An alternate version was first heard by Sony executives on a plane trip to Neverland, as the third track of the promotional CD acetate. 'Black or White' was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell, and was picked as the first single from the album Dangerous. In 2003, Q magazine ranked 'Black or White' at number 84 in their list of the '1001 Best Songs Ever'. The music video of the song appears on the video albums: Dangerous: The Short Films (long version), Video Greatest Hits – HIStory (long version, without graffiti on VHS version but with graffiti on DVD version), Number Ones (short version), and Michael Jackson's Vision (long version without graffiti). 'Black or White' was honored with the first Billboard No. It premiered simultaneously in 27 countries, with an audience of 500 million viewers, the most ever for a music video. It was co-choreographed by Jackson and Vincent Paterson. The video was directed by John Landis, who previously directed Thriller. The music video for 'Black or White' premiered on MTV, BET, VH1, and Fox, which gave them their highest Nielsen ratings ever at the time, as well as the BBC's Top of the Pops in the UK on November 14, 1991. It was the best-selling single worldwide of 1992. Around the world, 'Black or White' hit number one in 20 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the Eurochart Hot 100. It is certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Jackson became the first artist to have number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with the song. It stayed there for a total of seven weeks. 'Black or White' peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 7, 1991, making it the fastest chart topper, in the USA, since the Beatles' ' Get Back'. Epic Records described the song as 'a rock 'n' roll dance song about racial harmony'. The song is a fusion of pop rock, dance and hip hop. He co-wrote, composed, and produced it with Bill Bottrell. The song was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1991, as the first single from his eighth studio album, Dangerous (1991). ' Black or White' is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson.

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