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Bad
Album cover
Album by Michael Jackson
Released August 31, 1987
Recorded January 5-July 9, 1987
Genre R&B /Pop/Funk/Rock
Length 48 mins 10 secs
Label Epic
Producer Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson[#endnote_producer]
Professional reviews
All Music Guide 4hv out of 5.png [link]
Robert Christgau Grade: B+ [link]
Q 5 out of 5.png [January 2001]
Rolling Stone

[(RS 511)]
Michael Jackson Chronology
Anthology
(1986) 		Bad
(1987) 		Dangerous
(1991)

Bad is an album of recorded music by pop music icon Michael Jackson, released in 1987. After the monumental success of Thriller, Jackson and co-producer/collaborator Quincy Jones produced a slicker funk/pop confection. Bad sold 8 million copies in the U.S. and more than 28 million copies worldwide [[Citing sources citation needed]]. For a time, it was second in sales only to Thriller as the top-selling album of all time [[Citing sources citation needed]] . Jackson set another record with this album, becoming the first (and currently, only) artist to have five songs to hit #1 from one album[[Citing sources citation needed]]. In July 2006, it was announced by the British Phonographic Industry that Bad was the second biggest selling album in British history - second only to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles[link]. It turned out to be the last collaborative effort by Jackson and Jones, as Jackson moved on to write and produce more of his own records.

Despite its commercial success, the album was seen as somewhat of a letdown. It sold fewer copies than Thriller, but no one except Jackson expected it to outperform its predecessor. In addition, critics generally felt that the album lacked the spontaneous and organic feel of Thriller and Off The Wall.

Jackson originally wanted the album to be a multiple-disc set with 30 tracks in all. However, Quincy Jones cut it down to 10 tracks and made it a single-disc LP. When the album was re-issued on CD, an extra track "Leave Me Alone" was included. Also, Jackson tried to recruit fellow pop superstar Prince to make the title track a duet, but creative differences ended up forming between the two, and Prince ultimately left the project. There have been numerous rumours that Jackson will release his multi-disc version of the album sometime in the future [[Citing sources citation needed]].

In tribute, "Weird Al" Yankovic released an album called Even Worse that parodied Michael Jackson's Bad album and single "Bad", called "Fat" (a music video of the song was also made). Yankovic even had a similar album pose to Jackson's, save for Yankovic's animated wackiness.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 202 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Bad" (Jackson)
  2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Jackson)
  3. "Speed Demon" (Jackson)
  4. "Liberian Girl" (Jackson)
  5. "Just Good Friends" (Duet with Jackson and Stevie Wonder) (Britten/Lyle)
  6. "Another Part Of Me" (Jackson)
  7. "Man in the Mirror" (Ballard/Garrett)
  8. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Duet with Jackson and Siedah Garrett) (Jackson)
  9. "Dirty Diana" (Jackson)
  10. "Smooth Criminal" (Jackson)
  11. "Leave Me Alone" (Exclusive to the CD versions) (Jackson)

Charted Hits

  1. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart
  2. "Bad" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart
  3. "The Way You Make Me Feel" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart
  4. "Man In the Mirror" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart
  5. "Dirty Diana" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #8 Hot R&B singles chart
  6. "Another Part of Me" - #11 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart
  7. "Smooth Criminal" - #7 Hot 100 singles chart; #2 Hot R&B singles chart

Outtakes

Known outtakes from Bad:

2001 Special Edition

A Special Edition of the album appeared in 2001 featuring three previously unreleased songs and spoken word material. The songs were: The spoken word material appears interspersed between certain of the songs and features an interview with Quincy Jones about the making of the recording. The album also includes a booklet with new photographs not part of the original release.

Chart trajectory

Billboard 200 Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Chart position 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2

Billboard 200 chart trajectory
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Chart position 2 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 10 14 15 16 20 22 24 27 27 26 30 34 36 40 39 39 47 48 50 58 58 59

Billboard 200 chart trajectory
Week 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Chart position 61 60 48 48 50 52 45 42 42 42 50 55 57 59 65 76 80 89 102 121 134 156 166 165 168 187

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 5x Platinum 350,000 copies sold
Brazil 3x Platinum 700,000 copies sold
Canada 7x Platinum 700,000 copies sold
France Diamond 1,400,000 copies sold
Germany 4x Platinum 2,000,000 copies sold
Japan Diamond 1,000,000 copies sold
Spain 7x Platinum 500,000 copies sold
UK 13x Platinum 4,200,000 copies sold
USA 8x Platinum 8,000,000 copies sold

Music samples

See also

Notes

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