Leave Me Alone

Leave Me Alone

Single infobox |
Name = Leave Me Alone


Artist = Michael Jackson
from Album = Bad
Released = January 1989
Format = CD single (Not released in the U.S.)
Recorded = 1987
Genre =Pop
Length = 4:37
Label = Epic Records
Writer = Michael Jackson
Producer = Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Chart position = * #1 (Ireland)
* #2 (UK)
* #15 (Germany)
* #17 (France)
* #19 (Sweden)
* #37 (Australia)
Reviews =
Last single = "Smooth Criminal"
(1988)
This single = "Leave Me Alone"
(1989)
Next single = "Liberian Girl"
(1989)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Michael Jackson's ""
Background = khaki
Last single = "Smooth Criminal"
(2006)
This single = "Leave Me Alone"
(2006)
Next single = "Black or White"
(2006)Extra tracklisting
Album = Bad
Type = studio
prev_track = "Smooth Criminal"
prev_no = 10
this_track = "Leave Me Alone"
track_no = 11
next_track = "Streetwalker" (Special Edition)
next_no = 13

"Leave Me Alone" was the eighth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album "Bad". It only appeared on the CD versions of the album and was not issued as a single in the United States. The song was also featured as a segment in Jackson's 1988 fantasy movie "Moonwalker" and charted at #1 in the UK's "New Musical Express. The song was re-released on April 17, 2006 as part of the "" set.

Despite the success of the single, this song has never appeared on any of Jackson's world tours.

Music video

The music video for "Leave Me Alone" won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Grammy Awards of 1990. The video was also featured in "Moonwalker". In essence, the video is an amusement park consisting of stylistically crude images based around Jackson's successful career since 1982's "Thriller". Consistent with the song's lyrical content, there is an emphasis on the tabloid view of Jackson's personal life and public image, referring to the nickname "Wacko Jacko" given to him by the press, and the various headlines associated with him in the 1980s. Lampooning rumours that he tried to purchase the "Elephant Man's" bones, Jackson dances with stop motion "Elephant Man" bones in the video. This particular segment (without the image of the bones) was used for the single's cover art. At the end of the video, it is revealed that a gigantic Jackson himself is the amusement park. He breaks free, tearing the park to pieces.The video is directed by Jim Blashfield.

Track listing

Original release

;7" single
# "Leave Me Alone" – 4:40
# "Human Nature" – 4:05

;12" single
# "Leave Me Alone" – 4:40
# "Human Nature" – 4:05
# "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – 6:04

"Visionary" single

;CD side
#"Leave Me Alone" (Album version) - 4:40
#"Another Part of Me" (Extended Dance Mix) - 6:18

;DVD side
#"Leave Me Alone" (Music video)

Credits

* Written and composed by Michael Jackson
* Solo and background vocals and vocal synthesizer: Michael Jackson
* Drum programming and synthesizers: Larry Williams
* Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
* Synclavier and synthesizer programming: Casey Young
* Synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes
* Rhythm and vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=h5KAJw4y8wE Leave Me Alone] at YouTube


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