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 1985-1987.
STUDIO(S)
Hayvenhurst home studio in Encino, California
Westlake Recording Studios (studio D), Los Angeles
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Jackson
PRODUCER(S)
Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson
RELEASE DATE :
August 31, 1987 (“Bad” album).
July 11, 1988 (single)
LABEL
Epic Records
LENGTH
3:54 (album version)
3:46 (single version)
6:18 (12″ edit)
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
(Captain Eo version) : Recorded in 1985 during the Hayvenhurst sessions with John Barnes, Bill Bottrell & Matt Forger. Used in Captain Eo in 1986. Different version released in 1987 (Bad) but Captain Eo version remains unreleased.
MUSICIANS
Written and composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson: solo and background vocals
Paul Jackson, Jr., David Williams: guitars
Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams: saxophones
Gary Grant, Jerry Hey: trumpets
Christopher Currell: Synclavier
John Barnes, Rhett Lawrence: synthesizers
Rhythm and vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson and John Barnes
Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
11
SHORT FILM (filmed by MJ during his lifetime)
Music video directed by Patrick Kelly
Date of shooting : The film footage was taken on July 14 and 22 at Wembley Stadium and at Rotterdam on June 7 with soundtrack mixed from live multitrack recording taken on July 15 (while the drum multitrack is from July 16), with additional footage from June 28 show at Parc des Princes in Paris as well as some footage from Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on July 1 and in Cork on July 30.
Date of premiere : July 31, 1988
Official release : Released on DVD in 2003 (Number Ones) and in 2010 (Vision) and on Michael’ You Tube official page.
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Bad World Tour (1988-1989 leg)
Jackson Dynasty 