Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)

"Human Nature" is a song performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written and composed bySteve Porcaro and John Bettis, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the fifth single from the singer's second solo album,Thriller (1982). Initially, Porcaro had recorded a rough demo of the song on a cassette, which was then given to Jones. Enjoying the demo, Jones had the ballad included on the Thriller album. The song was the last selected for the album, removing "Carousel" from the final track listing.

"Human Nature" was released on July 3, 1983, as the album's fifth single. Although not released in the UK, the song achieved chart success in the US. Reaching number two on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary chart and number seven on the Hot 100, the song became Jackson's fifth Top 10 hit from Thriller. In New Zealand the single reached number 11. The ballad garnered many positive reviews from music critics. "Human Nature" has been covered and sampled by numerous artists, including Stevie Wonder, Danny Chan, Schlong, John Mayer, Miles Davis, SWV, Nas and Chris Brown.



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[hide]  *1 Production  ==Production[ edit] == "Human Nature" was written and composed by Steve Porcaro of Toto and John Bettis for Michael Jackson's Thrilleralbum. Initially, Porcaro recorded a rough demo of the song on a cassette.[2]  Fellow Toto band member David Paich then gave the demo, along with two songs written by Paich, to producer Quincy Jones, hoping they would be included onThriller.[2]  Jones didn't like Paich's songs, but enjoyed the rough demo of "Human Nature" at the end of the cassette.[2] Jones explained, "All of a sudden, at the end, there was all this silence, there was: 'why, why, dah dah da-dum dah dah, why, why'. Just a dummy lyric and a very skeletal thing—I get goosebumps talking about it. I said, 'This is where we wanna go, because it's got such a wonderful flavor'".[3]  Bettis, who had written lyrics for hits by The Carpenters and The Pointer Sisters, among others, was asked to add lyrics to the song. He completed the song in two days.[4]  The producer asked if the song could be included on Jackson's album, to which Porcaro and Bettis agreed.[2]  "Human Nature" was the last song selected for Thriller, ousting "Carousel" from the final track listing. ==Release and reception[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A template for new jack swing and hip-hop soul ballads, "Human Nature" is comparatively slower and more intimate than "Thriller's" other songs. "If this town is just an apple, let me take a bite," quivers Jackson's voice over a cascading synthesizer and percolating bass line. Though written by John Bettis and Steve Porcaro of Toto, the lyrics resonate with Jackson's yearning to break free from his tower of celebrity and mingle with young people in a "city that winks its sleepless eye."
 * 2 Release and reception
 * 3 Live performances
 * 4 Charts
 * 5 Track listing
 * 6 Official remixes
 * 7 Cover versions
 * 7.1 Sampling
 * 8 Personnel
 * 9 Notes
 * 10 References
 * 11 External links

Serena Kim, South Coast Today.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-kim_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:9.60000038146973px;">[5] <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">"Human Nature" was released on July 3, 1983, as the fifth single from Thriller.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_144_2-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]  Although not released in the UK, the song achieved moderate chart success in the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_144_2-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]  Reaching number two on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary chart and number seven on the Hot 100, the song became Jackson's fifth Top 10 hit fromThriller.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-George_39_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[6] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Jacksons_captivated_JFK_Stadium_7-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[7]  "Human Nature" charted at number 27 on the R&B singles chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-George_39_6-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[6]  In the Netherlands the single reached number 11.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dutch_8-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[8]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">John Rockwell, of The New York Times, stated that "Human Nature" was a "haunting, brooding ballad" with an "irresistible" chorus.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Michael_Jackson.27s_.27Thriller.27:_Superb_Job_9-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[9]  Allmusic noted that the "gentle and lovely" "Human Nature" coexisted comfortably with the "tough, scared" "Beat It".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_review_10-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[10]  They later added that the song was a "soft rocker".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_review2_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[11]  Reflecting on Thriller, Slantexpressed their fondness of the song, stating that it was "probably the best musical composition on the album and surely one of the only A/C ballads of its era worth remembering".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Slant.27s_.27Thriller.27_review_12-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[12]  The magazine added that the track's "buttery harmonies" were powerful.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Slant.27s_.27Thriller.27_review_12-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[12]  Stylus also praised the song, describing it as "the smoothest of ballads".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-stylus_13-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[13]  They further added that the music "does little to embody the song’s message" and that it couches Jackson's "glazed voice" in "bubble synths and drum pillows".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-stylus_13-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[13] <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">About.com's Bill Lamb looked back on the track 25 years after its release. He felt that the song "set down a blueprint for what would become known as adult R&B".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-About.com_T25_14-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[14]  Kelefa Sanneh of Blender described the "soft-serve balladry" of the song as a "silk-sheets masterstroke".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_-_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Blender_review_15-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[15]  In a 2008 IGN review, Todd Gilchrist explained that the elements of "Human Nature" worked better today than they did before. He added that it may be because modern R&B "sucks".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN_T25_16-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[16]  Tom Ewing, reviewer for Pitchfork Media, described the song as "meltingly tender", with MTVadding that it was an "airy ballad".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Pitchfork_Media_T25_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[18]  Rolling Stone claimed that the "most beautifully fragile" "Human Nature" was so open and brave it made "She's Out of My Life" seem phony.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_T25_19-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[19]  The Los Angeles Times concluded that it was Jackson's delivery that made the "middling ballad" take off.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Michael_Jackson.27s_.27Thriller.27_turns_25_20-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[20]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Vogue cites the poster for starting one of the hottest trends in costume jewelry that year. “Several years back he borrowed three heraldic-style brooches -with crests, crowns, and Maltese crosses- for a poster he was shooting, and the minute that poster came out, everybody wanted brooches,” says Connie Parente in the Vogue interview. Connie Parente is the popular Los Angeles jewelry collector who gave the pieces for the shoot, close to the photographers and Michael Jackson's personal stylist at the time Jyl Klein. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[21] ==Live performances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The song was first performed during The Jacksons' Victory Tour. Michael started to sing "Ben", but stopped and proceeded to sing "Human Nature". It was also performed during Michael's Bad World Tour and Dangerous World Tour. Jackson performed the song live for the last time during his 1996 Royal Brunei concert. It was going to be performed for Jackson's This Is It concerts, but they were cancelled due to his death, however it was included on the posthumous album to coincide with the concerts. Live versions of the song are available on the DVDs Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 and Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour. ==Charts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Track listing<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Official remixes<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Cover versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Sampling<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 45 RPM:
 * 1) "Human Nature" (7" remix) – 3:47 (Misprinted as 4:06)
 * 2) "Baby Be Mine" – 4:20
 * 1) Album version – 4:06
 * 2) 7" remix – 3:47 (This version features an alternate synth before the bridge. The only digital source is the 3" CD single for "Thriller" released in Japan in 1987.)
 * 3) Edit – 3:46 (This edit from the Essential Collection is an attempt at re-creating the original 7" version, however it does not match the instrumentation.)
 * In 1984, the song was first covered by Philadelphia saxophonist George Howard in his album Steppin' Out.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[27]
 * In 1985, American jazz artist Miles Davis included a cover version of the song on his album You're Under Arrest.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28]  At the time, Rolling Stone described the track's inclusion on the album as "glorified filler".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-You.27re_Under_Arrest_review_29-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[29]  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer disagreed, stating it was "particularly good".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Miles_Davis_treats_a_forgiving_crowd_to_his_lean.2C_hard-driving_dance_music_30-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[30]  In extended and reworked versions, the song would soon become a staple of Davis' concerts during his last years, with Kenny Garrett soloing on saxophone. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[31]  There are several recorded live takes, notably an impassioned version on the Miles in Paris video and album, recorded in 1989.
 * In 1991, Hong Kong singer Danny Chan covered this song in Cantonese.
 * In 2003, Brass band Youngblood Brass Band (from Oregon, Wisconsin, U.S.) recorded a Riot Jazz version of the song under the name "Human Nature Pt. 2" on their album Center:Level:Roar.
 * In 2004, Boyz II Men included a Latin-style cover of the song on their Throwback, Vol. 1 album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-throwback_32-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[32] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-New_CDs:_R._Kelly.2C_Earle_33-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[33]
 * In 2004, Filipina pop singer Kyla covered the song from her album, Not Your Ordinary Girl.
 * In 2004, Nashville singer-songwriter David Mead also recorded a version of "Human Nature" for his release, Indiana,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28]  which featured Butterfly Boucher.
 * In 2008, jazz fusion/contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit covered the song from his renditions album Heroes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[34] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[35]
 * In 2009, on July 7 John Mayer performed an instrumental version of the song at Jackson's public memorial service.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[36]
 * In 2009, Mario covered the song in memory of Michael.
 * In 2009 Chillwave artist Toro Y Moi recorded a cover of "Human Nature" for a Michael Jackson tribute album titled Chum Onah that was released for free on the music blog, ButterXFace.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[37]
 * In 2009, American Idol contestant Matt Giraud covered the song on the show.
 * In 2010, Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer included a solo piano version of the song in his album Solo; in 2012, he included a trio version of it in his album Accelerando.
 * In 2010, Brazilian star Ivete Sangalo recorded the song for their DVD live at Madison Square Garden.
 * In 2010, Heather Peace covered the song on her acoustic album This Is Me.
 * In 2010, singer Craig David sang an acoustic cover of the song.
 * In 2011, Toto (whose band members wrote the song and performed the background music on Michael Jackson's original version) performed the song in memory of Jackson and a dedication to Mike Porcaro during their 2011 tour. Joseph Williams was the lead vocalist. Toto continued to perform this as a cover on their 2012 tour.
 * In 2011, at the induction of John Bettis into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Skylar Grey performed the song using a lap dulcimer.
 * In 2011, Marcus Miller covered the song on his album Tutu Revisited – Live 2010.
 * In 2012, Amber Riley and Chord Overstreet (respectively as their characters Mercedes Jones and Sam Evans) covered this song in Glee's episode "Michael" (aired on January 31). This cover debuted and peaked at number 56 at Billboard Hot 100, number 31 at Billboard Hot Digital Songs, and number 62 at Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart at the week of February 18, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glee2012_38-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[38]
 * In 2013, Australian singer Taylor Henderson recorded a version for his album Taylor Henderson.
 * In 2014, Tori Amos performed a cover, in a live mash-up with "Torn" by Ednaswap/covered by Natalie Imbruglia, at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, OR.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[39]
 * In 1992, "Human Nature" was sampled by R&B group SWV. Titled "Right Here/Human Nature", the song was a remix of the group's "Right Here".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SWV_bio_40-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[40]  The song was later included on the soundtrack album of Free Willy, alongside Jackson's "Will You Be There".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28]
 * In 1997, "Human Nature" was sampled by R&B singer Aaliyah for the pop/R&B version of the song titled "Journey to the Past" for the 1997 animated film Anastasiasoundtrack.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[41]
 * SWV's remix was sampled by the late American rapper Tupac Shakur on "Thug Nature", from the 2001 posthumous album Too Gangsta for Radio.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28]
 * In 1994, New York-based rapper Nas sampled the song for his track "It Ain't Hard to Tell" from his debut album Illmatic.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Street_stories_42-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[42]
 * Jason Nevins, a DJ from New York City, sampled Jackson's track on "I'm in Heaven", which also featured vocals by Holly James.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Jason_Nevins_featuring_Holly_-_I.27m_in_Heaven_43-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[43]
 * In 2003, American R&B group BLACKstreet's "Why, Why" also sampled "Human Nature". The song appeared on the album Level II.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Blackstreet_-_Blackstreet_Level_II_44-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[44]
 * In 2006, R&B/pop artist Ne-Yo used a sample of "Human Nature" for his remix version of "So Sick",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[45]  which also featured rapper LL Cool J. The remix released later on LL Cool J's album Todd Smith.
 * In 2006, "Human Nature" was remixed by Japanese drum and bass producer Makoto together with The Specialist.
 * In 2007, singer Tyra B (Tyra Bolling) sampled and did a remix version including parts of Jackson's "Human Nature" with her song "Givin' Me a Rush" as well asPaula Abdul's "Rush Rush".
 * In 2009, following Jackson's death on June 25, the American rappers Yung Berg and Lil Wayne sampled "Human Nature" on their tribute song "We Miss You".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[46]
 * In 2011, American pop singer Chris Brown sampled "Human Nature" and SWV's remix version for the fourth single "She Ain't You" from his album F.A.M.E..<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[47] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[48]
 * In 2012, Australian bluegrass band John Flanagan & The Begin Agains recorded a version of the song for release on YouTube.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]
 * Written and composed by Steve Porcaro and John Bettis<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Produced by Quincy Jones<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * David Paich: Synthesizer<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Steve Porcaro: Synthesizer, synthesizer programming<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Steve Lukather: Guitar<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Jeff Porcaro: Drums<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Michael Boddicker: Emulator<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]
 * Claudette Ortiz: Backing vocals<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halstead_145_28-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[28]
 * Arrangement by David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Steve Lukather<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thriller_Booklet_49-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[49]