Numa noite de fevereiro de 1983, a Epic Records enviou um single para as rádios que mudaria a relação da música pop com o rock.
1987-2009 Michael turned “Beat It” into kinetic theater. From BAD Tour’s street fight intensity to the HIStory stage’s razor sharp control, the live choreography stayed lethal with the signature moves hitting the same…
Michael Jackson Beat It live choreography
Five Michael Jackson tracks landed in the Spotify global top 100 after Halloween, with Thriller taking the #1 spot at 6,606,221 streams (up seven). Billie Jean came in at #15 (+3) with 2,895,972, while the Thriller 2003…
It's wild to think the song stopped being a single release 42 years ago and instantly became the go-to for stadium performances. That shift happened right around the time Michael Jackson took the stage in Toronto,…
Michael Jackson Beat It Victory Tour Toronto
Michael Jackson is rehearsing for the Dangerous Tour performing Beat It, and the same sharp angles and sudden stops hit hard even without pyrotechnics or a crowd. The choreography looks tight and inevitable because the…
Michael Jackson Dangerous Tour Beat It
Six mascots, one Michael Jackson song, and the footwork auditions started immediately. NCAA college football got "Beat It" out of the Big 10, and nobody involved brought a single ounce of chill. Best thing that…
Big 10 mascots dance to Beat It
The Four Horsemen closed out the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards with a heavy metal cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" that served as a direct tribute following his humiliation by MTV at the previous year's show. Jack…
Metallica Beat It VMA Tribute
Hollyrock changed permanently once The Flintstones Kids Just Say No Special went out on this date in 1988. The weirdest booking on the bill: Michael Jackson moonwalking through Bedrock, which is exactly the kind of thing…
Michael Jackson Beat It Flintstones Kids Just Say No Special
That mix of pro and amateur footage from the 30th Anniversary Celebration still feels like a live wire. You had gangs on the floor during the performance while Slash ripped through a guitar solo. Michael Jackson cut…
Michael Jackson Beat It 30th Anniversary Celebration
That Michael Jackson just hit six tracks in Spotify's Billions Club, which is wild. The list includes Billie Jean, Beat It, Smooth Criminal, Thriller, Rock With You, and Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.
That moonwalk Michael made iconic? A Soul Train dancer named Caszper Canidate is the one who showed him the backslide that became it. He was also a pro dancer and choreographer who worked alongside Michael on the Beat…
Caszper Canidate taught Michael Jackson the moonwalk
Spotify’s US Top 100 currently holds three Michael Jackson tracks. Billie Jean lands at #23, Chicago sits at #36, and Beat It rounds things out at #70 #MichaelJackson
On this date in 1984, Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson and his brothers on stage At the Texas Stadium in Dallas to perform his guitar solo on “Beat It” during the Victory Tour. Eddies “Beat It” guitar solo is…
Eddie Van Halen Michael Jackson Beat It Texas Stadium 1984
In the 1980s, McDonald's produced a cheesy employee training video called "Clean It," which features a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and a fake Michael Jackson to encourage workers to follow proper hygiene in the…
McDonald's Clean It training video parody
