"Blood on the Dance Floor"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Released	April/May 1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Genre	New jack swing
Length	4:13
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Michael Jackson Teddy Riley
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson Teddy Riley
Peak chart positions
#1 (UK, Spain, Estonia, Holland, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland) #2 (United World Chart) #19 (US R&B) #42 (US)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Stranger in Moscow" (1996) "Blood on the Dance Floor" (1997) "HIStory/Ghosts" (1997)
Michael Jackson's Visionary chronology
"Stranger in Moscow" (2006)	"Blood On The Dance Floor" (2006)

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Track listing

Original release

UK single #1

1. "Blood On The Dance Floor" – 4:13
2. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (TM's Switchblade Mix) – 8:38
3. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Refugee Camp Mix) – 5:26
4. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Fire Island Vocal Mix) – 8:55
5. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Fire Island Dub) – 8:55

UK single #2

1. "Blood On The Dance Floor" – 4:13
2. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (TM's Switchblade Edit) – 3:21
3. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Fire Island Radio Edit) – 3:50
4. "Dangerous" (Roger's Dangerous Club Mix) – 6:54

US single

1. "Blood On The Dance Floor" – 4:13
2. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (TM's Switchblade Edit - long) – 4:10
3. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Refugee Camp Edit) – 3:20
4. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (Fire Island Radio Edit) – 3:50
5. "Blood On The Dance Floor" (TM's Switchblade Mix - long) – 10:00
6. "Dangerous" (Roger's Dangerous Club Mix) – 6:54

Visionary single

CD Side

1. "Blood on the Dance Floor" (Album Version)
2. "Blood on the Dance Floor" (Fire Island Vocal Mix)

DVD Side

1. "Blood on the Dance Floor" (Music Video)

Mixes

1. Album Version - 4:13
2. Fire Island Vocal Mix - 8:55
3. Fire Island Radio Edit
4. Fire Island Dub - 8:55
5. TM's Switchblade Mix - 8:38
6. TM's Switchblade Edit - 3:22
7. T&G Pool Of Blood Dub
8. Refugee Camp Mix - 5:20
9. Refugee Camp Edit - 3:21
10. Refugee Camp Dub
11. A Cappella
12. A Different Dance Floor

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
• Engineered by Teddy Riley, Dave Way and Mick Gizauski
• Mixed by Mick Gizauski
• Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
• Keyboards and synthesizers: Teddy Riley and Brad Buxer
• Drum programming: Teddy Riley and Brad Buxer
• Digital systems programming: Matt Carpenter
• Additional engineering by Eddie DeLena and Andrew Scheps
• Assistant engineers: Rich July, Sam Curtis and Jon Mooney