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Michael Jackson's official 4K music video for "Thriller"
Michael Jackson's 14-minute short film "Thriller" revolutionised the music video genre forever. Hailed as the greatest music video of all time by MTV, VH1, Rolling Stone and others, "Thriller," directed by John Landis, is also the only music video selected to be included in the Library of Congress' prestigious National Film Registry.
Michael Jackson's short film for "Thriller" was the third of three short films produced for recordings from Thriller, which continues its reign as the biggest selling album of all time with worldwide sales in excess of 105 million as of June 1, 2016 and in December 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status (i.e.: sales in excess of 30 million) by the RIAA for US sales alone. The "Thriller" single reached No. 1 in four countries in 1984, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart as well as charts in Spain, France and Belgium. The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Thriller the first album to feature seven Top 10 singles. The Recording Industry Association of America certified "Thriller" Gold and Platinum on December 4, 1989.
The groundbreaking short films for the Thriller album, starting with "Billie Jean," following up with "Beat It" and culminating with the epic, nearly 14-minute "Thriller," truly expanded the possibilities of "music video" as art form. "I wanted something that would glue you to the set, something you'd want to watch over and over," Michael wrote in his 1988 memoir Moonwalk. "I wanted to be a pioneer in this relatively new medium and make the best short music movies we could make."
In the short film's extended prologue, Michael's moonlit date with his girlfriend (played by model Ola Ray) is interrupted by his sudden transformation into a howling werewolf. While the "real" Michael and Ola, observing the scene in a movie theatre, walk home from the their date, Michael teases her by singing the verses of "Thriller."
šµ L Y R I C S šµ:
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it
And you start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralysed
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight, yeah
Ooh
You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run
And you feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun
And you close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination (girl)
But all the while, you hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're out of time
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with 40 eyes, girl
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time
(They're open wide) this is the end of your life
Ooh
They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side (ooh)
They will possess you unless you change that number on your dial
Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah
All through the night, I'll save you from the terror on the screen
I'll make you see
That this is thriller, thriller night
'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chiller, thriller
Here tonight
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller (ow!)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of Hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Ooh, baby (thriller), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller night, killer)
Oh, darling (oh, baby), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Ooh-ooh, baby (thriller night), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Oh, darling (oh, baby), thriller night, baby (thriller night, baby)
Ooh
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years (thriller, thriller night)
And grisly ghouls from every tomb (I'm gonna thrill you tonight, thriller)
Are closing in to seal your doom (ooh, baby, oh yeah)
And though you fight to stay alive (ooh, I'm gonna thrill you tonight)
Your body starts to shiver (I'm gonna thrill you tonight)
For no mere mortal can resist (thriller, thriller tonight)
The evil of the thriller
Written by Rod Temperton
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
From the album Thriller, released November 30, 1982
Released as a single January 23, 1984
THE SHORT FILM
Director: John Landis
Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California
Album Artist: Michael Jackson
Album(s): Thriller
Written by: Rodney Temperton
Music genre(s): Pop, Rock
Released: 1982
Decade for first release: #1980sMusic
#MichaelJackson #Thriller #Pop #Rock #1980sMusic #classicHits #Halloween #4k #Remastered
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By Michael Jackson's official 4K music video for "Thriller"
Michael Jackson's 14-minute short film "Thriller" revolutionised the music video genre forever. Hailed as the greatest music video of all time by MTV, VH1, Rolling Stone and others, "Thriller," directed by John Landis, is also the only music video selected to be included in the Library of Congress' prestigious National Film Registry.
Michael Jackson's short film for "Thriller" was the third of three short films produced for recordings from Thriller, which continues its reign as the biggest selling album of all time with worldwide sales in excess of 105 million as of June 1, 2016 and in December 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status (i.e.: sales in excess of 30 million) by the RIAA for US sales alone. The "Thriller" single reached No. 1 in four countries in 1984, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart as well as charts in Spain, France and Belgium. The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Thriller the first album to feature seven Top 10 singles. The Recording Industry Association of America certified "Thriller" Gold and Platinum on December 4, 1989.
The groundbreaking short films for the Thriller album, starting with "Billie Jean," following up with "Beat It" and culminating with the epic, nearly 14-minute "Thriller," truly expanded the possibilities of "music video" as art form. "I wanted something that would glue you to the set, something you'd want to watch over and over," Michael wrote in his 1988 memoir Moonwalk. "I wanted to be a pioneer in this relatively new medium and make the best short music movies we could make."
In the short film's extended prologue, Michael's moonlit date with his girlfriend (played by model Ola Ray) is interrupted by his sudden transformation into a howling werewolf. While the "real" Michael and Ola, observing the scene in a movie theatre, walk home from the their date, Michael teases her by singing the verses of "Thriller."
šµ L Y R I C S šµ:
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it
And you start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralysed
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight, yeah
Ooh
You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run
And you feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun
And you close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination (girl)
But all the while, you hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're out of time
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with 40 eyes, girl
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time
(They're open wide) this is the end of your life
Ooh
They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side (ooh)
They will possess you unless you change that number on your dial
Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah
All through the night, I'll save you from the terror on the screen
I'll make you see
That this is thriller, thriller night
'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chiller, thriller
Here tonight
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (ooh), thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller (ow!)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of Hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Ooh, baby (thriller), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller night, killer)
Oh, darling (oh, baby), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Ooh-ooh, baby (thriller night), I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller)
Oh, darling (oh, baby), thriller night, baby (thriller night, baby)
Ooh
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years (thriller, thriller night)
And grisly ghouls from every tomb (I'm gonna thrill you tonight, thriller)
Are closing in to seal your doom (ooh, baby, oh yeah)
And though you fight to stay alive (ooh, I'm gonna thrill you tonight)
Your body starts to shiver (I'm gonna thrill you tonight)
For no mere mortal can resist (thriller, thriller tonight)
The evil of the thriller
Written by Rod Temperton
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
From the album Thriller, released November 30, 1982
Released as a single January 23, 1984
THE SHORT FILM
Director: John Landis
Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California
Album Artist: Michael Jackson
Album(s): Thriller
Written by: Rodney Temperton
Music genre(s): Pop, Rock
Released: 1982
Decade for first release: #1980sMusic
#MichaelJackson #Thriller #Pop #Rock #1980sMusic #classicHits #Halloween #4k #Remastered