 30, 2009 22:47:35 GMT -5
This was one of the best songs on the album even before the video was made- it was very popular- it was the only song on that side I even liked.
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Post by Player211 on Jul 1, 2009 10:10:55 GMT -5
I always loved this song. Lyrics are a bit ridiculous but that chorus gets me everytime! What a jam.
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jul 2, 2009 9:33:01 GMT -5
I always loved this song. Lyrics are a bit ridiculous but that chorus gets me everytime! What a jam. Yes the performance caused me to overlook the lyrical content. |
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Post by B-Boy on Jul 12, 2009 11:41:59 GMT -5
I loved the video more than the song. Everything about the video is freaky, from his transformations to the dancing zombies.
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Aug 3, 2009 0:16:55 GMT -5
R&R chart run:
23-13-8-3-1-2-3-3-9-16-24-36. It was on the R&R chart a couple weeks before it debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jump" by Van Halen knocked it out of number 1.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 6, 2009 18:26:59 GMT -5
Strange that this song fell out of #1 in only its sixth week on the chart. I wonder if that's some kind of record.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Aug 7, 2009 22:22:59 GMT -5
Strange that this song fell out of #1 in only its sixth week on the chart. I wonder if that's some kind of record. There was high turnover back then on the charts (not so much these days), so it's chart run is representative of the time period. |
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Post by Soulsista on Jul 27, 2013 20:43:01 GMT -5
Loved this, though I do prefer several others from him.
Also hit #3 on the R&B chart.
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Post by Live Your Life on Oct 15, 2015 20:04:39 GMT -5
Although this is my least favorite song on "Thriller," there's no way to deny that it's a classic.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Oct 16, 2015 14:17:03 GMT -5
I have a question about the THRILLER album. It has been certified with 29 MILLION in sales for years now. I read an article quite some time ago that Thriller crossed the 30 MILLION mark back then and that was awhile back so by now it must be around 31 Million. I wonder why his label has not certified it for 30 Million by now???
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Post by Unhinged on Oct 29, 2016 9:23:30 GMT -5
Thought I'd place the greatest music video ever made in the thread where it belongs. :)
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Nov 3, 2016 20:38:01 GMT -5
Thought I'd place the greatest music video ever made in the thread where it belongs. :) Definition of iconic video. They just don't make them like they used to at all.... |
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Oct 31, 2017 12:45:03 GMT -5
I wonder how much this has sold as a single? It pops up just like Mariah's "AIWFCIY" every year. That would actually be a great song vs. song. Anybody know the sales?
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Post by Unhinged on Oct 31, 2017 14:06:45 GMT -5
Per Wikipedia (take it with a grain of salt) it's closing in on 6 million. Not sure on the physical/digital breakdown.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 3, 2017 9:32:58 GMT -5
I wonder how much this has sold as a single? It pops up just like Mariah's "AIWFCIY" every year. That would actually be a great song vs. song. Anybody know the sales? SoundScan sales through early October 2017: 4,099,000Certified Platinum as a physical single. Certified Gold as a digital single. So that's 5 million/5xP in USA sales. |
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Post by kcdawg13 on Apr 13, 2018 4:07:04 GMT -5
Cheesy, it's iconic and a Halloween staple but video aside the song isn't really that great. Definitely not one of Michael's best.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Apr 14, 2018 19:34:51 GMT -5
Cheesy, it's iconic and a Halloween staple but video aside the song isn't really that great. Definitely not one of Michael's best. I have to agree. The video is not really my favorite from him. Just too creepy for my tastes. I much prefer his other singles from Thriller like Human Nature and Billie Jean. |
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