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.
RECORDING DATE
The track was written, produced and recorded by Jackson between 1986 and 1987 for Bad, although didn’t make the cut. John Robinson, the drummer discussed the track during an interview with the Rhythm magazine in 2010 : “There was another track I did that never made it called “Apocalypse Now” that I wrote six and a half minutes of military drum cadences for. I brought in Don Williams, John Williams’ brother, Dan Greco and Bob Zimmitti and we recorded with four field snares, four piccolo snares, two sets of piatti and one gran casa. It was a very hip tune but it never made the record. I was kind of upset about that.” @falke_pil on X (December 9, 2024) :
“16.09.1986, 6:24 in length. Instrumental, no vocals. Sounds interesting.”
STUDIO(S)
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SONGWRITER(S)
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PRODUCER(S)
Unknown
RELEASE DATE :
Unreleased
LABEL
Unreleased
LENGTH
6:24
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
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MUSICIANS
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PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
Remains unreleased
SHORT FILM
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Never performed in concerts
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