"Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller. It was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Jones encouraged Jackson to include a rock song on the album, though Jackson had never previously shown an interest in the genre. Jackson later said: "I wanted to write a song, the type of song that I would buy if I were to buy a rock song... That is how I approached it and I wanted the children to really enjoy it—the school children as well as the college students." It includes a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen. Following the successful Thriller singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 14, 1983 as the album's third single. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for three weeks. It also charted at number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. Billboard ranked the song No. 5 for 1983.
Recorded | 1982 |
Genre | Hard rock, dance-rock |
Length | 4:18 |
Label | Epic |
Writer(s) | Michael Jackson |
Producer(s) | Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson (co-producer) |
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Winner of two Grammy Awards in 1984: Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The song reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and on the Eurochart Hot 100.
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It was the third single from Michael Jackson's iconic 1982 album Thriller, which became the best-selling album of all-time.
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