Dancers from Thriller LIVE perform Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance in front of unsuspecting members of the public to celebrate 25th year anniversary of Thriller.

The biggest selling album of all time went underground when London commuters were taken by storm with a filmed performance of the famous Thriller Dance on the London district line tube.

Already an instant hit on YouTube, the video shows passengers looking flabbergasted as the impromptu performance by fellow commuters kicks off. One viewer said: “This is amazing!!! Slick as hell. I love the people who pretend they’re not interested.” Another Internet watcher said: “The polite applause at the end is the best bit – very British.”

The video has been picked up across the world with the Metro paper running a huge feature together with TV coverage on ITV London Tonight. This has clearly captured the imagination of the London commuters with a serious debate across blogs, websites and YouTube about this dance extravaganza.

The dance was performed by professional dancers from Thriller LIVE which is a full budget mega-show celebrating the music of the World’s Greatest Entertainer.

Kicking off its UK tour on March 27th, 2008 the dance crew got together with Sony BMG to plan the 25th anniversary of the release of Thriller and thought it would be fun to perform the Thriller dance in various locations around London.

The first “tube” video has been hugely popular…where might they appear next?

Watch video – Thriller Dance on the London Tube:

Upcoming:

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition’ – Release Date 11th February, 2008 (UK)

“The Girl Is Mine” – Physical Release date – 4th February 2008

Thriller LIVE UK Tour 27th March – 25th May 2008

Michael Jackson Official Website UK

Thriller Live Official Website

Flying Music presents a brand new production of Thriller LIVE as the show tours the UK for the third time this spring celebrating the 25th anniversary year of the Michael Jackson’s – and the world’s – biggest selling album: THRILLER. The new UK tour starts March 27th, 2008.

Created by renowned Michael Jackson biographer Adrian Grant, Thriller LIVE is a full budget mega-show that takes the audience on a journey through the music of the World’s Greatest Entertainer.

“What a Thriller” – Heat

In 2008 the critical and commercial hit production sees not only a brand new 43-date tour with even more amazing choreography, dancers, an amazing band and production but also a swathe of other Thriller related activity including:

* 28th January single “The Girl Is Mine” remix by Will.i.am

* 10th February Grammy Award for Thriller (details tbc)

With choreography from Michael Jackson’s own live show team (LaVelle Smith Jnr.) the mix of dancing, lights and sound is nothing short of spectacular.

Since it’s launch last year Thriller LIVE has toured the UK twice and has been featured on TV and press ranging from Blue Peter to Heat magazine. It is now fully endorsed by Michael Jackson’s record company SonyBMG as a part of the Thriller album 25th Anniversary.

“A visually and vocally spectacular show” – Daily Express

Thriller Live Tour dates

Thriller Live Official Website

Flying Music

“The Girl Is Mine” is one of the best known tracks from Thriller (who of a certain age doesn’t know the Paul McCartney / Michael Jackson exchange by heart?) and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the world’s best-selling album, Black Eyed Peas maestro Will.i.am gives the single a brand new super fresh feel.

Taking over duetting duties from Sir Paul, on the “The Girl Is Mine 2008″, will.i.am mixes in a funky, updated sound to the track which will appeal to younger fans approaching the song with fresh ears, as well as keep the original Michael Jackson crowd mighty pleased.

A couple of sneak previews from the ever-supportive MJ News Online (Michael Jackson Fan Club) and Michael Jackson News Network have drawn highly positive reactions:

“This track is much more than a classic remix – Will and Michael have made it a song in its own right” – MJ News Online

“The Girl Is Mine 2008 (with Will.i.am)”:

Digital release date, UK (1 track) – 14th January 2008

Physical CD Single / 12″ and Digital (3 tracks) UK Release Date – 28th January 2008

Track listing:

1.The Girl Is Mine 2008 (with will.i.am)
2. The Girl Is Mine 2008 club remix featuring will.i.am
3. The Girl Is Mine (original demo)

Upcoming Events:

25th Anniversary Year: There are all sorts of activities lined up for the 25th anniversary year of Thriller. This single will be followed with…

11th February 2008 – Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition, a newly expanded deluxe edition of multi-platinum Grammy-winning album with new & previously unreleased bonus tracks including remixes by Akon, Will.i.am & Kanye West plus a bonus DVD featuring digitally restored short films & Michael Jackson’s historic breakout performance from “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” television broadcast.

27th March 2008 – Thriller LIVE is a full budget mega-show that takes the audience on a journey through the music of the World’s Greatest Entertainer. With choreography from Michael Jackson’s own live show team (LaVelle Smith Jnr.) the production starts its 3-month UK tour on March 27th and is nothing short of spectacular. Thriller Live

More events and fan activities to be announced.

Michael Jackson – The Girl Is Mine 2008 (Featuring Will.I.Am) on Amazon.com

The Girl Is Mine: 2008 on Amazon.co.uk

Michael Jackson Official Website

Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the world’s biggest-selling album of all time, with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone, available in the U.K February 11, 2008.

The Michael Jackson Thriller 25th anniversary celebration kicks off in December 2007 and continues throughout 2008 with the release of a new single and a multi-faceted global marketing campaign featuring high-profile television, radio and online events around the world.

The Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition will include the original album in its entirety as well as eight bonus tracks and a DVD featuring Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking short films from Thriller (“Thriller,” “Beat It,” and “Billie Jean”) and the artist’s Emmy-nominated breakout performance of “Billie Jean” from the legendary “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” television special (first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983).

The newly expanded version of Thriller premieres five tracks previously unreleased in any form: a new Kanye West remix of “Billie Jean”; a new 2008 version of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” with Akon and will.i.am; will.i.am remixes of “The Girl Is Mine” and “P.Y.T.”; and “For All Time,” a rare unreleased cut from the original Thriller recording sessions, newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson.

Additional bonus material on the Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition includes “Someone In The Dark,” “Carousel,” and Michael Jackson’s original demo recording of “Billie Jean.”

The deluxe Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition packaging contains a personal greeting from Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special release.

Originally released 25 years ago early December 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson’s sixth solo album and second with producer Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star lead singer for the Jackson 5 into the stratosphere of international superstardom. Introducing the “robot” and the “moonwalk” into the international lexicon of clubland dance moves via the pulsing sounds of Thriller, Michael Jackson revolutionized all aspects of mainstream pop culture – from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of music videos – becoming the world’s most popular entertainer in the process.

The original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the American Top 10, 37 of those at #1. Seven of the album’s original nine tracks became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while individual singles from Thriller reached #1 chart positions in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada.

Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America’s top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984).

Thriller has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond Award status in the US. In addition, the album has achieved Diamond or Multi-Platinum status in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Thriller was named the Best Selling Album of All Time by the Guinness Book of Records in 1985.

In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards to be won by anyone in a single year. Seven of Michael’s Grammys that year were for Thriller: Album of the Year; Record of the Year (”Beat It”); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (”Thriller”); Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (Thriller); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (”Beat It”); Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (”Billie Jean”); Best R&B Song (”Billie Jean”) (Michael’s eighth Grammy that year was in the Best Recording For Children – Single or Album, Musical or Spoken category for “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”). That same year, Michael Jackson took home eight American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. The following year, “The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller” took home the Best Video Album trophy at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.

Named the “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time” by the Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is among the most highly acclaimed and influential artists in pop culture. He was named the World Music Award’s Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and received the American Music Award’s Artist of the Century Award. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist in 2001.

Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition

Thriller – original track listing – US Billboard Chart Peaks

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” – (#5 Hot 100, #5 R&B)
“Baby Be Mine”
“The Girl Is Mine” (with Paul McCartney) – (#2 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary)
Thriller” – (#4 Hot 10, #3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
“Beat It” – (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B)
“Billie Jean” – (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #9 A/C)
“Human Nature” – (#7 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary)
“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – (#10 Hot 100)
“The Lady in My Life”

Bonus Material:

10. Someone In the Dark ^
11. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson’s original demo recording) ^
12. Carousel ^

Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition

13. The Girl Is Mine – 2008 with will.i.am*
14. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) – 2008 with Michael Jackson and will.i.am*
15. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – 2008 with Michael Jackson, Akon and will.i.am*
16. Billie Jean – 2008 with Kanye West*
17. For All Time (unreleased track from original Thriller sessions)*

^ – From 2001 Thriller Special Edition

* – previously unreleased

Bonus DVD

The Videos

1. Thriller
2. Beat It
3. Billie Jean
4. Billie Jean performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever

25th Anniversary Executive Producer: Michael Jackson
Original Album Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

Thriller [25th Anniversary Edition CD + DVD] on amazon.co.uk (Release date: February 11, 2008 UK)

Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller (Enhanced) on amazon.com (Release date: February 12th, 2008 US)

Michael Jackson on Myspace

Halloween Party is an 18-track “Thriller” of an album sure to make the scariest season more fun than a Zombie disco.

The Halloween Party Album includes fright-fuelled classics such as “Ghostbusters”, “Thriller” and “The Monster Mash” as well as themes from favourites, old and new, like the Harry Potter theme, Scooby-Doo and Caspar the friendly Ghost.

There’s even a bonus CD of spooky noises and a booklet to help plan a party with tips to make costumes, invitations, party treats and decorations for a haunted house!

The Halloween Party Album track list:

1) Thriller – Halloween Party Album Singers
2) Ghostbusters – Halloween Party Album Singers
3) Monster – Halloween Party Album Singers
4) Somebody’s Watching Me – Halloween Party Album Singers
5) Monster Mash – Halloween Party Album Singers
6) What’s New Scooby Doo? – TV Theme
7) Mona the Vampire – TV Theme
Spooky – LazyTown
9) Witch Doctor – Halloween Party Album Singers
10) Time Warp – Halloween Party Album Singers
11) Addams Groove – Halloween Party Album Singers
12) Scooby Doo, Where Are You? – Halloween Party Album Singers
13) Do You Believe In Monsters? – mr. Ray
14) The Munsters – Halloween Party Album Singers
15) There’s A Ghost In My House – Halloween Party Album Singers
16) Bat Out of Hell – Halloween Party Album Singers
17) Dr Who – TV Theme
18) Harry Potter – Theme

PLUS EXCLUSIVE BONUS CD TO INCLUDE:

1) Spooky Halloween Soundtrack – Halloween Party Album
2) Story: What’s Lurking In The Wardrobe? – Halloween Party Album
3) Story: The Long Journey – Halloween Party Album

The Complete Halloween Party Album at Tesco.com

This amazing show, featuring a West End cast of performers including singers, dancers, choir and live band will celebrate the King Of Pop like never before!

With dazzling choreography (from MTV award winner, LaVelle Smith Jnr – credits include Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation Tour, Beyonce’s American and UK tours, Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour and more) and brilliant vocal performances, Michael Jackson’s classic songs and videos are brought to life on stage in a spectacular and sensational way.

The UK tour, which started on September 5th, 2007 with five shows at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, features over two-hours of hit songs including “Thriller”, “I Want You Back”, “I’ll Be There”, “Blame It On The Boogie”, “Can You Feel It”, “Rock With You”, “She’s Out Of My Life”, “Billie Jean”, “Earth Song” and many more.

The production, conceived by Adrian Grant, who himself has a long association with Michael Jackson, having published the best selling Jackson biographies, Michael Jackson – The Visual Documentary, and Making History (both Omnibus Press) has been over 15 years in the making, from a tribute show in 1991 to a West End spectacular in 2006. Indeed, the cast of THRILLER LIVE took to the stage at last year’s World Music Awards at Earls Court, where they performed to Thriller itself.

“The lighting – wonderful. The choreography – dazzling. The multimedia – tremendous. The atmosphere – electrifying” – Liverpoolconfidential.com

Thriller LIVE – UK Tour Dates:

Tuesday 11 – September 8pm Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
Wednesday 12 – September 8pm Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
Thursday 13 – September 8pm Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
Friday 14 – September 5.30pm & 8.30pm Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
Saturday 15 – September 4.30pm & 8pm Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
Friday 21 – September 7.30pm Ipswich Regent 01473 433 100
Saturday 22 – September 4.30pm & 8pm Newcastle City Hall 0191 261 2606
Sunday 23 – September 7.30pm Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 0870 606 3424
Monday 24 – September 7.30pm Dundee Caird Hall 01382 434 940
Tuesday 25 – September 7.30pm Southport Theatre 0870 607 7560
Wednesday 26 – September 7.30pm Cardiff St David’s Hall 02920 878 444

For the latest tour dates and information go to Thriller Live Official Website

Flying Music Official Website