Thriller
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Rod Temperton |
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| publisher: | Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) Rodsongs (publisher) Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Michael-jackson-thriller-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/5396 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=422 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q380825 [info] |
| later parody versions: | Chiller (The Annoying Orange parody) Schiller (Wise Guys parody) |
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| later translated versions: | Espeluznante Prüller Trilller |
| part of: | MJ: The Musical (order: 34) |
| is based on: | Starlight |
| is the basis for: | Doin’ It in a Haunted House Ghosts n Goblins (Ghosts n Thrillers) The Way It Is Thriller Thriller (Cookin’ Soul remix) |
| music quoted in: | Cheap Thrills Wake Me Up |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1985-07-01 – 1985-08-24 | Thriller | cover and instrumental | London Symphony Orchestra | 4:30 |
| 1987-09-12 | Thriller (live, 1987-09-12: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Michael Jackson | 4:29 |
| 1987-09-12 | Thriller (live, 1987-09-12: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Michael Jackson | 4:15 |
| 1987-09 | Thriller (live, 1987-09: Japan) | live | Michael Jackson | 4:25 |
| 1988-03-05 | Thriller (live, 1988-03-05: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | Michael Jackson | 14:18 |
| 1988-07-16 | Thriller (live, 1988-07-16: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) | live | Michael Jackson | ?:?? |
| 1988-07-16 | Thriller (live, 1988-07-16: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) | live | Michael Jackson | 4:28 |
| 1988 | Thriller (live, 1988: Rotterdam) | live | Michael Jackson | 5:11 |
| 1992-10-01 | Thriller (live, 1992-10-01: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania) | live | Michael Jackson | 6:02 |
| 1992-10-01 | Thriller (live, 1992-10-01: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania) | live | Michael Jackson | 5:26 |
| 1992-10 | Thriller (live, 1992-10: Bukarest, Romania) | live | Michael Jackson | 4:40 |
| 1992 | Thriller (live, 1992: Bukarest, Romania) | live | Michael Jackson | 6:04 |
| 1992 | Thriller (live, 1992) | live | Michael Jackson | 6:06 |
| 1993 | Thriller (live, 1993: USA) | live | Michael Jackson | 5:20 |
| 2002-07-13 | Thriller (live, 2002-07-13: Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA, USA) | cover and live | Benjamin Gibbard | ?:?? |
| 2005-10-29 | Thriller (live, 2005-10-29: Orleans Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV, USA) | cover and live | The String Cheese Incident | 18:31 |
| 2009-10-24 | Thriller (live: Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions) | cover and live | Imogen Heap | 4:26 |
| 2010-06-05 – 2010-06-06 | Thriller | cover and instrumental | Joey DeFrancesco | 7:47 |
| 2011-05 – 2011-11 | Thriller | instrumental and live | Enrico Rava | 6:17 |
| 2014-10 | Thriller | cover | Ten Second Songs | 4:46 |
| 2016-07-04 | Thriller (Live July 4th, 2016) | cover and live | Nick Vasic | 1:26 |
| 2017-02-20 – 2017-02-22 | Thriller | instrumental | Thierry Escaich, Romain Leleu | 5:08 |
| 2020-10-25 | Thriller: Decelerated (improvised cover) | cover and live | Vitskär Süden | 4:47 |
| 2023 | Thriller (official music video) | cover | TULIP feat. Daedric | 7:56 |
| 2023 | Thriller | cover | TULIP feat. Daedric | 6:51 |
| Anniversary Medley Part 3 | cover, live, medley and partial | FORK | 6:30 | |
| Close to Midnight | cover | Easy Star All-Stars | 6:49 | |
| Favourite Tour Moment | cover, live and partial | Blue | 2:57 | |
| Ich geb' Gas im Schnitzelwagen | cover and medley | Unicante | 5:43 | |
| Jackson Medley: Thriller / Beat It / Smooth Criminal (live) (Guilty Live Tour) | cover, live and medley | Blue | 7:54 | |
| Michael Jackson DMC Megamix | medley and partial | Michael Jackson | 11:17 | |
| Michael Jackson Medley | cover and medley | Tigeroar | 3:37 | |
| Michael Jackson Medley | cover and medley | Sam Tsui | 3:41 | |
| Michael Jackson, Medley | cover and medley | The Nolans | 6:24 | |
| MJ Megamix | medley | Michael Jackson | 4:58 | |
| MJ Megaremix | medley | Michael Jackson | 10:34 | |
| Monster Mashup | cover and medley | Pomplamoose feat. Tessa Violet | 2:47 | |
| Monster Mashup (music video) | cover and medley | Pomplamoose feat. Tessa Violet | 4:01 | |
| The Michael Jackson Flashback Medley | medley | Michael Jackson | 18:41 | |
| The Music of Michael Jackson: Thriller | instrumental | Massed Bands of the Royal Marines | 2:39 | |
| The One, Part II | partial | Michael Jackson | 10:13 | |
| Thrill Me (Danny Howells Re-edit) | Michael Jackson | ?:?? | ||
| Thriller | cover | Kidz Bop Kids | 3:49 | |
| Thriller (part of “Sensation Megamix Amsterdam 2008” DJ-mix) | cover | STFU | 0:29 | |
| Thriller | cover | STFU | 3:13 | |
| Thriller | live | Michael Jackson | 4:18 | |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 4:37 | ||
| Thriller | live | Michael Jackson | 5:21 | |
| Thriller | cover | The Jackson Revival | 4:26 | |
| Thriller | cover | Ian Brown | 3:26 | |
| Thriller | cover | STFU | 2:32 | |
| Thriller | cover | STFU | 3:13 | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | Luca Stricagnoli | 3:39 | |
| Thriller | cover | Ten Masked Men | 3:59 | |
| Thriller | cover | Rockabye Baby! | 3:38 | |
| Thriller | cover | Lulu Joppert | 3:48 | |
| Thriller (part of a “Big City Beats 8” DJ‐mix) | cover | STFU | 2:33 | |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 13:42 | ||
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | Paul Mauriat | 4:22 | |
| Thriller | live | Michael Jackson | 6:08 | |
| Thriller (part of a “Mega Dance Top 50” DJ‐mix) | cover | STFU | 2:30 | |
| Thriller | cover | Aereogramme | 4:23 | |
| Thriller (part of “Sun Factory 10” DJ‐mix) | cover | Richard Grey | 3:56 | |
| Thriller | cover | Koritni | 4:39 | |
| Thriller | cover | The Orobians | 5:46 | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | Vitamin String Quartet | 3:14 | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | 8-Bit Misfits | 4:02 | |
| Thriller | cover | Kidz Bop Kids | 3:44 | |
| Thriller | cover | Gothminister | 3:45 | |
| Thriller | cover | The Animal in Me | ?:?? | |
| Thriller (single version / 2003 edit) | Michael Jackson | 5:04 | ||
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 4:14 | ||
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 5:19 | ||
| Thriller | cover | Grizzly Ghouls | 5:53 | |
| Thriller | cover | Chuck Billy | 5:13 | |
| Thriller | cover | Imogen Heap | 4:26 | |
| Thriller | cover | Postmodern Jukebox feat. Wayne Brady | 3:56 | |
| Thriller | cover | Gannondorf | 5:32 | |
| Thriller | cover | Leo Moracchioli feat. CJ Pierce | 5:16 | |
| Thriller | cover | Erobique | 4:48 | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | London Synphonic Orchestra | 4:09 | |
| Thriller (live) | cover and live | Joe Dolce | 3:04 | |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 2:08 | ||
| Thriller | cover | Sweet Little Band | ?:?? | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | ajiponn | 4:38 | |
| Thriller | cover | Jameson Sutton & Ron Kinard | 6:03 | |
| Thriller | cover | KIDZ BOP Kids | 3:57 | |
| Thriller | acappella and cover | The New Group | 5:01 | |
| Thriller | cover | maybebop | 5:40 | |
| Thriller | cover | Mind Driller | 3:43 | |
| Thriller | cover | Easy Star All-Stars feat. Mikey General and Spragga Benz | 7:34 | |
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | Queenz of Piano | 3:28 | |
| Thriller | cover | STFU | ?:?? | |
| Thriller | cover, instrumental and live | University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band | ?:?? | |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 4:09 | ||
| Thriller | The Hit Crew | 4:58 | ||
| Thriller | cover and instrumental | Adam Rafferty | 4:28 | |
| Thriller | cover | Studio 99 | 5:34 | |
| Thriller | cover | Alexandra Kuznetsova | 3:29 | |
| Thriller | cover | Bader Nanaa | 4:29 | |
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