Thriller (song)

"Thriller" is a 1983 hit single recorded by Michael Jackson for the Epic label.

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1983 - Michael Jackson - Epic

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Written by Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones, and featuring a guest "rap" from Vincent Price, "Thriller" is one of Jackson's signature songs, in no small part because of its music video. The single was included on Jackson's Thriller album, released on December 1 1982.

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Rod Temperton - Quincy Jones - Rap - Vincent Price - Music video - Thriller - December 1 - 1982

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The fourteen-minute "Thriller" music video, directed by John Landis, was less a video and more a full-fledged short subject or mini-movie; a horror film spoof featuring choreographed zombies doing Jackson's dance moves. During the video, Jackson transforms into a werewolf; familiar territory for Landis, who had directed An American Werewolf in London two years earlier.

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John Landis - Short subject - Movie - Horror film - Spoof - Zombie - Werewolf - An American Werewolf in London

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The "Thriller" video premiered on MTV exactly a year after the album's release: December 1, 1983, and is often hailed as the best and most-popular music video of all time.

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December 1 - 1983

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This song won the inaugural MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in 1984.

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Inaugural - MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography - 1984

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