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[[Image:Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'.jpg|right]]'''''Wanna Be Startin' Something''''' is one of Michael Jackson's songs in the albums, [[Thriller (album)|Thriller]] and [[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]. It was released on May 8, 1983 and recorded in 1982. This song was written by Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones (With co-production by Michael Jackson). The lyrics in this song pertain to strangers spreading rumors to start an argument for no good reason.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanna_Be_Startin%27_Somethin%27</ref>
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[[File:Wanna_Be_Startin'_Somethin'.jpg|frame|Wanna Be Starting Something]]'''''Wanna Be Startin' Something''''' is one of Michael Jackson's songs in the albums, [[Thriller (album)|Thriller]] and [[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]. It was released on May 8, 1983 and recorded in 1982. This song was written by Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones (with co-production by Michael Jackson). The lyrics in this song pertain to strangers spreading rumors to start an argument for no good reason.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanna_Be_Startin%27_Somethin%27</ref>
 
==Lyrics<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uj3zitETs4</ref>==
 
==Lyrics<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uj3zitETs4</ref>==
*Chorus:
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<poem>[Chorus]
*I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*You got to be startin' somethin'
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*You got to be startin' somethin'
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*It's too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
*And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*Too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
*And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
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*
 
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[1st Verse]
*I took my baby to the doctor
 
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I Took My Baby To The Doctor
*With a fever, but nothing he found
 
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With A Fever, But Nothing He Found
*By the time this hit the street
 
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By The Time This Hit The Street
*They said she had a breakdown
 
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They Said She Had A Breakdown
*Someone's always tryin' to start my baby cryin'
 
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Someone's Always Tryin' To Start My Baby Cryin'
*Talkin', squealin', lyin'
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Talkin', Squealin', Lyin'
*Sayin' you just wanna be startin' somethin'
 
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Sayin' You Just Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*
 
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*(Repeat Chorus)
 
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[Chorus]
*
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*You love to pretend that you're good
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*When you're always up to no good
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*You really can't make him hate her
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*So your tongue became a razor
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*Someone's always tryin' to keep my baby cryin'
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*Treacherous, cunnin', declinin'
 
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
*You got my baby cryin'
 
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*(Repeat Chorus)
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
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*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
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*Still they hate you (Still they hate you)
 
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[2nd Verse]
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
*You?re just a buffet (You?re just a buffet)
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You Love To Pretend That You're Good
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When You're Always Up To No Good
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
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You Really Can't Make Him Hate Her
*They eat off of you (They eat off of you)
 
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So Your Tongue Became A Razor
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
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Someone's Always Tryin' To Keep My Baby Cryin'
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Treacherous, Cunnin', Declinin'
*Billie Jean is always talkin'
 
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You Got My Baby Cryin'
*When nobody else is talkin'
 
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*Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders
 
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[Chorus]
*So they called her mouth a motor
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*Someone's always tryin' to start my baby cryin'
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*Talkin', squealin', spyin'
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*Sayin' you just wanna be startin' somethin'
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*(Repeat Chorus)
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*
 
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*Still they hate you (Still they hate you)
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
*You?re just a buffet (You?re just a buffet)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
 
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You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable
*They eat off of you (They eat off of you)
 
*You?re a vegetable (You?re a vegetable)
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Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable
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You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable
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They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable
*If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
 
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*Then don't have a baby (yeah, yeah)
 
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[3rd Verse]
*And don't think ?maybe? (yeah, yeah)
 
 
Billie Jean Is Always Talkin'
*If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
 
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When Nobody Else Is Talkin'
*You'll be always tryin'
 
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Tellin' Lies And Rubbin' Shoulders
*To stop that child from cryin'
 
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So They Called Her Mouth A Motor
*Hustlin', stealin', lyin'
 
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Someone's Always Tryin' To Start My Baby Cryin'
*Now baby's slowly dyin'
 
 
Talkin', Squealin', Spyin'
*
 
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Sayin' You Just Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*(Repeat Chorus)
 
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*
 
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[Chorus]
*Lift your head up high
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*And scream out to the world
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*I know I am someone
 
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
*And let the truth unfurl
 
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
*No one can hurt you now
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*Because you know what's true
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*Yes, I believe in me
 
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
*So you believe in you
 
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
*Help me sing it
 
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
*Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa...
 
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
*(Repeat to fade)
 
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
==In [[Thriller]]==
 
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
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You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable
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Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable
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You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable
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They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable
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[Ad-Lib]
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If You Can't Feed Your Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
 
Then Don't Have A Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
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And Don't Think Maybe (Yeah, Yeah)
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If You Can't Feed Your Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
 
You'll Be Always Tryin'
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To Stop That Child From Cryin'
 
Hustlin', Stealin', Lyin'
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Now Baby's Slowly Dyin'
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[Chorus]
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
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I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
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You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
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It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
  +
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
  +
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
  +
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
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Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
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You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
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And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
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[Ad-Lib]
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Lift Your Head Up High
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And Scream Out To The World
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I Know I Am Someone
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And Let The Truth Unfurl
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No One Can Hurt You Now
 
Because You Know What's True
 
Yes, I Believe In Me
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So You Believe In You
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Help Me Sing It, Ma Ma Se,
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Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa
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Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa,
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Ma Ma Coo Sa
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[Repeat/Fade-Out]</poem>
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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imagesCA8TOLDL.jpg
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imagesCA5P4MH5.jpg|Live in Hamburg 1992
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imagesCAE4RA8C.jpg|Live at Bad World Tour 1988
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imagesCA0D24R6.jpg|Live in Bucharest 1992
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imagesCA6375P2.jpg
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WBSS2009.jpg|This Is It 2009
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HwtWBSS1.jpg|Live in Manila 1996
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</gallery>
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==Chart Performance==
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''Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''' charted 9th place out of the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 2, 1983. On July 16, the song charted at it's peak at number 5. This song also placed number 5 on the top 10 Billboard R&B Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, this song placed 38 in the top 40 charts on June 11, 1983. The following week the song moved up 24 positions to number 14. On June 25, the song finally made it to the top 10 at number 8.
 
==In [[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]==
 
This song is the first track and 4th single in this album.<ref>http://michael-jackson.wikia.com/wiki/Thriller_%28album%29</ref>
 
This song is the first track and 4th single in this album.<ref>http://michael-jackson.wikia.com/wiki/Thriller_%28album%29</ref>
 
==In [[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]==
 
==In [[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Rihanna copied the very end of this song to one of her songs, ''Don't Stop The Music''.
 
*Rihanna copied the very end of this song to one of her songs, ''Don't Stop The Music''.
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*There never was a music video for this song.
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*It has been performed live as the first song in the Bad World Tour (also in [[This Is It (movie)|This Is It]] and as well as the [[Michael Jackson - 30th Anniversary Special|30th Anniversary Celebration]]), the second song in the Dangerous World Tour, and as the fourth song in the HIStory World Tour.
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*"Billie Jean" is refrenced in the lyrics of the second verse.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Thriller songs]]
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[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Singles]]
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[[Category:Thriller Singles]]
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[[Category:1983 Singles]]
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[[Category:Bad Tour Songs]]
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[[Category:Dangerous Tour Songs]]
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[[Category:HIStory Tour Songs]]
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[[Category:Michael Jackson: The Experience Songs]]
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[[Category:Songs Written By Michael Jackson]]
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[[Category:This Is It Songs]]
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[[Category:1982]]
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[[Category:1980s Singles]]
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[[Category:1980s]]
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[[Category:1983]]

Revision as of 23:39, 9 June 2020

File:Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'.jpg

Wanna Be Starting Something

Wanna Be Startin' Something is one of Michael Jackson's songs in the albums, Thriller and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It was released on May 8, 1983 and recorded in 1982. This song was written by Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones (with co-production by Michael Jackson). The lyrics in this song pertain to strangers spreading rumors to start an argument for no good reason.[1]

Lyrics[2]

[Chorus]
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)

[1st Verse]
I Took My Baby To The Doctor
With A Fever, But Nothing He Found
By The Time This Hit The Street
They Said She Had A Breakdown
Someone's Always Tryin' To Start My Baby Cryin'
Talkin', Squealin', Lyin'
Sayin' You Just Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

[Chorus]
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)

[2nd Verse]
You Love To Pretend That You're Good
When You're Always Up To No Good
You Really Can't Make Him Hate Her
So Your Tongue Became A Razor
Someone's Always Tryin' To Keep My Baby Cryin'
Treacherous, Cunnin', Declinin'
You Got My Baby Cryin'

[Chorus]
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable
Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable
You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable
They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable

[3rd Verse]
Billie Jean Is Always Talkin'
When Nobody Else Is Talkin'
Tellin' Lies And Rubbin' Shoulders
So They Called Her Mouth A Motor
Someone's Always Tryin' To Start My Baby Cryin'
Talkin', Squealin', Spyin'
Sayin' You Just Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

[Chorus]
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable
Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable
You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable
They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable

[Ad-Lib]
If You Can't Feed Your Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
Then Don't Have A Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
And Don't Think Maybe (Yeah, Yeah)
If You Can't Feed Your Baby (Yeah, Yeah)
You'll Be Always Tryin'
To Stop That Child From Cryin'
Hustlin', Stealin', Lyin'
Now Baby's Slowly Dyin'

[Chorus]
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)
It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)
You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)
And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)

[Ad-Lib]
Lift Your Head Up High
And Scream Out To The World
I Know I Am Someone
And Let The Truth Unfurl
No One Can Hurt You Now
Because You Know What's True
Yes, I Believe In Me
So You Believe In You
Help Me Sing It, Ma Ma Se,
Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa
Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa,
Ma Ma Coo Sa
[Repeat/Fade-Out]


Gallery

Chart Performance

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' charted 9th place out of the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 2, 1983. On July 16, the song charted at it's peak at number 5. This song also placed number 5 on the top 10 Billboard R&B Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, this song placed 38 in the top 40 charts on June 11, 1983. The following week the song moved up 24 positions to number 14. On June 25, the song finally made it to the top 10 at number 8.

In Thriller

This song is the first track and 4th single in this album.[3]

In HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

This song is the fourteenth song on the first disc in this album.[4]

External Links

Song

Trivia

  • Rihanna copied the very end of this song to one of her songs, Don't Stop The Music.
  • There never was a music video for this song.
  • It has been performed live as the first song in the Bad World Tour (also in This Is It and as well as the 30th Anniversary Celebration), the second song in the Dangerous World Tour, and as the fourth song in the HIStory World Tour.
  • "Billie Jean" is refrenced in the lyrics of the second verse.

References