Michael Jackson – Beat It (Official Audio)

During the eighties, radio disc jockeys played Michael Jackson songs regularly as the album Thriller continued selling. The eighties were an interesting decade for music as the MTV generation connected with Jackson’s stage presence. Jackson released Thriller in late 1982.

He had successfully broken away as a solo artist after being a band member with his brothers for most of his life. Although the band had top ten Motown hits, it was Jackson’s golden voice that people remembered. When Off the Wall came out in 1979, Jackson began a metamorphosis that would see him catapult into stardom far beyond anything he experienced as a member of The Jackson or The Jackson 5. Between 1979 and 1983, Michael Jackson transformed into the “one glove-wearing” superstar.

Fun Facts About Michael Jackson

• The song “Beat It” was the third single released from the Thriller album.

• Jackson performed the Moonwalk dance move for the first time at an awards show.

• Quincy Jones produced the album and suggested Jackson write and perform a rock song that would make people want to dance.

• Thriller had a record seven singles that reached the top ten, with the album spending 37 weeks at the top of the charts.

• “Beat It” has a guitar pick performed by Van Halen’s Eddy Van Halen.

• The video made for the song was a theatrical production that served as practice for the iconic Thriller video.

• “Beat It” was the number-one single in the U.S. for three weeks.

• The single sold 11 million copies.

• Thriller won eight Grammys in 1984.

Lyrics

They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here”

“Don’t wanna see your face, you better disappear”

The fire’s in their eyes and their words are really clear

So beat it, just beat it

You better run, you better do what you can

Don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man

You wanna be tough, better do what you can

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it)

Just beat it (beat it)

Just beat it (beat it)

Just beat it (beat it, uh)

They’re out to get you, better leave while you can

Don’t wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man

You wanna stay alive, better do what you can

So beat it, just beat it

You have to show them that you’re really not scared

You’re playin’ with your life, this ain’t no truth or dare

They’ll kick you, then they’ll beat you

Then they’ll tell you it’s fair

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it, beat it, beat it)

Beat it (beat it, beat it)

Beat it (beat it, beat it)

Beat it (beat it, beat it)

Beat it (beat it, beat it)

Beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right (who’s right)

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated (no one)

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated (oh, no)

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)

No one wants to be defeated

Showin’ how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)