Thriller 25 is the 25th-anniversary edition reissue of American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson's 1982 album, Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. It was released through Epic Records on February 8, 2008, and features some of the final studio content the King of Pop ever released.
Background[]
The idea came to Jackson's mind sometime in 2006.[1] In an interview with Access Hollywood, during when Jackson was working with will.i.am in Ireland, he was asked if a "sequel to Thriller" was a thought in his mind. Michael answered that it hadn't been discussed yet, but that it was a "great thought".[2] Works would start a year later in 2007. Jackson recorded new vocals at Cascio family's basement during his stay at their house. Will helped produce the "2008" editions of "The Girl is Mine", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" and "Beat It". Akon and Kanye West would join along the way, remixing "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Billie Jean".
For the project, a few demos: "Carousel" and previously unreleased "For All Time" would be brought out. The latter originates from the Dangerous sessions in 1989, it is unknown why it's featured on a Thriller anniversary album.[1] "Got the Hots" was also brought out for the album, although it was only in the Japanese edition of the album as a bonus track.
Track list[]
| Streaming-only | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 17. | "Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #1 / Quincy Jones Interview #1" | 2:17 |
| 18. | "Someone in the Dark" | 4:48 |
| 19. | "Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #2/Quincy Jones Interview #2 / Voice-Over Intro Billie Jean (Demo)" | 2:04 |
| 20. | "Billie Jean (1981 Home Demo)" | 2:20 |
| 21. | "Quincy Jones Interview #3" | 3:10 |
| 22. | "Voice-Over Intro Rod Temperton Interview #1 / Rod Temperton Interview #1" | 4:02 |
| 23. | "Quincy Jones Interview #4" | 1:32 |
| 24. | "Voice-Over Intro / Voice-Over Session from Thriller" | 2:52 |
| 25. | "Voice-Over Intro Rod Temperton Interview #2 / Rod Temperton Interview #2" | 1:55 |
| 26. | "Quincy Jones Interview #5" | 2:01 |
| 27. | "Carousel" | 1:49 |
| 28. | "Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #6 / Quincy Jones Interview #6" | 1:17 |
| 29. | "Billie Jean (Underground Mix)" | 6:40 |
| 30. | "Thriller (Instrumental)" | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 1:50:13 | |
| Japanese Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 17. | "Got the Hots" | 4:25 |
| iTunes/Apple Music Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 17. | "Billie Jean (Long Version)" | 6:20 |
Singles[]
January 14, 2008
January 23, 2008
Trivia[]
- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" is the last song released by Jackson during his lifetime to include completely new vocals.
- "The Girl is Mine 2008" single features the previously unreleased demo of "The Girl is Mine" that was used for the remix.[3] This version is most notably missing Paul McCartney on the vocals, and only features Michael.