Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.
ERA
RECORDING DATE
Recorded in September 1990 – February 1991.
STUDIO(S)
Record One, Los Angeles
Westlake, Los Angeles
Larrabee, Los Angeles
Record Plant, Los Angeles
Ocean Way, Hollywood
Smoketree Ranch, Chatsworth
Toad Hall, Pasadena
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell, and Teddy Riley
PRODUCER(S)
Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson
RELEASE DATE :
November 26, 1991 (Dangerous album)
This song was planned to be the tenth single from the album (Set for a January 1994 release), unfortunately these plans were canceled due to allegations of child sexual abuse which were made against Jackson in August 1993, Jackson’s health concerns, and the failure of previous single, “Gone Too Soon”, to top the charts.
LABEL
Sony
LENGTH
6:57
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
Dangerous (demo 1) : Recorded in 1990/1991, played in a courtroom in 1994 during the trial for the song “Dangerous”. Slightly different version from the one released in 2004. It remains unreleased.
Dangerous (demo 2) : Recorded in 1990/1991 & released in 2004 (The Ultimate Collection Box Set).
Dangerous (1993 mix) : Mix done for the American Music Awards 1993 and Dangerous World Tour 1993 performances. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (1995 mix) : Mix done for the MTV Video Music Awards 1995 performance. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (HBO 1995 mix) : Mix done for the canceled HBO Special in December 1995. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (History Tour mix) : Mix done for the History World Tour 1996-1997 performances. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (Michael Jackson And Friends) : Mix done for the Michael Jackson And Friends performances in June 1999. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (American Bandstand) : Mix done for the American Bandstand and Apollo Theatre performances in April 2002. Remains unreleased.
Dangerous (This Is It) : Mix done for the canceled This Is It performances in June 2009. Audio of the intro was released in 2010, which featured samples of “Morphine”, “2000 Watts”, and “This Place Hotel”. The This Is It dancers performed a snippet of the song at the 2011 Carnival Dance Showcase, with the performance featuring snippets of “Smooth Criminal”, “Stranger in Moscow”, and the Psycho theme. Remains unreleased.
MUSICIANS
Written and composed by Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell and Teddy Riley
Produced by Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson
Recorded by Jean-Marie Horvat, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley and Thom Russo
Mixed by Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley
Michael Jackson: Solo and background vocals
Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
Rhythm and synthesizer arrangements by Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley: Synthesizer
Brad Buxer, Rhett Lawrence: Synthesizers
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
Never released as a single
SHORT FILM
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
January 25, 1993 : Michael opens the American Music Awards ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with a performance of “Dangerous”.
September 7, 1995 : Michael & Janet attend the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City with Lisa Marie & Rene . MJ opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley (including “Dangerous” & “You Are Not Alone”) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.
October 31, 1995 : Michael performs Dangerous & You Are Not Alone at the Soul Train 25th Anniversary Special.
November 4, 1995 : Michael is in Munich, Germany where he performs “Dangerous” and “Earth Song” on Wetten Dass.
April 20, 2002 : At the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Michael tapes a performance of “Dangerous” for Dick Clark’s 50th Anniversary of American Bandstand.
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON CONCERTS
Dangerous World Tour (1993 leg)
HBO Special at the Beacon Theatre in New York in 1995 (the song was reheased but the show was canceled after Michael collapsed on stage)
Royal Brunei Concert 1996
History World Tour 1996-1997
Michael Jackson & Friends (June 25 + 27, 1999)
Democratic National Committee’s Every Vote Counts ‘campaign concert at thr Apollo Theatre in Harlem (April 24, 2002)
This Is It (the song was rehearsed in June 2009 but is not featured in the This Is It movie)
Jackson Dynasty 