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Michael Jackson's Thriller (album version)

The 6-minute album version of the 1982 MJ song Thriller, with full length zombie dance. Includes behind the scenes making of clips, studio rehearsal footage and rare live on stage performance material from the HIStory tour. Contains caption tracks with both TTW moves, and lyrics (see arrow in right-corner). Not in HD or 3D because the source is VHS/DVD, rather than Blu-ray. Originally directed by John Landis Produced by George Folsey Jr. Director of photography Robert Paynter Special makeup and effects by Rick Baker Jacket designed by Deborah Nadoolman Landis Choreography by Michael Jackson and Michael Peters Song produced by Quincy Jones Music written by Rod Temperton Performed by Michael Jackson, with scary rap by Vincent Price Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien Engineered by Matt Forger Recorded at Westlake/Ocean Way using the Acusonic Process Band: Brian Banks and Greg Phillinganes (synthesizers), Anthony Marinelli (programming), David Williams (guitar), Gary Grant and Jerry Hey (trumpet and horns), Bill Reichenbach (trombone), Larry Williams (sax and flute) Mastering by Bernie Grundman Winner of Grammy and MTV Awards. Steps resequenced by Ines Markeljevic for Thrill the World (learn it and help break last year's Guinness World Record on Saturday, October 29th 2011, 12:30 am UTC/GMT, or other times of the night depending on location. Also great for Halloween!) This version of the routine is more accurate than the one on the gameplay for the Experience for Nintendo Wii. http://thrilltheworld.com Video editing by Richard Walledge © 1983 Optimum Productions Published by Rodsongs Administered by Rondor / Almo Music Corp Management: Weisner/DeMann Entertainment Album CD available on Epic/CBS Records http://sonymusic.com

sothrillme

14 years ago

Official Thrill The World Dance Script Steps by Michael Peters, sequenced by Ines Markeljevic You should have started to get up by now It might sound silly, but say the words! (forward) Right left right left (take-it-back) Right left right left (to-the-front) Right left right left (take-it-back) Right left right left (forward) Shoulder step nothing step shoulder step shoulder step (back) Shoulder step nothing step shoulder step shoulder step (step) Booty bounce (together) booty bounce Swim toget
her swim jump Shuffle back hop hop forward, turn look stare stare Down ha down ha down ha down ha Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders and prep Right hip right hip right hip in out Left hip left hip in and roar Walk walk roar-turn roar-turn roar-turn Walk walk roar-turn roar-turn Jump and land circle Shake-it-and-a-uppa and a shake-it-and-a-uppa Stomp stomp stomp look left Walk left right left and turn (forward on right leg) Wu
z up 1-2-3 Left right 1-2-3 (take-it-back) Right left 1-2-3 Left right 1-2-3 Shuffle back hop hop forward, turn look stare stare Down ha down ha down ha down ha Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left Oh snap 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Jump snap 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Jump reach air guitar to the right, tick tock tick tock Rock on rock on rock on rock on, grab pull in punch punch punch down Hold hold right left head-head, shoulders knees, and
toes Hold and point hold and point and point, hold and pose hold head-head Hold and hip and hands, walk left right left star down Hold 2-3-4 and pose and pose Rise 2-3-4 Stomp 2-3-4-5-6 look left Walk left right 3-4-5-6-7-8 Stomp 2-3-4-5-6 look left Walk left right 3-4-5-6-7-8 Down 2-3-4 rise 2-3-4 Shuffle back hop hop forward, turn look stare stare Down ha down ha down ha down ha Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left
Oh snap 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Jump snap 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Jump reach air guitar to the right, tick tock tick tock Rock on rock on rock on rock on, grab pull in punch punch punch down Hold hold right left head-head, shoulders knees, and toes Hold and point hold and point and point, hold and pose hold head-head Hold and hip and hands, walk left right left star down Hold 2-3-4 and pose and pose Down 2-3-4 rise 2-3-PREP Right hip right hip right hip in out Left hip left hip in and roar Walk walk roar-turn roar
-turn roar-turn Walk walk roar-turn roar-turn Jump and land circle Shake-it-and-a-uppa and a shake-it-and-a-uppa Stomp stomp stomp look left Walk left right left and turn (small steps forward) Right left right left (big steps take-it-back) Right left right left (small steps to-the-front) Right left right left (big steps take-it-back) Right left right left (forward) Shoulder step nothing step shoulder step shoulder step (back) Shoulder step nothing step shoulder step shoulder step (step) Booty bo
unce (together) booty bounce Swim together swim jump Shuffle back hop hop forward, turn look stare stare Down ha down ha down ha down ha Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left Down clap slide slide slide stomp and shoulders look left (forward on right leg) Wuz up 1-2-3 Left right 1-2-3 (take-it-back) Right left 1-2-3 Left right 1-2-3 (end at front of stage) (big steps forward) Right left right left (small steps take-it-back) Right left right left (small steps to-the-front) Rig
ht left right left (small steps take-it-back) Right left right left Stomp 2-3-4-5-6 look left Walk left right 3-4-5-6-7-8 Stomp 2-3-4-5-6 look left Walk left right 3-4-5-6-7-8 and Scare! Hold ending scare pose for a few seconds during the Vincent Price laughter. Zombie stumble/exit and/or attack the audience. Song ends at 5:58 Thrill The World is an event run by fans and is not endorsed by Sony Music Entertainment See you next Wednesday!

Comments

@DaveWollenberg

Michael hit #4 pop in Billboard, 3-3-84. Bless you, friend, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed weekend! RIP, Vincent Price and MJ.

@Sexisacake

The queen of pop

@epitoky

This is so awesome that you pulled this together, thank you! I can't believe it--I just opened the computer with the idea to do just this, except just with just the lyrics, because I've been having some trouble knowing what move happens at which point of the song when Inez's cues aren't present--so this is EXACTLY what I woke up wishing I could see! Such a great help, thank you! (plus it's always great to see Michael doing the moves!) =)

@ezequielvazquez5506

Awesome Michael Jackson

@evelynhugo7_

ME ENCANTA LA CANCION Y EL VIDEO!!!!!

@The77777778

King of pop for ever

@kjdenali

He was an awsome singer! RIP MJ!!

@zlcoolboy

It was a thriller!

@emerald1415

...listen to the howlings!!! In reference to the book "In The Studio With Michael Jackson" by Bruce Swedien. Bruce had a large dog named Max, he wanted him to be in the intro doing the howlings, they tried to bribe him with everything but they failed so in the end Michael had to do all of this howling part...pretty awesome!!! Thriller Forever!!!! thanks for sharing this video.

@DaveWollenberg

RIP, Rod Temperton.

@kjdenali

Rock on MJ!! he was soooooo awsome!! RIP!!

@blacksultan85

I LOVE THIS VERSION BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@iNFINTEepRODUCTIONS

i'm using this music to put it in my blooper reel for my movie for when my actor girls randomly started dancing Thriller on the sidewalk of a small town. it was awesome

@VolturiLover1

I'm Dancing to this dance at my dance class

@gweshen1

he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

@joachimrivet3221

Quincy jones and musicien toto goooooood

@WAMdanceTX

Good job! I like you using MJ's practice clips Todd..Houston TTW

@smceo28

i love how you did this

@SytheClaw

1:46-1:50 i love that bit

@ElaineyMaria

You can't hear this in a club without trrying the dance.