This Place Hotel

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"This Place Hotel"
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Single by The Jacksons
Released 1980
Writer(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s) The Jackson
Chart positions
  • #22 (US Pop)
  • #2 (US R&B)

Originally named "Heartbreak Hotel", "This Place Hotel" was a hit recording by The Jacksons when it was released in 1980.

Written by Michael, the song would precede Jackson's own hit, "Billie Jean", in its insecurity-plagued tale of confusion. While his brothers didn't sang background vocals, they were credited with playing percussion on the album while brother Tito got to play a guitar solo.

The song reached number twenty-two on the Billboard pop singles chart and number two on the R&B singles chart when it was released and became the group's second biggest single off their Triumph album. The song, in turn, became a popular concert performance for the group's next two tours right into Michael's own "Bad" tour.

The song, like the aforementioned "Can You Feel It", has become one of the oft-sampled songs in hip-hop.

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