“Beat It” landed on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. The song won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male. “Beat It” was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 9, 1983, and Platinum on February 14, 1989. Alongside “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” gave Michael two songs in the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, a rare feat. 1 in six countries in the spring of 1983, including three consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100-becoming the fifth-highest selling single in America that same year. Michael Jackson’s short film for “Beat It” was the second 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 Jand in December, 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status by the RIAA for US sales alone. Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones ProductionsĬo-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.įrom the album Thriller, released November 30, 1982
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