"A Place with No Name" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson released on the second posthumous Jackson album, Xscape (2014). A 24-second snippet of the full song was released posthumously by website TMZ.com on July 16, 2009, three weeks after Jackson's death. The full version leaked online on December 3, 2013.[2] The track is based on "A Horse with No Name", the hit 1972 song by rock band America. At the time of the leak, America stated that they were "honored" that Michael Jackson chose to sample their work.
It has been claimed that there are "dozens and dozens" of unreleased Jackson songs that could be issued for several years to come.[3][4] The song was contemporized by Norwegian producers Stargate for Xscape, along with the original version. "A Place with No Name" was released to American urban adult contemporary radio on August 12, 2014.[5]
On June 25, 2009, Jackson died following what was initially reported as a cardiac arrest.[6][7] However, later on it was determined that Jackson died of a drug overdose of propofol and lorazepam and his death was ruled a homicide.[8] On July 16, 2009, celebrity news website TMZ.com—the first media outlet to report the death—released a 24-second snippet of an unreleased Jackson song, "A Place with No Name".[3][9][10] The track is based on America's 1972 number-one single "A Horse with No Name".[3][11][12] Jackson had legal permission to use the song.[13] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch stated that the two songs were "just about identical".[14] It was not known at the time of the leak when the track was recorded, although Jackson and America shared a manager—believed to be Jim Morey—in the late 1980s and late 1990s.[3][15][16]
According to producer Dr. Freeze, the version of "A Place with No Name" that leaked is the final version Jackson heard and approved in 2008, which is credited as the original version in the deluxe edition of Xscape.[2] it was the last CD single released by Jackson. Prior to the leak of the original version in December 2013, a cover of Jackson's work was posted at YouTube in January 2011, recorded by a mysterious person with a pseudonym "Spino".[17]
Music videosedit
On August 13, 2014, "A Place with No Name" marks the first time a music video has ever debuted exclusively on Twitter.[18] Along with its tweet premiere, "A Place with No Name" was also shown on the Sony video screen in Times Square on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. It was uploaded to Michael Jackson's VEVO page the following day. In line with the desert theme featured in the lyrics of America's "A Horse with No Name", the video stars dancers Alvester Martin, who worked with Jackson for ten years, and Danielle Acoff in new dance sequences in a desert. Also featured are rare clips from Jackson's "In the Closet" video shoot. The music video was directed by Samuel Bayer.[18]
A second music video was released on Michael Jackson's VEVO page on August 28, 2014, with choreographed dances performed by the dancers from Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: One world tour. It was filmed at different places in Los Angeles, but most of the video was shot inside the "Michael Jackson: ONE" Boutique inside Mandalay Bay.
Critical receptionedit
"A Place with No Name" (intro)
Michael Jackson's "A Place with No Name" has been said to have the same beat and sound as "Leave Me Alone".
Joe Levy from Billboard called the song the "centerpiece" of the album.[19] Meggie Morris from Renowned for Sound called the track "unknown and at the same time familiar, producing a sound that is retro and classic, rather than dated."[20] However, Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Yahoo! said "A Place with No Name" "has the same beat and sound as 'Leave Me Alone' from the 'Bad' era and is lyrically weak: we can tell why Jackson left it on the cutting room floor."[21]
Response from Americaedit
Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley—two members of the three part band—conveyed their gratitude toward Jackson for choosing their song as a musical template for "A Place with No Name". In their statement to MTV, the musicians also expressed regret that Jackson's fans did not get to hear the finished version of the track while Jackson was alive:[3][10]
We're honored that Michael Jackson chose to record it and we're impressed with the quality of the track. We're also hoping it will be released soon so that music listeners around the world can hear the whole song and once again experience the incomparable brilliance of Michael Jackson [...] Michael Jackson really did it justice and we truly hope his fans—and our fans—get to hear it in its entirety. It's really poignant.[3][10]
Bunnell further commented that he was "very proud of the fact that [Jackson] recorded it. It's a good version and an interesting derivative of the original that I wrote." Bunnel said that he and Beckley were "in the dark" regarding the future of Jackson's unreleased material.[22]
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^"A place without no name (by Spino) - full version". Youtube.com. January 18, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
^ ab"Michael Jackson "A Place With No Name" (Samuel Bayer, director)". VideoStatic. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^"Michael Jackson – A Place with No Name" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^"Michael Jackson – A Place with No Name" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^"Michael Jackson – A Place with No Name" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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A Place with No Name is a song by American singer Michael Jackson released on the second posthumous Jackson album Xscape 2014 A 24 second snippet of the full song was released posthumously by website TMZ com on July 16 2009 three weeks after Jackson s death The full version leaked online on December 3 2013 2 The track is based on A Horse with No Name the hit 1972 song by rock band America At the time of the leak America stated that they were honored that Michael Jackson chose to sample their work A Place with No Name Single by Michael Jacksonfrom the album XscapeReleasedAugust 12 2014 2014 08 12 Recorded1998StudioHit Factory Criteria Miami Milkboy Philadelphia Sterling Sound New York City Jungle City New York City GenreSynth funk 1 Length3 58 single version 5 35 album version 4 57 original cut version 5 18 original uncut version LabelEpic MJJSongwriter s Michael Jackson Elliot Dr Freeze Straite Lee Martin BunnellProducer s Michael Jackson Dr Freeze StargateMichael Jackson singles chronology Love Never Felt So Good 2014 A Place with No Name 2014 Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous 2017 Music video A Place with No Name on YouTubeAudio sample source source filehelp It has been claimed that there are dozens and dozens of unreleased Jackson songs that could be issued for several years to come 3 4 The song was contemporized by Norwegian producers Stargate for Xscape along with the original version A Place with No Name was released to American urban adult contemporary radio on August 12 2014 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Music videos 3 Critical reception 4 Response from America 5 Track listing 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 See also 8 ReferencesBackground editOn June 25 2009 Jackson died following what was initially reported as a cardiac arrest 6 7 However later on it was determined that Jackson died of a drug overdose of propofol and lorazepam and his death was ruled a homicide 8 On July 16 2009 celebrity news website TMZ com the first media outlet to report the death released a 24 second snippet of an unreleased Jackson song A Place with No Name 3 9 10 The track is based on America s 1972 number one single A Horse with No Name 3 11 12 Jackson had legal permission to use the song 13 The St Louis Post Dispatch stated that the two songs were just about identical 14 It was not known at the time of the leak when the track was recorded although Jackson and America shared a manager believed to be Jim Morey in the late 1980s and late 1990s 3 15 16 According to producer Dr Freeze the version of A Place with No Name that leaked is the final version Jackson heard and approved in 2008 which is credited as the original version in the deluxe edition of Xscape 2 it was the last CD single released by Jackson Prior to the leak of the original version in December 2013 a cover of Jackson s work was posted at YouTube in January 2011 recorded by a mysterious person with a pseudonym Spino 17 Music videos editOn August 13 2014 A Place with No Name marks the first time a music video has ever debuted exclusively on Twitter 18 Along with its tweet premiere A Place with No Name was also shown on the Sony video screen in Times Square on Wednesday night at 10 p m It was uploaded to Michael Jackson s VEVO page the following day In line with the desert theme featured in the lyrics of America s A Horse with No Name the video stars dancers Alvester Martin who worked with Jackson for ten years and Danielle Acoff in new dance sequences in a desert Also featured are rare clips from Jackson s In the Closet video shoot The music video was directed by Samuel Bayer 18 A second music video was released on Michael Jackson s VEVO page on August 28 2014 with choreographed dances performed by the dancers from Cirque du Soleil s Michael Jackson One world tour It was filmed at different places in Los Angeles but most of the video was shot inside the Michael Jackson ONE Boutique inside Mandalay Bay Critical reception edit nbsp A Place with No Name intro source source Michael Jackson s A Place with No Name has been said to have the same beat and sound as Leave Me Alone Problems playing this file See media help Joe Levy from Billboard called the song the centerpiece of the album 19 Meggie Morris from Renowned for Sound called the track unknown and at the same time familiar producing a sound that is retro and classic rather than dated 20 However Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Yahoo said A Place with No Name has the same beat and sound as Leave Me Alone from the Bad era and is lyrically weak we can tell why Jackson left it on the cutting room floor 21 Response from America editDewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley two members of the three part band conveyed their gratitude toward Jackson for choosing their song as a musical template for A Place with No Name In their statement to MTV the musicians also expressed regret that Jackson s fans did not get to hear the finished version of the track while Jackson was alive 3 10 We re honored that Michael Jackson chose to record it and we re impressed with the quality of the track We re also hoping it will be released soon so that music listeners around the world can hear the whole song and once again experience the incomparable brilliance of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson really did it justice and we truly hope his fans and our fans get to hear it in its entirety It s really poignant 3 10 Bunnell further commented that he was very proud of the fact that Jackson recorded it It s a good version and an interesting derivative of the original that I wrote Bunnel said that he and Beckley were in the dark regarding the future of Jackson s unreleased material 22 Track listing editDigital download CD single 23 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 A Place with No Name single version Michael JacksonElliot Dr Freeze StraiteLee Martin BunnellStargateJackson a Freeze a 3 582 A Place with No Name album version JacksonStraiteBunnellStargateJackson a Freeze a 5 353 Slave to the Rhythm Audien remix radio edit Antonio ReidKenneth EdmondsDaryl SimmonsKevin RobersonTimbalandJ Roc b Reid a Edmonds a Jackson a Audien c 3 15 Notes a signifies a vocal producer b signifies a co producer c signifies an additional producerCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for A Place with No Name Chart 2014 Peakposition Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 24 5 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 25 19 France SNEP 26 93 Hungary Radios Top 40 27 9 Hungary Single Top 40 28 22 Netherlands Single Top 100 29 24 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for A Place with No Name Chart 2014 Position Hungary Radios Top 40 30 54See also editList of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson Death of Michael JacksonReferences edit Revisiting Michael Jackson s Xscape 2014 Retrospective Tribute May 11 2019 a b Shields Damien December 6 2013 Michael Jackson s A Place With No Name The story behind the song Damienshields com Archived from the original on July 2 2014 Retrieved August 14 2014 a b c d e f Montgomery James July 20 2009 America Honored By Michael Jackson s A Place With No Name Sample MTV Retrieved August 28 2009 Many unreleased songs The Straits Times July 2 2009 Archived from the original on July 5 2009 Retrieved March 5 2010 Urban UAC Future Releases All Access Music Group Archived from the original on July 30 2014 Retrieved July 19 2014 Michael Jackson dead at 50 after cardiac arrest cnn com Retrieved October 10 2017 Hessel Evan July 25 2009 Michael Jackson King Of Pop Dies At 50 Forbes Retrieved October 17 2009 Tourtelotte Bob August 28 2009 Jackson death ruled homicide focus on doctor Reuters Retrieved August 2 2022 New Michael Jackson song leaked news com au July 17 2009 Archived from the original on July 19 2009 Retrieved October 17 2009 a b c Kreps Daniel July 20 2009 America Respond To Michael Jackson s A Place With No Name Rolling Stone Archived from the original on September 24 2009 Retrieved October 17 2009 Michael Jackson homage to America news com au July 18 2009 Archived from the original on December 30 2012 Retrieved March 5 2010 Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name news com au July 17 2009 Retrieved March 5 2010 America Respond To New Michael Jackson Song Rolling Stone July 16 2009 People St Louis Post Dispatch July 18 2009 Retrieved March 5 2010 Jackson s new song hits the web The Hindu July 18 2009 Archived from the original on June 4 2011 Retrieved March 5 2010 New Michael Jackson song A Place With No Name news com au July 17 2009 Archived from the original on January 14 2013 Retrieved March 5 2010 A place without no name by Spino full version Youtube com January 18 2011 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved May 26 2014 a b Michael Jackson A Place With No Name Samuel Bayer director VideoStatic August 14 2014 Retrieved August 26 2018 Levy Joe Michael Jackson s Xscape Track By Track Review Billboard com Billboard Retrieved July 12 2014 Single Review Michael Jackson A Place with No Name Renowned for Sound August 19 2014 Moody Nekesa Mumbi May 13 2014 Review Xscape is a mixed bag for Jackson fans Yahoo Movies Yahoo Retrieved July 12 2014 Berger John August 7 2009 America rides in on horse with no name Honolulu Star Bulletin Archived from the original on January 5 2010 Retrieved August 28 2009 Bunnell Dewey Straite Elliott Jackson Michael A Place with No Name CD Single MJJ Productions and Epic Records Catalog no 88875018402 Michael Jackson A Place with No Name in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved June 10 2020 Michael Jackson A Place with No Name in French Ultratip Retrieved June 10 2020 Michael Jackson A Place with No Name in French Les classement single Retrieved June 10 2020 Archivum Slagerlistak MAHASZ in Hungarian Radios Top 40 jatszasi lista Magyar Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved June 10 2020 Archivum Slagerlistak MAHASZ in Hungarian Single track Top 40 lista Magyar Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved June 10 2020 Michael Jackson A Place with No Name in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved June 10 2020 Radios Top 100 hallgatottsagi adatok alapjan 2014 Mahasz Retrieved June 10 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Place with No Name amp oldid 1220771424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
