Jam (Michael Jackson song)

"Jam"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Dangerous
ReleasedJuly 13, 1992 (1992-07-13)[1]
Recorded1990 – July 1991[2]
Genre
Length
  • 5:40 (album version)
  • 4:10 (7-inch edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Jackson
  • Teddy Riley
  • Bruce Swedien
  • René Moore
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"In the Closet"
(1992) 		"Jam"
(1992) 		"Who Is It"
(1992)
Music video
"Jam" on YouTube

"Jam" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released in July 1992 by Epic as the fourth single from his eighth album, Dangerous (1991), where it is the opening track. It also appears as the second track on his 2009 This Is It compilation album. The single was re-released in 2006 as part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles collection campaign, and it was remixed to the Cirque du Soleil's Immortal World Tour, releasing that remix on the soundtrack album. "Jam" is a new jack swing song whose bridge features a rap verse performed by Heavy D (of the group Heavy D & the Boyz). The music video of the song featured NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan. The song was also featured on the Chicago Bulls (Jordan's team at the time)'s 1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls" and was also used in many promotional ads of the NBA in the said season. The single peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2006, reaching number 22.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 978-1-78840-057-2.
  3. ^ Adams, Gregory (January 29, 2016). "The Rumours Are Apparently True: Michael Jackson Secretly Wrote Music for 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Vogel, Joseph (March 17, 2018). "Black and White: how Dangerous kicked off Michael Jackson's race paradox". the Guardian. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "The official UK singles chart: Gnarls Barkley make it eight weeks at the top, while Christina Milian, Busta Rhymes and Sunblock see strong upsurges following the physical availability of their singles. (Top 75)". Music Week. May 27, 2006.