State of Shock (song)

"State of Shock"
Single by the Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger
from the album Victory
B-side"Your Ways"
ReleasedJune 18, 1984 (1984-06-18)[1]
RecordedNovember 1981 – May 1983[2]
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:30
  • 4:05 (7-inch)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Jackson
The Jacksons singles chronology
"Walk Right Now"
(1981)
"State of Shock"
(1984)
"Torture"
(1984)
Mick Jagger singles chronology
"Memo from Turner"
(1970)
"State of Shock"
(1984)
"Just Another Night"
(1985)

"State of Shock" is a 1984 single by the Jacksons and Mick Jagger. It was written by Michael Jackson and Randy Hansen. The song was originally sung by Michael Jackson as a duet with Freddie Mercury,[4] and was later slated for the Thriller album in 1982; however, due to differing time schedules, Jackson ended up recording it with his brothers and Jagger instead.

  1. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.
  2. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.
  3. ^ Harrington, Jim (2015). "The Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger - "State of Shock". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 553.
  4. ^ McAlpine, Fraser. [httpT://www.bbcamerica.com/shows//blog/2013/07/the-story-of-those-freddie-mercury-and-michael-jackson-demos "The Story Of Those Freddie Mercury And Michael Jackson Demos"]. BBC America. Retrieved 2019-11-24.