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 1989-1991.
STUDIO(S)
Westlake, Los Angeles
Record One, Los Angeles
Larrabee, Hollywood
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Jackson & Bill Bottrell
PRODUCER(S)
Michael Jackson & Bill Bottrell
RELEASE DATE :
November 11, 1991 (single)
November 26, 1991 (Dangerous).
LABEL
Sony Music
LENGTH
4:16 (album version)
3:22 (single version)
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
Black Or White (short film version) : Mix done in 1991 for the short film. Remains unreleased.
Black Or White (Pepsi version) : Recorded in 1991 & used in a Pepsi commercial in 1992. Remains unreleased.
MUSICIANS
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PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
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SHORT FILM
Music video directed by : John Landis
Date of shooting : June 1991
Date of premiere : November 14, 1991
Official release : Released on VHS in 1993 (Dangerous The Short Films,) on DVD in 1995 (History), in 2003 (Number Ones) and in 2010 (Vision) and on Michael’ You Tube official page.
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
November 15, 1991 : Michael tapes a performance of “Black Or White” & “Will You Be There” at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica for the MTV’s 10th Anniversary Special to be aired on November 27th.
January 31, 1993 : Michael performs a medley of “Jam”, “Bilie Jean”, “Black Or White” and “Heal The World” at the Superbowl Halftime Show in the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena (California) before an audience of 100 000 in the stadium and 133 millions on TV.
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 “Black Or White”, “Dangerous” & “You Are Not Alone”) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Dangerous World Tour 1992-1993
Brunei Royal Concert on July 16, 1996
History World Tour 1996-1997
June 25 + 27, 1999 : Michael performs two charity concerts “Michael Jackson & Friends” in Seoul which airs live on Korean TV and in Munich which airs live on German TV .
Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Special (September 7+ 10, 2001)
April 24, 2002 : Michael performs “Dangerous”, “Black Or White” & “Heal The World” (joined by Diana Ross!) during a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee’s Every Vote Counts ‘campaign held at the mythic Apollo Theatre in Harlem. It is Michael’s last live performance in front of an an audience.
This Is It 2009 (the song was rehearsed in June 2009 and is part of the This Is It movie)
Jackson Dynasty 