Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Cover is a picture of Jackson, dancing on a chessboard, with a skyline and smokey shapes in the background.
Remix album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedMay 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Recorded1990–1997
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Length
  • 75:55 (CD)
  • 76:49 (LP)
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Michael Jackson chronology
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
(1995) 		Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
(1997) 		20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson
(2000)
Singles from Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
  1. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
    Released: March 21, 1997
  2. "HIStory" / "Ghosts"
    Released: July 30, 1997

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix is a remix album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on May 20, 1997, by Epic Records, and is the second album also released by MJJ Productions, Jackson's own record label. The album comprises eight remixes of songs from Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and five new songs that failed to make previous albums. Jackson was involved primarily with the production of the new material; the remixes were produced by other artists. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix incorporates R&B, pop, industrial, hip hop, house, funk and new jack swing. It concerns themes such as drug addiction, sex, relationships, and paranoia.

Though Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix received minimal promotion by Jackson's standards, particularly in the United States, the short film Michael Jackson's Ghosts, two singles ("Blood on the Dance Floor" and "Ghosts"), a promotional single, and a music video were issued as promotion. Although initial sales in the United States were seen as disappointing for Jackson, the album peaked at number one in France, Belgium, Spain, and New Zealand. Michael Jackson's Ghosts, was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix's promotion. The short film, also considered the official music video for "Ghosts", won the Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video.[3]

Reviews at the time of Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix were largely mixed, with some critics feeling that Jackson had already explored these musical themes and others criticizing what they perceived as weak vocals. Other critics were more favorable, noting the album for its incorporation of genres Jackson previously had not explored, justifying the use of previous themes but with "brutal honesty". Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix has sold over six million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling remix album in history. On October 20, 2000, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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