Off the Wall (Michael Jackson song)

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“”’Off the Wall”'” is a song by American singer [[Michael Jackson]], from his fifth [[Off the Wall|album of the same name]] (1979). It was written by English songwriter [[Rod Temperton]] and produced by [[Quincy Jones]], and released by [[Epic Records]] as the album’s third single in November 1979 in the UK<ref name=UKrel2/> and on February 2, 1980 in the U.S.<ref name=off>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Off+the+Wall+Michael+Jackson&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|0 Billboard.com – Search Results – Off the Wall (Singles chart)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630031202/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Off+the+Wall+Michael+Jackson&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE%7C0 |date=2009-06-30 }}. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-08-15.</ref> The song was first offered to [[Karen Carpenter]], while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karenannecarpenter.blogspot.com.ar/2013/04/behind-music-karen-carpenter-solo.html|title=Behind The Music: Karen Carpenter (Solo)|date=21 April 2013}}</ref> Lyrically, the song is about getting over troubles. It was well received by [[Music journalism|music critics]], and became Jackson’s third top 10 single from ”Off the Wall”, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to accomplish this. It was performed by Jackson in five of his concert tours.

“”’Off the Wall”'” is a song by American singer [[Michael Jackson]], from his fifth [[Off the Wall|album of the same name]] (1979). It was written by English songwriter [[Rod Temperton]] and produced by [[Quincy Jones]], and released by [[Epic Records]] as the album’s third single in November 1979 in the UK<ref name=UKrel2/> and on February 2, 1980 in the U.S.<ref name=off>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Off+the+Wall+Michael+Jackson&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|0 Billboard.com – Search Results – Off the Wall (Singles chart)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630031202/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Off+the+Wall+Michael+Jackson&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE%7C0 |date=2009-06-30 }}. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-08-15.</ref> The song was first offered to [[Karen Carpenter]], while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karenannecarpenter.blogspot.com.ar/2013/04/behind-music-karen-carpenter-solo.html|title=Behind The Music: Karen Carpenter (Solo)|date=21 April 2013}}</ref> Lyrically, the song is about getting over troubles through [[dancing]] and extolling the [[escapism|escapist]] values of [[disco]]. It was well received by [[Music journalism|music critics]], and became Jackson’s third top 10 single from ”Off the Wall”, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to accomplish this. It was performed by Jackson in five of his concert tours.

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