HISTORY
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1995, Album HIStory
Auteur-compositeur : Michael Jackson, James Harris III et Terry Lewis
Sortie en 1997
Producteur : Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam et Terry Lewis
Enregistré et mixé par : Bruce Swedien

Musiciens :
Child soloist : Leah Frazier Background
Vocals : Boys II Men, Andrae and Sandra Crouch and the Andrae Crouch Singers

HIStory comporte un sample de « Beethoven Lives Upstairs » Courtesy of Susan Hammond’s Classical Kids/The Children’s Group, Inc.
HIStory comporte un sample de « Pictures At An Exhibition » Performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Composed by Modeste Mussorgsky, arranged by Maurice Ravel.

Les voix que l’on entend dans la chanson sont : Charles Lindbergh Report by Lowell Thomas. Art Collier reporting on Hank Aaron. Robert Kennedy Eulogy by Edward Kennedy. Farewell To Baseball by Lou Gehrig. Greetings to the Children of England by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. « I am the greatest… » by Mohammed Ali. Interview with Berry Gordy from « Conversation With Ed Gordon ». « I am the Edison phonograph ». « I have a dream… » Dr Martin Luther King Jr. « By any means… » Malcom X.

Ce n’est pas la version de l’album qui fut exploitée en clip vidéo mais bien un remix, le HIStory Lesson dans lequel Michael Jackson n’apparaît que par des images d’archives.
C’est également le HIStory Lesson qui fut exploité en radio et en boite de nuit, on pourrait même dire que le titre exploité est celui de l’album « Blood On The Dance Floor » et non « HIStory ».

Quelques supports, remixs et autres collectors :

	Maxi 45 tours vinyl Promo « HIStory » « Mark Picchiotti Mixes » 1997 Référence XPR 3149 1A : HIStory Marks! Phly Vocal 9:10 1B : HIStory Marks! Future Dub 9:16
	Maxi 45 Tours Vinyl Promo « HIStory » « The Ummah Tony Moran Mixes ». Référence : XPR 3169 1A : HIStory The Ummah Urban Mix 4:18 1B : Tony Moran’s 7″ HIStory Lesson Edit 4:09 2A : HIStory The Ummah Radio Mix 04:58 2B : HIStory The Ummah DJ Mix 03:04
	Maxi 45 tours Vinyl Promo Anglais « HIStory » « Tony Moran Mixes » Référence XPR 3159 1A : HIStory Tony Moran’s HIStory Lesson 8:00 1B : HIStory Tony Moran’s Historical Dub 7:56
	Cd Single HIStory/Ghosts. Epic EPC 664615 1 1. HIStory (7″ HIStory Lesson Edit) 4:09 2. GHOSTS (Radio Edit) 3:50
	Maxi Cd Single HIStory/Ghosts. Epic EPC 664615 2 1. HIStory (7″ HIStory Lesson Edit) 4:09 2. HIStory (MARK!’s Radio Edit) 4:16 3. HIStory (MARK!’s Vocal Club Mix) 9:11 4. HIStory (The Ummah Radio Mix) 4:59 5. HIStory (The Ummah DJ Mix) 3:04 6. HIStory (The Ummah Main A Capella) 4:05 7. GHOSTS (Radio Edit) 3:50
	Maxi 45 tours vinyl HIStory/Ghosts. Epic EPC 664615 6 Face 1 : 1. HIStory (MARK!’s Vocal Club Mix) 9:11 2. HIStory (MARK!’s Keep Movin’ Dub) 9:23 Face 2 : 1. HIStory (The Ummah DJ Mix) 3:04 2. HIStory (The Ummah Main A Capella) 4:05 3. GHOSTS (Album Version) 5:08
	Maxi Cd Single promo. 1. HIStory (7″ HIStory Lesson Edit) 4:09 2. HIStory (Radio Edit) 3:58 3. GHOSTS (Radio Edit) 3:50
	GHOSTS Limited Edition Tour Single. Contient également trois mini cartes postales et un autocollant. Epic 664615 5 1. HIStory (7″ HIStory Lesson Edit) 4:09 2. GHOSTS (Mousse T’s Radio Rock) 4:25 3. GHOSTS (Mousse T’s Club Mix) 6:03 4. GHOSTS (Radio Edit) 3:50 5. HIStory (T.M.’s Historical Dub) 7:56
	Album Blood On The Dance Floor HIStory In The Mix Epic EPC 487500 2 13ème titre: HIStory (Tony Moran’s HIStory Lesson) 8:01

 

 

Les Paroles :

HIStory
Par : Michael Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

He got kicked in the back
He say that he needed that
He hot willed in the face
Keep daring to motivate
He say one day you will see
His place in world history
He dares to be recognized
The fires deep in his eyes

How many victims must there be
Slaughtered in vain across the land
And how many struggles must there be
Before we choose to live the prophet’s plan
Everybody…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Don’t let no one get you down
Keep movin’ on higher ground
Keep flying until
You are the king of the hill
No force of nature can break
Your will to self motivate
She say this face that you see
Is destined for history

How many people have to cry
The song of pain and grief across the land
And how many children have to die
Before we stand to lend a healing hand
Everybody sing…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty
Every day create your history
Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy
Every hero dreams of chivalry
Every child should sing together in harmony

All nations sing
Let’s harmonize all around the world

How many victims must there be
Slaughtered in vain across the land
And how many children must we see
Before we learn to live as brothers
And create one family oh…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty
Every day create your history
Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy
Every hero dreams of chivalry
Every child should sing together in harmony

A soldier dies
A mother cries
The promised child shines in a baby’s eyes
All nations sing
Let’s harmonize all around the world