Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Remix album by Michael Jackson
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	House/pop rock/R&B
Length	37:14
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Professional reviews
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Michael Jackson chronology
HIStory (1995)	Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)	Invincible (2001)

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix is a remix album by Michael Jackson released in 1997. The tracks on the album included eight remixes of songs from Jackson's previous album HIStory, and five original songs ("Blood on the Dance Floor", "Morphine", "Superfly Sister", "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary?"). ImageMetadata File history File links Blood_on_the_dance_floor-1-.jpg Michael Jacksons Blood is on the Dancefloor album cover. ... A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists earlier released material. ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // History Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jimmy Jam (born James Harris III in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 6, 1959) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music, politics and popular culture. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Invincible is an album by Michael Jackson released on October 30, 2001. ... A remix is an alternate version of a song, different from the original version. ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Blood on the Dance Floor was a hit record for singer Michael Jackson in 1997. ...

On April 2, 1997 the debut single from the album, "Blood on the Dance Floor", was released in Europe. The single peaked at #1 on the U.K. singles chart. The U.S. release of the single was less popular peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #19 on the R&B chart. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Blood on the Dance Floor was a hit record for singer Michael Jackson in 1997. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Motto: (Royal motto) (French for God and my right) 3 Anthem(s): God Save the Queen 4 Capital London Most populous conurbation Greater London Urban Area Official language(s) English (de facto)5 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen HM Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP Formation... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ...

The second single from the album was "Ghosts", and included the official remix of "HIStory" as a double a-side track. On May 8, 1997 Jackson, in collaboration with director Stephen King, made 40 minute short film titled "Ghosts". The film was premiered at the 50th Cannes Film Festival. The short film was positively received by critics who attending the premier screening. The short film helped propel the single to #5 in the UK. History is a song on Michael Jacksons album, HIStory. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... Ghosts is a feature film by Michael Jackson which could also be classified as a long-form music video. ...

"Is It Scary?", was planned as a third single but was never officially released (As of 2006 only a few Promos remain). The song was intended to be the theme song for Addams Family Values, but this didn't happen in the end. It was also featured in the "Ghosts" short film. Addams Family Values (1993) is a sequel to the 1991 comedy The Addams Family movie. ...

It has been rumoured that the track "Superfly Sister" is written about the abusive relationship between his sister LaToya Jackson and Jack Gordon. La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and the middle child of the Jackson family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

On May 14, 1997 the album was released worldwide and today it has sold over 6 million copies, making it the second largest selling remix album of all time. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Track listing

1. "Blood on the Dance Floor" – 4:14
2. "Morphine" – 6:28
3. "Superfly Sister" – 6:27
4. "Ghosts" – 5:13
5. "Is It Scary" – 5:35
6. "Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix)" – 5:26
7. "Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)" – 4:22
8. "2 Bad (Refugee Camp Mix)" – 3:33
9. "Stranger in Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)" – 6:53
10. "This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix)" – 4:04
11. "Earth Song (Hani's Club Experience)" – 7:55
12. "You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix)" – 7:37
13. "HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)" – 8:00

Blood on the Dance Floor was a hit record for singer Michael Jackson in 1997. ... Stranger in Moscow was a single by singer/songwriter Michael Jackson released in November 1996. ... Earth Song is a song by Michael Jackson. ...

Credits

"Blood on the Dance Floor"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Engineered by Teddy Riley, Dave Way and Mick Guzauski
• Mixed by Mick Guzauski

"Morphine"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson
• Engineered by Keith Cohen, Eddie DeLena, Mick Guzauski and Tim Boyle
• Mixed by Keith Cohen

"Superfly Sister"

• Written by Michael Jackson
• Composed by Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren
• Produced by Michael Jackson
• Arranged by Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren
• Recorded by Richard Cottrell and Dave Way

"Ghosts"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Engineered by Teddy Riley and Eddie DeLena
• Mixed by Dave Way

"Is It Scary"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
• Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (aka James Harris III and Terry Lewis) and Michael Jackson
• Arranged by Michael Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
• Recorded by Steve Hodge
• Mixed by Steve Hodge

"Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix)"

• Written and composed by James Harris III and Terry Lewis, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
• Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
• Additional production and remix by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

"Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson
• Remix and additional production by Terry Farley & Pete Heller
• Engineered by Gary Wilkinson

"2 Bad (Refugee Camp Mix)"

• Written by Michael Jackson
• Composed by Bruce Swedien, Rene and Dallas Austin
• Produced by Michael Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
• Remix by Wyclef Jean
• Additional production by Te-Bass and Pras
• Rap by John Forte
• Guitar by Wyclef Jean
• Bass by Te-Bass
• Mixed and engineered by Warren Riker
• Scratches by Funkmaster Flex

"Stranger in Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson
• Additional production and remix by Todd Terry
• Engineered by Bill Klatt
• Edited by Matthias Heilbronn

"This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix)"

• Written by Michael Jackson
• Composed by Dallas Austin
• Produced by Dallas Austin and Michael Jackson
• Remix and additional production by David Morales
• Engineered by David Sussman
• Keyboards by Satoshi Tomiie and Joe Moskowitz
• Horns arranged by Paul Sharipo & Company
• Percussion by Steve Thornton

"Earth Song (Hani's Club Experience)"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell and David Foster
• Remixed and recycled by Hani
• Edited by Vlado Meller and Frank Ceraolo

"You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix)"

• Written and composed by R. Kelly
• Produced by R. Kelly and Michael Jackson
• Remix by Frankie Knuckles
• Additional production by Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie
• Engineered by John Poppo
• Keyboard programming by Terry Burrus

"HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)"

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
• Produced by Michael Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
• Remix by Tony Moran
• Additional production by Tony Moran and Bob Rosa
• Mixed by Bob Rosa
• Engineered by Tony Coluccio
• Programming by Tony Coluccio
• Additional programming by Giuseppe D.

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