Michael Jackson

Released: July 16, 1988

Songwriter: Rod Temperton

Producer: Quincy Jones

[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurkin' in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
This is thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight, yeah
Ooh woo, oh

[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run
You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun
You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination
But all the while you hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're outta time

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller. OW

[Spoken Interlude: Vincent Price]
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller, hee hee hee, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller, chiller
Thriller here tonight
Thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghoul could ever dare try
Thriller, hee hee hee, thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller, OW
Thriller

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.

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