"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson recorded for his sixth studio album Thriller (1982). It is the opening...

were released: "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Human Nature", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", and "Thriller"...

AllMusic explains, "... 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'' and 'Billie Jean' remain startling in their futuristic funk and 'Baby Be Mine' ... sounds positively...

Retrieved June 22, 2018. "July 23, 1983 Canadian Singles Chart (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin')" (PDF). RPM. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016...

and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". In "Billie Jean", Jackson depicts an obsessive fan who alleges he has fathered her child, and in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"...

Mya, Usher and Whitney Houston gave a rousing performance of “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'”. The two concerts were the only times Jackson performed any...

"Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-koosa" from Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Both Rihanna and Jackson were sued by Cameroonian musician...

Are Not Alone" (Single Version) – 4:55 "Human Nature" – 4:05 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Single Version) – 4:17 "They Don't Care About Us" (LP Edit)...

Performances include "Billie Jean", "Black or White", "Jam", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", and "Will You Be There". The concert in Bucharest on October 1, 1992...

100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Jackson's seventh album Bad (1987) produced nine singles with...

"Remember the Time", "Rock with You", "Scream", "Thriller" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Michael Jackson: lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers...

the Dangerous World Tour ("Jam (reprise)", "Black or White" / "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (reprise)". Michael Jackson: Elijah Johnson [Chris McMiller]...

in songs by many prominent artists such as Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" from his album Thriller (1982) and Rihanna's hit single "Don't...

Michael also played the demos for "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Unfortunately, "Behind the Mask" didn't make the cut for the...

the year with "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Human Nature", "Say Say Say", and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"...

Music", the third single to be released from Good Girl Gone Bad, contains a sample of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and attributes to Jackson...

(Immortal Version)", on November 14, 2011. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ", on November 15, 2011. "I'll Be There " and "Dancing Machine/Blame It on the...

p. 29. Retrieved November 23, 2022. Lindores, Mark (2016). "Wanna be startin' somethin'". Classic Pop: 55. "Christine, Silkwood, Sudden Impact, Thriller...

versions of Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life" (1979), "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (1982) and "Beat It" (1982). The disc's fourth track is a spoken...

of Nothing at All" Air Supply 67 "Family Man" Hall & Oates 68 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Michael Jackson 69 "I Won't Hold You Back" Toto 70 "All Right"...

"They Don't Care About Us" "Planet Earth" / "Earth Song" "Smile" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)" / The Way You Make Me Feel" / "You...

with many of the nine performances given high praise, including "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Human Nature", "Smooth Criminal", and "Scream", the last of...

skeletal thing—I get goosebumps talking about it. I said, 'This is where we wanna go, because it's got such a wonderful flavor'". However, Jones was dissatisfied...

original BBC Telecast. The crowd screaming and intro before "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is featured in Jackson's 2010 song "Behind the Mask". The concert...

2022 that construction of the city's first phase would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028. Akon said he was inspired by the movie Black Panther, and...

without his permission and without credit for his 1983 song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" from his superhit 1982 album Thriller. When Dibango found out...

ma-ma-ko-ssa" which is taken from Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". "Rehab" A sample of "Rehab", an old-styled R&B track with a...

successive nights) and there is only a recording (so far) including Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', This Place Hotel, and Another Part of Me. Erasure performed...

of "HIStory", "Great Gates of Kiev" and "She Drives Me Wild") "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Stranger in Moscow" "Smooth Criminal" (contains elements of...

the 1981 album The Jacksons Live!, was included on the UK 12" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" single in 1983. Live 1988 (4:05) The live version, included...