Beat It
~ Recording by Michael Jackson
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Beat It | 4:18 | Michael Jackson | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), MJJ Music | 2 513800 |
| 1.16 | Beat It | 4:18 | Michael Jackson | The Essential Michael Jackson (期間限定価格盤, special edition) | Michael Jackson | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EICP-1132, EICP-1133, EICP-1134 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Donn Landee Bruce Swedien |
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| synthesizer programming: | Steve Porcaro |
| co-producer: | Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) |
| producer: | Quincy Jones |
| mixer: | Bruce Swedien |
| drums (drum set): | Jeff Porcaro |
| electric bass guitar and electric guitar: | Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) |
| guitar: | Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) |
| keyboard: | Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA) |
| percussion [drum case beater], background vocals and lead vocals: | Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) |
| Rhodes piano and synthesizer: | Greg Phillinganes |
| solo electric guitar: | Edward Van Halen |
| synclavier: | Tom Bahler |
| synthesizer: | Steve Porcaro |
| synthesizer [Synergy synthesizer]: | Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards) |
| vibraslap: | Chris Shepard |
| percussion arranger: | Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) Quincy Jones |
| arranger: | Rod Temperton |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982) |
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| recorded at: | Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood (in 1982) |
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| part of: | Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 12) (order: 12) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 13) NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 18) (order: 18) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 21) (order: 21) Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 29) (order: 29) Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 32) (order: 32) Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 47) (order: 47) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 185) (order: 185) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 209) (order: 209) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 337) (order: 340) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3BovdzfaX4jb5KFQwoPfAw [info] |
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| recording of: | Beat It |
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Related works
Beat It
| lyricist and composer: | Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) |
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| publisher: | Mijac Music ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 26) |
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| later parody versions: | Bilet Eat It He-Man |
| later translated versions: | BEAT IT |
| later versions: | Beat It 2008 |
| part of: | MJ: The Musical (order: 1) |
| is the basis for: | Beat It (Cookin’ Soul remix) |
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