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Bad is an album of recorded music by pop music icon Michael Jackson, released in 1987. After the monumental success of Thriller
, Jackson and co-producer/collaborator Quincy Jones produced a slicker funk/pop confection. Bad sold 8 million copies in the U.S. and more than 30 million copies worldwide . For a time, it was second in sales only to Thriller as the top-selling album of all time . Jackson set another record with this album, becoming the first artist to have five songs to hit #1 consecutively on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart . It turned out to be the last collaborative effort by Jackson and Jones, as Jackson moved on to write and produce more of his own records.

Despite its commercial success, the album was seen as somewhat of a letdown. It sold fewer copies than Thriller, but no one except Jackson expected it to outperform its predecessor. In addition, critics generally felt that the album lacked the spontaneous and organic feel of Thriller
and Off The Wall.

Jackson originally wanted the album to be a multiple-disc set with 30 tracks in all. However, Quincy Jones cut it down to 10 tracks and made it a single-disc LP. When the album was re-issued on CD, an extra track "Leave Me Alone" was included. Also, Jackson tried to recruit fellow pop superstar Prince to make the title track a duet, but creative differences ended up forming between the two, and Prince ultimately left the project. There have been numerous rumours that Jackson will release his multi-disc version of the album sometime in the future .

In tribute, "Weird Al" Yankovic released an album called Even Worse
that parodied Michael Jackson's Bad album and single "Bad", called "Fat" (a music video of the song was also made). Yankovic even had a similar album pose to Jackson's, save for Yankovic's animated wackiness.

Tracklisting

#"Bad" (Jackson) #"The Way You Make Me Feel" (Jackson) #"Speed Demon" (Jackson) #"Liberian Girl" (Jackson) #"Just Good Friends" (Duet with Jackson and Stevie Wonder) (Britten/Lyle) #"Another Part Of Me" (Jackson) #"Man in the Mirror" (Ballard/Garrett) #"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Duet with Jackson and Siedah Garrett) (Jackson) #"Dirty Diana" (Jackson) #"Smooth Criminal" (Jackson) #"Leave Me Alone" (Exclusive to the CD versions) (Jackson)

Charted Hits

#"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart #"Bad" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart #"The Way You Make Me Feel" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart #"Man In the Mirror" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart #"Dirty Diana" - #1 Hot 100 singles chart; #8 Hot R&B singles chart #"Another Part of Me" - #11 Hot 100 singles chart; #1 Hot R&B singles chart #"Smooth Criminal" - #7 Hot 100 singles chart; #2 Hot R&B singles chart

Outtakes

Known outtakes from Bad:

"Streetwalker" (included on Special Edition, see below)
"Fly Away" (included on Special Edition, see below)
"Cheater"' (later appeared on The Ultimate Collection
)
"Al Capone"
"Buffalo Bill"
"Bumper Snippet"
"Chicago 1945" (later became "Smooth Criminal
")
"Crack Kills" (with Run DMC)
"Groove of Midnight"
"Hot Fever"
"The Price of Fame"
"Tomboy"

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