Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour

Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25, 2005. The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004. The concert took place during Jackson's first leg on his Dangerous World Tour on October 1, 1992 at the Bucharest National Stadium, with a sold-out attendance of 90,000. It was the last night of the first leg of the tour. This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States, also released in Asia market on double Video CD. The other official releases by Michael Jackson are a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, which was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.

Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
Video by Michael Jackson
Released	July 25, 2005
Recorded	October 1, 1992
Venue	Lia Manoliu Stadium (Bucharest, Romania)
Genre	Pop, rock, soul
Length	2:01:58
Label	Epic
Director	Andy Morahan
Producer	Kevin Wall
Michael Jackson chronology
The One (2004) Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (2005) Michael Jackson's Vision (2010)

There are various versions of the footage of the same concert that exist. The first version was broadcast the next day by BBC; following Jackson's death, this version was rebroadcast on BNN/Ned3. All the footage in this version is from the Bucharest concert. The version that appears on the DVD was broadcast on HBO in 1992, which became the highest audience in the channel's history for a single broadcast. This version, while mostly having footage of Jackson performing at the Bucharest Concert (some in alternate camera angles in comparison to the BBC version), also consisted of footage from concerts in other locations such as Munich, Copenhagen or London. Also missing were the "Brace Yourself" video introduction and the "We Are the World Interlude," which were included in the original BBC Telecast. The crowd screaming and intro before "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is featured in Jackson's 2010 song "Behind the Mask".

Reception

The concert special set a record for HBO at the time, becoming the channel’s highest rated special.^[1]

The DVD has sold over three million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jam"	Michael Jackson, René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley	8:16
2.	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"		5:13
3.	"Human Nature"	Steve Porcaro, John Bettis	5:02
4.	"Smooth Criminal"		6:00
5.	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet with Siedah Garrett)		4:45
6.	"She's Out of My Life"	Tom Bahler	4:53
7.	"I Want You Back/The Love You Save"	Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards	2:17
8.	"I'll Be There"	Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis	4:33
9.	"Thriller"	Rod Temperton	5:51
10.	"Billie Jean"		7:44
11.	"Working Day and Night"		10:04
12.	"Beat It"		7:24
13.	"Will You Be There"		6:51
14.	"Black or White"	Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell	6:38
15.	"Heal the World"		8:53
16.	"Man in the Mirror"	Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard	13:28

Personnel

Performers Michael Jackson – lead vocals, dance and choreographer Dancers LaVelle Smith – choreographer and dancer Jamie King – dancer Evaldo Garcia – dancer Randy Allaire – dancer Damon Navandi – dancer Bruno "Taco" Falcon – dancer Michelle Berube – dancer Yoko Sumida – dancer

Musicians Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, synthesizers, musical director Kevin Dorsey – assistant musical director Brad Buxer – keyboards, synthesizers Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion Jennifer Batten – lead and rhythm guitar David Williams – lead and rhythm guitar Don Boyette – bass guitar, synth bass Vocalists Dorian Holley – vocal director and backing vocals Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals Siedah Garrett – backing vocals, duet partner on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austrian Music DVDs Chart^[2]	4
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart^[3]	2
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart^[4]	1
Dutch Music DVDs Chart^[5]	2
French Music DVDs Chart^[6]	1
Greek Music DVDs Chart^[7]	1

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Music DVDs Chart^[8]	1
French Music DVDs Chart^[6]	1
German Albums Chart^[9]	8
Irish Music DVDs Chart^[10]	1
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart^[11]	1
Spanish Music DVDs Chart^[12]	1
Swiss Music DVDs Chart^[13]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[14]	14× Platinum	210,000^^
France (SNEP)^[15]	3× Platinum	60,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[16]	Platinum	200,000^‡
Japan (RIAJ)^[17]	Gold	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[18]	4× Platinum	20,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)^[19]	Platinum	10,000^*
Portugal (AFP)^[20]	Platinum	8,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	Platinum	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[22]	8× Platinum	800,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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