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She talked about children, the press.”, Despite their friendship, the song isn’t about Princess Diana – it’s about groupies. It appeared on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. [13] Jackson's vocals are sung on a range of B♭3 to G5. [21] It charted within the top five in the Netherlands, Germany, and New Zealand, peaking at Nos. The song “Dirty Diana” was a collaboration between Michael Jackson and Steve Stevens released in 1988, and It is probably one of the hardest rock … [9][10] TriniTrent of The Lava Lizard, when talking about Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream", evokes "Dirty Diana" along with Jackson's "pop/rock musical direction" he has previously experimented with. The song charted at No. Quincy Jones, the producer of “Bad”, tried to mess things up saying that Diana was actually a groupie, with a fantasy name. "Dirty Diana", similar to Bad's previous singles, charted within the top 20 and top 10 worldwide. 3:33 In DD, he talked about how she liked the boys in the band because Diana loved Musicians, and dated Lionel Richie of commodores, Barry Gibb of the bee gees and Gene Simmons of Kiss. When Jackson was interviewed by Barbara Walters, he explained: "I wrote a song called 'Dirty Diana.'. Please subscribe for more.©1987 MJJ Productions/Sony Music/Epic According to Jackson in an interview with Barbara Walters, "Dirty Diana" was scheduled for a live 1988 performance at Wembley Stadium during the Bad World Tour; however, Jackson felt the song would be an insult to Diana, Princess of Wales, who was in attendance, so he had it removed. I don’t think they hounded anyone more than her and myself. I visited one of my old mixes, and got it redone. [12] The instrumentation consists of guitar and piano and is played in the key of G minor. Shine. Jackson and Diana met just once, on July 16 during his Bad tour in 1988 – but Michael spent thousands of dollars on calling her at Kensington Palace. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from Bad. Jackson also confirmed the same during an interview with Barbara Walters, adding that it was not about Diana, Princess of Wales, though he was told personally by the Princess that it was her favorite among his songs. 7 in Austria[24] and No. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from Bad. Michael Jackson: “I wrote a song called ‘Dirty Diana’. "[11] In his Bad review, Thom Duffy, music critic for the Orlando Sentinel, wrote that "Dirty Diana, a tale of a maliciously seductive fan, finds Jackson doing credible heavy-metal rock wailing," which, the critic said, was "accompanied by a solo from Steve Stevens, the guitarist from Billy Idol's band. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana - Guitar Cover - (one shot impro by Menjesbi) Omar Menjour. 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 on July 2, 1988, after nine weeks on the chart,[18][19] and exited the chart after its 14th week. Dirty Diana is about groupies who stalk rock stars and use their sex appeal to get what they want, a story very familiar to Michael Jackson as he was a child star and came across many ‘’groupies’’ in his life, who pushed themselves on him and his brothers, were promiscuous, had no morales or inhibitions, the kind of woman Michael hated. "Dirty Diana" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, but was a commercial success worldwide in 1988, charting at No. It was produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. After showing a black screen, Jackson can be seen from a distance performing in front of an audience with the only source of light being blue lights. Dirty Diana, and Leave me alone. [4] Initial reports at the time suggested the song was a poke at his close friend Diana Ross; however, it was later denied. It is the ninth track on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. rolling out TV. [6] This performance can be seen on the DVD Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988. During the 80s and the 90s, alongside Princess Diana, another celebrity was a significant influencer of that time – Michael Jackson. "[10] "Dirty Diana" is written in common time[12] and moves at a moderate tempo of 131 beats per minute. This particular concert took place on July 16, 1988 at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, to a sold-out crowd of 72,000, which included Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales. Jackson's performance is then shown from a distance again and the video ends with Jackson finishing his performance and the lights turning blue. And lovely Princess Diana and Michael Jackson ’ s “ Dirty Diana ’ in,. 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