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"Bad" is a song by an American singer Michael Jackson. "Bad" was released by Epic Records in September 7, 1987, as the second single from Jackson's studio album of the same name. The song was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. Jackson stated that the song was influenced by a real-life story he had read about. "Bad" was generally well received by contemporary music critics, with some critics noting that "Bad" helped Jackson's image become edgier during the ''Bad''-era. The song peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained at the top position of the chart for two weeks, becoming Jackson's ''Bad'' album's second number one single, and Jackson's seventh number one entry on the chart. Internationally, the song was also commercially successful, charting within the top ten in eleven countries as well as charting within the top five in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Norwegian, Switzerland and Swedish charts. The song peaked at number one on the Netherlands and European charts. A music video for "Bad", directed by Martin Scorsese and co-starring one of the first appearances of yet-undiscovered Wesley Snipes, was released in late 1987. In the video, Jackson and a group of background dancers are shown doing dance routines throughout a subway station. The music video's choreographer stated that the plot and video of the background was strongly influenced by the "Cool" scene in ''West Side Story''. The music video received one nomination at the Video Music Awards in 1988. "Bad" has been covered and parodied by multiple artists since its release as well as becoming a frequent song used during tributes to Jackson after his death in June 2009. ==Background and inspiration== "Bad" is a song that was written (in 1986) and recorded by Michael Jackson in January 1987 for his seventh studio album of the same name and produced by Quincy Jones (with Jackson serving as co-producer). "Bad" was originally intended to be a duet between Jackson and musician Prince; although the plans were not fruitful. In Jackson's 1988 autobiography ''Moonwalk'', Jackson discussed the concept of "Bad", elaborating that, In a 1988 interview with ''Ebony'' and ''Jet'' magazines (which was released on Hulu shortly after his death), Jackson said that he had gotten the idea for the song from a true story that he had read about in ''Time'' or ''Newsweek'' magazine.〔 Jackson stated that the story said that a student that went to school in upstate New York, who was "from the ghetto", had tried to make something of his life and planned to leave all of his friends behind when he returned from Thanksgiving break.〔 He added that the student's friends' jealousy resulted in them killing the student; Jackson stated that the student's death was not included in the music video.〔(Michael: In His Own Words ). Exclusive ''Ebony/Jet'' Showcase Bad Interview. Hulu.com. 1988.〕 The case was that of Edmund Perry〔Dyson, Michael Eric.'' The Michael Eric Dyson Reader''. New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2004〕〔Taraborrelli, J. Randy. ''Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009''. New York: Hachette Book Group, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bad (Michael Jackson song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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