Michael Jackson’s Thriller -era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in.

Released as a single in 1983, "Beat It" went on to dominate the charts, reaching the number-one spot in five countries. The ...

No matter what kind of music you listen to, everyone knows the song “Beat It” by pop icon and overall creepy weirdo Michael Jackson. The third single off of Jackson’s sixth solo studio album Thriller, ...

How the late producer and composer Quincy Jones saved this iconic Michael Jackson hit from its heavy metal fate.

Following the tragic passing of musical genius Quincy Jones, we’re learning new things about his life and some of the classic ...

Eddie Van Halen famously provided the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit song “Beat It,” but the Van Halen legend had to break a band rule to do it. Jackson enlisted a cavalcade of ...

But in the meantime, Michael Jackson had the MTV dance-floor to ... despite the fact that “Billie Jean” was a bigger hit song. “Beat It” also represented another step in Jackson’s ...

Michael Jackson persuades gang members to stop fighting. Both the film and song act as a protest to end gang violence. The short film/music video for "Beat It" helped to establish Jackson as an ...