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Smooth Criminal

December 30, 2022

For the Polo G song, see Bad Man (Smooth Criminal).

"Smooth Criminal" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 14, 1988, as the seventh single from his seventh album, Bad (1987). It was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. The lyrics address a woman who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth criminal". The refrain "Annie, are you OK?" was inspired by Resusci Anne, a dummy used in CPR training.

"Smooth Criminal"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
B-side"Smooth Criminal" (instrumental)
ReleasedNovember 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)[1]
RecordedNovember 1986–April 1987[2]
StudioWestlake (studio D), Los Angeles
Genre
Length4:17
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Another Part of Me"
(1988) 		"Smooth Criminal"
(1988) 		"Leave Me Alone"
(1989)
Audio sample

The music video for "Smooth Criminal", which premiered on MTV on October 13, 1988,[4] is the centerpiece of the 1988 film Moonwalker. The 1930s setting and Jackson's white suit and fedora pay tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon. In the video, Jackson and the dancers perform an apparently physically impossible "anti-gravity lean".

"Smooth Criminal" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the sixth top-10 single from Bad.[5] It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song reached number one in Belgium, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Retrospective reviews have described it as one of Jackson's best songs.[6] Rolling Stone wrote that it was "his best blend of R&B groove and rock edginess, and a turning point in his shift toward darker, harder-edged material".[6] It has appeared on numerous greatest hits albums and was performed on all of Jackson's solo tours. "Smooth Criminal" was re-released in 2006 as a single as a part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles boxset.

Composition

"Smooth Criminal" evolved from an earlier song written by Jackson, "Al Capone" (named after real life gangster Al Capone), released on the 2012 reissue Bad 25.[7] It is in the key of A minor,[8] and Jackson's vocal spans from G3 to C6.[8] The lyrics describe a narrator who finds a bloodstained carpet and an unconscious body.[9] The chorus refrain, "Annie, are you OK?", was inspired by Resusci Anne, a dummy used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Trainees learn to say "Annie, are you OK?" while practicing resuscitation on the dummy.[10]

Release

"Smooth Criminal" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the sixth top 10 single from Bad.[5] It is certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[11] The song reached number one in Belgium, Iceland, the Netherlands and Spain and the top 10 in Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and the UK.

Music video

 
Jackson performing the "anti-gravity lean" in the "Smooth Criminal" music video.

Jackson asked Vincent Paterson to conceive a concept for the short film. Paterson listened to the unfinished song and came up with the concept of a 1930s gangster club.[12] Vincent Paterson, who was a lead dancer in the music videos for "Beat It" and "Thriller", co-choreographed the "Smooth Criminal" video with Jackson and Jeffrey Daniel of the soul music group Shalamar.[citation needed] The video and Jackson's white suit and fedora pay tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon, particularly the "Girl Hunt Ballet" (itself inspired by the novels of Mickey Spillane) scene.[13] The video, directed by Colin Chilvers, was shot between mid-February and April 1987 at Culver City, California, and in the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood[14][15] and premiered on MTV on the night of October 13, 1988.[4]

In the video, Jackson and the other dancers perform a lean that appears physically impossible.[16] The dancers lean forward 45 degrees with their backs straight and feet flat on the floor, and hold the pose before returning upright.[16] The lean moves the body's center of mass further than it can support.[16] The illusion was achieved using cables and a harness.[17][18] In October 1993, Jackson's team patented a method of performing the lean in concert using specially designed shoes that hook into pegs that rise from the stage.[16] Even with the shoes, the move requires good athletic core strength.[18]

The video won Best Music Video at the 1989 Brit Awards[19] and the Critic's Choice awarded Jackson the "Best Video" award and the People's Choice Awards for "Favorite Music Video" for that same year.[20]

In 2019, American television personality Kim Kardashian bought Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" fedora, which still had his makeup on it, for her daughter North West.[21]

The style of clothing as well as mannerisms Jackson portrayed were reused in the numerous adaptations of the video game Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. The song serves as the background music for the "Club 30s" stage, the nightclub seen in the music video, that appears in the game.[22] The video is the centerpiece of the 1988 film Moonwalker.[citation needed]

 
A fedora worn by Jackson while performing "Smooth Criminal" on stage, displayed at Hard Rock Cafe, Nice.

Critical reception

Jason Elias of AllMusic wrote that "Smooth Criminal" was "a gorgeous and exhilarating record ... [it] presents Michael Jackson at his most captivating and it never fails to impress".[23] Rolling Stone named it the sixth best Jackson song, writing that it was "his best blend of R&B groove and rock edginess, and a turning point in his shift toward darker, harder-edged material."[24] In a retrospective review of Bad, Newsweek wrote: "[Smooth Criminal] is a sleek, exhilarating action sequence of a song that's unlike anything else in Jackson's catalog ... an urgent and inspired highlight. Bad is at its best when it explores the darker, more paranoid side that began to consume Jackson's life in the late '80s, and this song captures that impulse."[25] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "If there was one song on Bad that truly captured the sense of artistic freedom that Jackson felt after Thriller, it was this track ... This is pop music as suspense drama."[26]

Track listings

Personnel

Adapted from single liner notes and Michael Jackson website.[28]

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[65] Gold 45,000 
France (SNEP)[66] Silver 200,000*
Italy (FIMI)[67] Gold 25,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[68] Gold 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] Platinum 1,000,000 
United States (RIAA)[70] 2× Platinum 2,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

The Croatian duo 2Cellos performed the song in a viral YouTube video.[71] They later performed it in the Glee episode "Michael".[72]

Neil Patrick Harris performed the song in the Michael Jackson tribute episode of Lip Sync Battle.[73]

Alien Ant Farm version

"Smooth Criminal"
 
Single by Alien Ant Farm
from the album Anthology
ReleasedMay 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
GenreNu metal[74]
Length3:29
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)Michael Jackson
Producer(s)Jay Baumgardner
Alien Ant Farm singles chronology
"Movies"
(2001) 		"Smooth Criminal"
(2001) 		"Movies (re-release)"
(2001)

In May 2001, American rock band Alien Ant Farm released a cover version of "Smooth Criminal" as the second single from their second studio album, Anthology (2001). According to lead singer Dryden Mitchell, the band would play a few riffs of the Jackson song while warming up before gigs and audience members would request them to play the entire song.[75] This positive feedback encouraged them to record their own rendition of "Smooth Criminal" and include it on Anthology.

The cover became a number-one hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and was also a number-one hit in Australia for eight weeks. In Europe, it reached number three in the United Kingdom and charted within the top 10 in ten other countries. Alien Ant Farm's 1999 album Greatest Hits includes a hidden track named "Slick Thief", which is an early version of "Smooth Criminal".

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld. It references various Jackson music videos, including the "Smooth Criminal" video itself.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[115] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[116] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[117] Gold 250,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[68] Gold 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[118] Gold  
Sweden (GLF)[119] Gold 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[120] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[121] Platinum 600,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States May 22, 2001 Alternative radio DreamWorks [122]
Europe August 20, 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 [123]
United States August 21, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [124]
United Kingdom September 17, 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 [123][125]
Australia October 15, 2001 CD [126]

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External links

  • "Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson version) on YouTube
  • "Smooth Criminal" (Alien Ant Farm version) on YouTube
  • US Patent: Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion

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For the Polo G song see Bad Man Smooth Criminal Smooth Criminal is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson released on November 14 1988 as the seventh single from his seventh album Bad 1987 It was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones The lyrics address a woman who has been attacked in her apartment by a smooth criminal The refrain Annie are you OK was inspired by Resusci Anne a dummy used in CPR training Smooth Criminal Single by Michael Jacksonfrom the album BadB side Smooth Criminal instrumental ReleasedNovember 14 1988 1988 11 14 1 RecordedNovember 1986 April 1987 2 StudioWestlake studio D Los AngelesGenrePop 3 R amp B 3 Length4 17LabelEpicSongwriter s Michael JacksonProducer s Quincy Jones Michael Jackson co Michael Jackson singles chronology Another Part of Me 1988 Smooth Criminal 1988 Leave Me Alone 1989 Audio sample source source track track filehelpThe music video for Smooth Criminal which premiered on MTV on October 13 1988 4 is the centerpiece of the 1988 film Moonwalker The 1930s setting and Jackson s white suit and fedora pay tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon In the video Jackson and the dancers perform an apparently physically impossible anti gravity lean Smooth Criminal reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the sixth top 10 single from Bad 5 It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA The song reached number one in Belgium Iceland the Netherlands and Spain Retrospective reviews have described it as one of Jackson s best songs 6 Rolling Stone wrote that it was his best blend of R amp B groove and rock edginess and a turning point in his shift toward darker harder edged material 6 It has appeared on numerous greatest hits albums and was performed on all of Jackson s solo tours Smooth Criminal was re released in 2006 as a single as a part of Jackson s Visionary The Video Singles boxset Contents 1 Composition 2 Release 3 Music video 4 Critical reception 5 Track listings 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Cover versions 9 1 Alien Ant Farm version 9 2 Music video 9 2 1 Charts 9 3 Weekly charts 9 4 Year end charts 9 5 Decade end charts 9 5 1 Certifications 9 5 2 Release history 10 References 11 External linksComposition Edit Smooth Criminal evolved from an earlier song written by Jackson Al Capone named after real life gangster Al Capone released on the 2012 reissue Bad 25 7 It is in the key of A minor 8 and Jackson s vocal spans from G3 to C6 8 The lyrics describe a narrator who finds a bloodstained carpet and an unconscious body 9 The chorus refrain Annie are you OK was inspired by Resusci Anne a dummy used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training Trainees learn to say Annie are you OK while practicing resuscitation on the dummy 10 Release Edit Smooth Criminal peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the sixth top 10 single from Bad 5 It is certified 2 platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry 11 The song reached number one in Belgium Iceland the Netherlands and Spain and the top 10 in Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Switzerland and the UK Music video Edit Jackson performing the anti gravity lean in the Smooth Criminal music video Jackson asked Vincent Paterson to conceive a concept for the short film Paterson listened to the unfinished song and came up with the concept of a 1930s gangster club 12 Vincent Paterson who was a lead dancer in the music videos for Beat It and Thriller co choreographed the Smooth Criminal video with Jackson and Jeffrey Daniel of the soul music group Shalamar citation needed The video and Jackson s white suit and fedora pay tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon particularly the Girl Hunt Ballet itself inspired by the novels of Mickey Spillane scene 13 The video directed by Colin Chilvers was shot between mid February and April 1987 at Culver City California and in the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood 14 15 and premiered on MTV on the night of October 13 1988 4 In the video Jackson and the other dancers perform a lean that appears physically impossible 16 The dancers lean forward 45 degrees with their backs straight and feet flat on the floor and hold the pose before returning upright 16 The lean moves the body s center of mass further than it can support 16 The illusion was achieved using cables and a harness 17 18 In October 1993 Jackson s team patented a method of performing the lean in concert using specially designed shoes that hook into pegs that rise from the stage 16 Even with the shoes the move requires good athletic core strength 18 The video won Best Music Video at the 1989 Brit Awards 19 and the Critic s Choice awarded Jackson the Best Video award and the People s Choice Awards for Favorite Music Video for that same year 20 In 2019 American television personality Kim Kardashian bought Jackson s Smooth Criminal fedora which still had his makeup on it for her daughter North West 21 The style of clothing as well as mannerisms Jackson portrayed were reused in the numerous adaptations of the video game Michael Jackson s Moonwalker The song serves as the background music for the Club 30s stage the nightclub seen in the music video that appears in the game 22 The video is the centerpiece of the 1988 film Moonwalker citation needed A fedora worn by Jackson while performing Smooth Criminal on stage displayed at Hard Rock Cafe Nice Critical reception EditJason Elias of AllMusic wrote that Smooth Criminal was a gorgeous and exhilarating record it presents Michael Jackson at his most captivating and it never fails to impress 23 Rolling Stone named it the sixth best Jackson song writing that it was his best blend of R amp B groove and rock edginess and a turning point in his shift toward darker harder edged material 24 In a retrospective review of Bad Newsweek wrote Smooth Criminal is a sleek exhilarating action sequence of a song that s unlike anything else in Jackson s catalog an urgent and inspired highlight Bad is at its best when it explores the darker more paranoid side that began to consume Jackson s life in the late 80s and this song captures that impulse 25 Entertainment Weekly wrote If there was one song on Bad that truly captured the sense of artistic freedom that Jackson felt after Thriller it was this track This is pop music as suspense drama 26 Track listings Edit7 inch single 27 Smooth Criminal single mix 4 10 Smooth Criminal instrumental 4 1012 inch maxi and CD maxi 27 Smooth Criminal extended dance mix 7 46 Smooth Criminal extended dance mix radio edit 5 20 Smooth Criminal Annie mix 5 35 Smooth Criminal dance mix dub version 4 45 Smooth Criminal a cappella 4 12Visionary single 27 CD side Smooth Criminal 4 10 Smooth Criminal extended dance mix 7 45DVD side Smooth Criminal music video end credits version 4 11 Cassette single 27 Smooth Criminal Smooth Criminal instrumental 3 inch CD single 27 Smooth Criminal extended dance mix 7 46 Smooth Criminal Annie mix 5 35 Smooth Criminal dance mix dub version 4 45Japanese 3 inch CD single 27 Smooth Criminal Smooth Criminal instrumental Personnel EditAdapted from single liner notes and Michael Jackson website 28 Michael Jackson vocals clap vocal arrangement rhythm arrangement production Quincy Jones production Bill Bottrell drums John Robinson drums Bruce Swedien drums police announcement recording David Williams guitar Kim Hutchcroft saxophone Larry Williams saxophone Gary Grant trumpet Jerry Hey trumpet horn arrangement Kevin Maloney muted Steinway piano Christopher Currell Synclavier Denny Jaeger Synclavier effects Michael Rubini Synclavier effects John Barnes synthesizer Michael Boddicker synthesizer Dr Eric Chevlen heartbeat recording John Barnes rhythm arrangementCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1988 1989 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 29 29Austria O3 Austria Top 40 30 17Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 31 1Denmark IFPI 32 5Europe Eurochart Hot 100 33 5Finland Suomen virallinen singlelista 34 1France SNEP 35 4Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 10 36 1Ireland IRMA 37 4Italy Musica e dischi 38 10Netherlands Dutch Top 40 39 1Netherlands Single Top 100 40 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 41 29Spain AFYVE 42 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 43 5UK Singles OCC 44 8US Billboard Hot 100 45 7US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 5 10US Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales Billboard 5 13US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles Billboard 5 2US CHR Pop Radio amp Records 46 8West Germany Official German Charts 47 9Chart 2006 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 35 61Ireland IRMA 37 14Italy FIMI 48 6Netherlands Single Top 100 40 20Spain PROMUSICAE 49 1UK Singles OCC 44 19 Chart 2009 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 29 16Austria O3 Austria Top 40 30 30Canada Hot Canadian Digital Singles 5 22Denmark Tracklisten 50 28Europe Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 51 20France SNEP Download Chart 52 10Italy FIMI 48 17Netherlands Single Top 100 40 22New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 41 37Spain PROMUSICAE 49 33Sweden Sverigetopplistan 53 12Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 43 12UK Singles OCC 44 13UK Download CC 54 13US Hot Digital Songs Billboard 5 12Chart 2016 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 55 76Year end charts Edit Chart 1988 PositionBelgium Ultratop Flanders 56 73Netherlands Dutch Top 40 57 50Netherlands Single Top 100 58 43UK Singles OCC 59 79Chart 1989 PositionBelgium Ultratop Flanders 60 70US Billboard Hot 100 61 62 93US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 63 58West Germany Official German Charts 64 57Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 65 Gold 45 000 France SNEP 66 Silver 200 000 Italy FIMI 67 Gold 25 000 Mexico AMPROFON 68 Gold 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 69 Platinum 1 000 000 United States RIAA 70 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Cover versions EditThe Croatian duo 2Cellos performed the song in a viral YouTube video 71 They later performed it in the Glee episode Michael 72 Neil Patrick Harris performed the song in the Michael Jackson tribute episode of Lip Sync Battle 73 Alien Ant Farm version Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Smooth Criminal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Smooth Criminal Single by Alien Ant Farmfrom the album AnthologyReleasedMay 22 2001 2001 05 22 GenreNu metal 74 Length3 29LabelDreamWorksSongwriter s Michael JacksonProducer s Jay BaumgardnerAlien Ant Farm singles chronology Movies 2001 Smooth Criminal 2001 Movies re release 2001 In May 2001 American rock band Alien Ant Farm released a cover version of Smooth Criminal as the second single from their second studio album Anthology 2001 According to lead singer Dryden Mitchell the band would play a few riffs of the Jackson song while warming up before gigs and audience members would request them to play the entire song 75 This positive feedback encouraged them to record their own rendition of Smooth Criminal and include it on Anthology The cover became a number one hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and was also a number one hit in Australia for eight weeks In Europe it reached number three in the United Kingdom and charted within the top 10 in ten other countries Alien Ant Farm s 1999 album Greatest Hits includes a hidden track named Slick Thief which is an early version of Smooth Criminal Music video Edit The music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld It references various Jackson music videos including the Smooth Criminal video itself Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 2001 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 76 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 77 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 78 3Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 79 4Denmark Tracklisten 80 3Europe Eurochart Hot 100 81 6Finland Suomen virallinen lista 82 2France SNEP 83 27Germany Official German Charts 84 5Ireland IRMA 37 2Italy FIMI 85 11Netherlands Dutch Top 40 86 4Netherlands Single Top 100 87 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 88 4Norway VG lista 89 7Scotland OCC 90 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 91 5Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 92 4UK Singles OCC 93 3UK Rock amp Metal OCC 94 1US Billboard Hot 100 95 23US Alternative Airplay Billboard 96 1US Mainstream Rock Billboard 97 18US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 98 12 Year end charts Edit Chart 2001 PositionAustralia ARIA 99 8Austria O3 Austria Top 40 100 61Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 101 24Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 102 55Canada Radio Nielsen BDS 103 90Europe Eurochart Hot 100 104 31Germany Official German Charts 105 43Ireland IRMA 106 17Netherlands Dutch Top 40 107 40Netherlands Single Top 100 108 42Sweden Sverigetopplistan 109 48Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 110 39UK Singles OCC 111 32Chart 2002 PositionAustralia ARIA 112 60Canada Nielsen SoundScan 113 143Decade end charts Edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 114 48 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 115 2 Platinum 140 000 Belgium BEA 116 Gold 25 000 Germany BVMI 117 Gold 250 000 Mexico AMPROFON 68 Gold 30 000 Norway IFPI Norway 118 Gold Sweden GLF 119 Gold 15 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 120 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 121 Platinum 600 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history Edit Region Date Format s Label s Ref s United States May 22 2001 Alternative radio DreamWorks 122 Europe August 20 2001 CDcassette 123 United States August 21 2001 Contemporary hit radio 124 United Kingdom September 17 2001 CDcassette 123 125 Australia October 15 2001 CD 126 References Edit Lecocq Richard Allard Francois 2018 Bad Michael 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