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Thriller 25 is a 25th Anniversary edition of Thriller by Michael Jackson, the world's best-selling album.[3] It was released internationally on February 11, 2008 and the following day in the United States.[4] Thriller 25 was released on Sony BMG's re-issue division, Legacy Recordings, who released Thriller Special Edition in 2001. In the UK, the BBFC awarded Thriller 25 a "15" certificate because of the "Thriller" music video. It is the first Jackson album with an age certificate.

History

Jackson first mentioned a "second chapter" of Thriller on Access Hollywood in late 2006, and Jackson served as executive producer[5] and Epic announced it in a press release on November 30, 2007.[6][7]

To promote Thriller 25, a new website was set up for Jackson[8] along with accounts on networking websites like MySpace and Facebook.[9][10] Jackson was the 33rd most viewed artist on YouTube, the additional marketing helped push him up to 21st in January[11] and February 3, a Pepsi ad with supermodel Naomi Campbell dancing to "Thriller" aired during Super Bowl XLII to over 95 million Americans, and again at the Grammys on February 10.[12][13] Odeon Cinemas around the UK ran free "Thriller" viewings on February 8 and February 9[14] while a launch party was held at HMV in London.[15] Thirty second television adverts coinciding with the release date aired throughout Europe in places such as the UK and Spain.[16][17] A forty episode podcast series about people's first Thriller experience available on Jackson's website,[18] "Thrillercast", will run throughout 2008 and features various celebrities.[19]

Internationally, "The Girl Is Mine 2008" was released as a downloadable single on January 14[20] and on CD on January 25.[21] In the United Kingdom the CD release was pushed back to February 4.[22] In the United States, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" was the first single released on January 23.[23][24] "The Girl Is Mine 2008" reached # 5 in Japan and Mexico, #6 in the Netherlands, #7 on the United World Airplay Chart, #21 Germany, #22 France, #23 in Europe, #32 in the UK, #76 in Canada and #93 on the World Chart.[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" reached #3 in Sweden, #4 in New Zealand, #8 in Australia, #32 in Canada, #69 in the UK, #81 on the Billboard Hot 100, #87 on the United World Chart and #100 in Europe.[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] On March 21, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" will see its physical release in Europe.[43] These are Jackson's first singles since "One More Chance" in 2003.

Album track "Beat It 2008" began charting, reaching #26 in Switzerland, #31 in Denmark, #43 in Sweden, #74 in Germany and #77 in Canada[44][45][46][47][48] as did "Billie Jean 2008", reaching #91 in Germany.[49] Unusual for Jackson, no music videos have been released yet.

Content

Thriller 25 comes in CD and vinyl format with seven bonus tracks[50]: A new Thriller-era song, "For All Time"[51], Vincent Price's voice-over and five remixes featuring contemporary artists like Fergie and Akon.[52][53] It also includes a DVD and booklet. The booklet contains a message from Jackson[5] and the DVD includes four award-winning music videos: "Thriller", "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Jackson's Emmy-nominated Motown 25 performance of "Billie Jean", famous Jackson's moonwalk.[53] The ballad "For All Time" was supposedly recorded in 1982, but may date from the Dangerous sessions in 1991 because leaks often credit it as Dangerous era.[54]Though the original vocals were used, new ones were too.

On the iTunes Store, Zune Marketplace, and Amazon MP3, a "Super Deluxe Edition" can be purchased which features the bonus material from "Thriller Special Edition", "Billie Jean (Underground Mix)", an instrumental "Thriller" mix, an extended "Billie Jean" and a digital booklet is available. While copies bought in Target, Best Buy and Circuit City feature the bonus tracks "Billie Jean (1982 Club Mix)", "Thriller (1982 Def Remix)" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (1982 Dance Mix)" respectively.[55] Sony also released a "fan pack" containing "Thriller 25" and the Number Ones DVD .[56]

Track listing

Tracks 1-9 are from Thriller, track 10 from Thriller Special Edition.

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Thriller 25
  1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Jackson) - 6:03
  2. "Baby Be Mine" (Temperton) - 4:20
  3. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) (Jackson) - 3:42
  4. "Thriller" (Temperton) - 5:58
  5. "Beat It" (Jackson) - 4:18
  6. "Billie Jean" (Jackson) - 4:54
  7. "Human Nature" (Steve Porcaro and John Bettis) - 4:06
  8. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (James Ingram/Quincy Jones) - 3:59
  9. "The Lady in My Life" (Temperton) - 4:59
  10. "Voice-Over Session from "Thriller" (Excerpt) - 0:24
  11. "The Girl Is Mine 2008" with will.i.am (Jackson/will.i.am/Harris) - 3:11
  12. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" with will.i.am (Jackson/will.i.am/Harris) - 4:17
  13. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" with Akon (Jackson/Akon/Tuinfort) - 4:11
  14. "Beat It 2008" with Fergie (Jackson) - 4:10
  15. "Billie Jean 2008" (Kanye West Remix) (Jackson) - 4:34
  16. "For All Time" (Sherwood/Porcaro)[57] - 4:08
  17. "Got the Hots" (Jackson/Jones) - 4:27 (Japan only)[58]

DVD

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "Billie Jean" (live, Motown 25)

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart Peak
position 		Certification Sales
Austria 5 [59]
Australia 2 [60] N/A 13,000+[61]
Argentina 2 [62]
Belgium - Flemish chart 1 [59]
Belgium - Wallonian chart 1 [59]
Brazil 3 [63]
Canada 4 [64]
Colombia 1 [65]
Czech Republic 6 [66]
Denmark 2 [67]
Europe 1 [59]
Finland 6 [68]
France 1 [69] Gold (CD)[70] 60,000+ [71]
Germany 2 [66]
Greece Overall Chart 19 [72]
Greece International Albums 6 [73]
Hong Kong 7 [74]
Ireland 2 [75] N/A
Israel 11 [76]
Italy 6 [59]
Japan 8 [77]
Korea 2 [78]
Mexico 3 [79]
Netherlands 2[59]
New Zealand 3 [80] N/A
Norway 2[59]
Poland 4 [81] Gold (CD), Platinum (DVD)[82] 10, 000+ [83]
Portugal 2 [59]
Philippines 2 [84]
Spain 2 [85]
Sweden 2 [66]
Switzerland 2[59]
UK 3[59] 41,000+[59]
United World Chart 1 [86] 634,000+[87][88]
USA - Catalog chart 1[89] N/A 229,000+[89]
USA - Comprehensive chart 2 [90] N/A

Credits

Thriller credits

See also: Thriller (album) § Thriller credits
See also: Thriller (album) § Thriller Special Edition credits
  • Producer: Quincy Jones
  • Co-producer: Michael Jackson
  • Recording engineer/mixer: Bruce Swedien
  • Technical engineer: Matt Forger

Thriller 25 credits

"The Girl Is Mine 2008" (will.i.am/Harris/Jackson)

  • Keyboards and synths: Harris
  • Producer/engineer/mixer/drums/keyboards: will.i.am

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" (will.i.am/Harris/Jackson)

  • Keyboards and synths: Harris
  • Saxophone: Izo
  • Trumpets: Board
  • Background vocals: Garcia/Battle
  • Producer/engineer/mixer/keyboards/drums: will.i.am

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (Akon/Tuinfort/Jackson)

  • Instrumentation and programming: Akon/Tuinfort
  • Mixer: Mark "Evil" Goodchild
  • Producers: Akon/Jackson/Tuinfort

"Beat It 2008"

  • Engineers: will.i.am and Kerin
  • Producer/mixer/keyboards/synths/drums: will.i.am

"Billie Jean 2008"

  • Engineers/mixers: Kilhoffer/Dromgoole/Hertwech/Wheeler/Houge
  • Keyboards: Bhasker/Kilhoffer/Caruso
  • Producers: West/Kilhoffer

"For All Time"

  • Recorded by Bruce Swedien
  • Keyboards: Porcaro/Paich
  • Guitar: Lukather
  • Drums: Porcaro
  • Mixer: Guzauski/Bender[102]
  • Producer: Jackson

References

  1. ^ Early release date in Australia from MJFC
  2. ^ Early release date in Germany from Amazon.de
  3. ^ Guinness World Records book, published 2007
  4. ^ "Epic Records/Legacy Recordings Unveil The 25th Anniversary Edition of Michael Jackson's..." reuters.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Thriller 25 Press Release". mjfanclub.net. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Michael Jackson Thriller 25". michaeljackson.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller". sonybmgstore.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Michael Jackson's Official website
  9. ^ Michael Jackson Myspace account
  10. ^ Michael Jackson Facebook account
  11. ^ Michael Jackson youtube account
  12. ^ Super Bowl information at MJFC
  13. ^ Super Bowl information at MJFC
  14. ^ Thriller airs free at UK Cinemas
  15. ^ UK HMV launch in London
  16. ^ Thriller television ads
  17. ^ Thriller television ads
  18. ^ Michaeljackson.com Podcast Page
  19. ^ MJFC information on "Thrillercast"
  20. ^ Michael Jackson's New Single and More - From UK Fan Club - MJWN 14.12.07
  21. ^ Information on first single release
  22. ^ UK single release moved to February 4th
  23. ^ US single release information on myspace
  24. ^ US singles release information
  25. ^ World airplay chart
  26. ^ European Hot 100
  27. ^ German single chart position
  28. ^ UK single chart position
  29. ^ Canadian singles chart position
  30. ^ Netherlands chart position
  31. ^ Japan single chart position
  32. ^ French singles chart
  33. ^ United World Chart singles
  34. ^ Mexico single chart
  35. ^ US singles chart position
  36. ^ Canadian singles chart position
  37. ^ New Zealand singles chart position
  38. ^ Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
  39. ^ Swedish singles chart
  40. ^ Wanna Be startin somethin 2008 enters UK singles chart
  41. ^ United world Chart singles
  42. ^ European singles chart Europe Singles Chart
  43. ^ Date of WBSS 2008 release in Europe
  44. ^ Swiss singles chart
  45. ^ German singles chart
  46. ^ Sweden Singles Chart
  47. ^ Canada singles chart
  48. ^ Denmark singles chart
  49. ^ German singles chart
  50. ^ "THE DUTCHESS MEETS THE KING OF POP: FERGIE JOINS THE THRILLER 25 PARTY WITH "BEAT IT 2008," A NEW REMIX OF CLASSIC MICHAEL JACKSON TRACK PRODUCED & MIXED BY will.i.am". 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  51. ^ soulshine
  52. ^ "Kanye West, Will.I.Am On New Edition Of Michael Jackson's Thriller". mtv.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  53. ^ a b "Kanye, Akon Help Jackson Revisit 'Thriller'". billboard.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  54. ^ For All Time a Dangerous Outake?
  55. ^ News on extra bonus singles from MJFC
  56. ^ Information o "Fan Pack" from MJFC
  57. ^ Thriller 25 album, booklet credits
  58. ^ Got the Hots as a bonus in Japan
  59. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sexton, Paul (2008-02-21). "'Thriller' Reissue Bows At No. 1 In Europe". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  60. ^ Australian album chart position
  61. ^ Australian first week sales
  62. ^ Argentina album chart
  63. ^ Brazil album chart
  64. ^ Canadian album chart
  65. ^ Columbia album chart
  66. ^ a b c d Czech Album Chart position
  67. ^ Denmark album chart position
  68. ^ Finland album chart position
  69. ^ French album position
  70. ^ Gold certification in France
  71. ^ French site giving first week figures as 60,000+
  72. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  73. ^ Greek International Albums Chart
  74. ^ Hong Kong album chart
  75. ^ Official Irish Chart News
  76. ^ Israel album chart
  77. ^ Japan album chart
  78. ^ Korean Album chart position
  79. ^ Mexico album chart position
  80. ^ a b Netherlands album chart
  81. ^ Polish album chart
  82. ^ Polish gold certification
  83. ^ Polish gold certification requirements
  84. ^ Philippines album chart
  85. ^ Spanish Album Chart
  86. ^ United World Chart
  87. ^ United World Chart
  88. ^ Send week sales worldwide
  89. ^ a b c Hasty, Katy (2008-02-20). "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  90. ^ Top Comprehensive Albums, retrieved 21 February 2008
  91. ^ One Million Shipments in a week
  92. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2008-02-20). "Big Grammy Gains For Many; King of Pop Returns". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  93. ^ 2005 Jackson album 8,000 copies first week sales in US
  94. ^ Gold certification on first day in Poland
  95. ^ 3 weeks at #2 in Australia
  96. ^ 3 weeks at #2 in US
  97. ^ Thriller 25 Second week at #1 in France
  98. ^ Thriler 25 2ND week at #2 in USA
  99. ^ 2nd week at #1 in world
  100. ^ Second week at #2 in Netherlands
  101. ^ Thriller 25 second week at #3 in New Zealand
  102. ^ "Thriller 25"booklet
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