Jackson describes the dire situation that mankind has caused, ranging from war to devastation to animals and earth itself. "Earth Song" is a ballad that incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. Jackson passed instructions for Pratt to an assistant, who pretended that Jackson was not in the room. Īccording to bassist Guy Pratt, Jackson was recovering from plastic surgery at the time of Pratt's recording and hid under a mixing desk in the studio. Andrae Crouch's Choir and Jackson engage in a call-and-response chant in the climax. "Earth Song" was produced by Jackson, David Foster and Bill Bottrell. Jackson wanted to create a song that was lyrically deep, with an emotional message, but was melodically simple, so the whole world, particularly non-English-speaking fans, could sing along. Jackson wrote "Earth Song" in the Hotel Imperial in Vienna under the working title "What About Us". In 2011, the song was paired with the poem "Planet Earth" (previously released on Michael Jackson's This Is It, in 2009) and released as a song in the remix album Immortal. Jackson went on to receive recognition from various animal and environmental organizations. It also topped the charts in Germany, Iceland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland while peaking at number two in France, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
The song went number one in the United Kingdom, and was the nation's number-one Christmas single in 1995. Written by Jackson and produced by Jackson, David Foster and Bill Bottrell, "Earth Song" was accompanied by a lavish music video which was shot in four geographical regions, centered on the destruction and rebirth of Earth, and went on to receive a Grammy nomination in 1997. "Earth Song" was made for the Dangerous album but it failed to make the final cut. Though Jackson had a long history of releasing socially conscious songs such as " We Are the World", " Man in the Mirror" and " Heal the World", "Earth Song" was his first to overtly discuss the environment and animal welfare. It is a ballad that incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. It was released on November 27, 1995, by Epic Records as the third single from the album.
" Earth Song" is a song written and performed by American singer Michael Jackson for his ninth studio album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.
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