In the United States, it remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. 'Billie Jean' was one of the best-selling singles of 1983, helping Thriller become the best-selling album of all time, and became Jackson's best-selling solo single. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of pop music marketing. The 'Billie Jean' music video, directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV.
It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk and white sequinned glove, and was widely imitated.
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Jackson's performance of 'Billie Jean' on the TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever won acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy Award. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. It also introduced a more paranoid lyrical style for Jackson, a trademark of his later music.
The spare, bass-driven arrangement helped pioneer what one critic called 'sleek, post-soul pop music'. It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. ' Billie Jean' is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on Januas the second single from Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller (1982).
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