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"Do the Bartman" is a rap song from the 1990 ''Simpsons'' album ''The Simpsons Sing the Blues''. It was performed by ''The Simpsons'' cast member Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson), with Michael Jackson and Dan Castellaneta providing additional vocals. It was produced and written by American recording artist Bryan Loren, and released as a single on November 20, 1990. Even though it received a lot of radio airplay in the United States, "Do the Bartman" was never officially released as a single in the United States. It topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, it reached the top 10 in Sweden and the Netherlands, and was certified gold in the United Kingdom. A music video, which was directed by Brad Bird, was released for the song in 1991. The video became a hit on the American network MTV and received a nomination at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. == Background == The album ''The Simpsons Sing the Blues'' was released in September 1990. The first single from it was the rap song "Do the Bartman", performed by Bart Simpson's voice actor Nancy Cartwright and released on November 20, 1990.〔 Rumors began spreading in the summer of 1990 that Michael Jackson would write a song for Bart on the album. This song was reported early on to be "Do the Bartman", but executive producer James L. Brooks issued a press release in September 1990 apologizing for the misunderstanding and stating that song was actually written by one of Jackson's friends, Bryan Loren.〔 〕 However, ''The Simpsons'' creator Matt Groening later stated during an appearance at the 1998 World Animation Celebration convention in Pasadena, California that "Do the Bartman" was actually co-written and co-produced by Jackson,〔Season 2 DVD commentary for the special feature "Do the Bartman".〕〔 but he could not receive credit for it because he was under contract to another record label. Groening told a crowd at the convention that had gathered for a "''The Simpsons'' tribute" that it had "always () amazing to me that no one ever found out that Michael Jackson wrote that song. () He was a big fan of the show." Jackson was a fan of ''The Simpsons'', especially Bart, and had called the producers one night offering to write Bart a number one single and do a guest spot on the show, which is how "Do the Bartman" came about.〔Brooks, James L. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' (). 20th Century Fox.〕 Jackson eventually guest-starred in the episode "Stark Raving Dad" (season three, 1991) under the pseudonym John Jay Smith. He also wrote a song for that episode called "Happy Birthday Lisa", which was later included in the album ''Songs in the Key of Springfield''.〔Jean, Al. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' (). 20th Century Fox.〕 Bryan Loren has stated that Jackson had provided background vocals for "Do the Bartman".〔 In 2015, when Bryan Loren was selling the publishing and songwriting rights for the song, Loren stated that "despite Matt Groening's repeated confessions, I am the sole writer of the song". Loren stated that Jackson's contributions included back up vocals, providing the title "Do the Bartman" and that Jackson insisted his own name to be mentioned in the lyrics.〔 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「Do the Bartman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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