Earth Song was the third single to be released from the History album, although it was not released as a single in the U.S.
Earth Song was Michael's first environmental awareness song, highlighting the destruction man causes to the earth's animals and rainforests of the world.
Michael had previously released a number of singles that promoted or requested worldwide harmony or improvement of some form, some of these singles raised millions for charity, most notably We Are the World and Heal the World.
The single was a huge hit, most notably in the UK, where it debuted in at the number one spot and there for a 6 week period over Christmas 1995, selling over 1 million copies. During that time a the first new Beatles track in 25 years was released and even that failed to topple Earth Song from the number one spot. The single hit Top 5 in the charts across most of Europe and number one in Spain and Switzerland selling over 3 million copies worldwide. It was only released to radios in the U.S and not for sale as single. If it had been released in the US it would surely have been one of his biggest ever selling worldwide singles.
Michael performed the song live as part of his History World Tour. During the performance he would be extended over the audience by a huge crane from which he performed and at times dangled from.
Earth Song Video
The music video depicted the environmental theme of the song, destruction of rainforests, animals killed by poachers and natives losing there homes.
In 1997 the Earth Song video received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Music Video, in Short Form.
Watch now in your browser the Michael Jackson Earth Song Video.
Human Nature (:
"Human Nature" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Steve Porcaro and John Bettis, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the fifth single from the singer's sixth 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, ousting "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, Miles Davis, SWV, Nas, Jason Nevins, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Billy Crawford, and Boyz II Men.
Remember The Time <3
