| "Give In to Me" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Michael Jackson featuring Slash | ||||||||||
| from the album Dangerous | ||||||||||
| Released | February 15, 1993 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, 7", Cassette | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1991-1992 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal[1] | |||||||||
| Length | 5:28 (album version) 4:42 (vocal version) |
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| Label | Epic | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Michael Jackson Bill Bottrell |
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| Producer | Michael Jackson Bill Bottrell |
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"Give In to Me" is the tenth track on Michael Jackson's 1991 studio album Dangerous. The single peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a hard rock ballad which featured Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash.[1][2] The song, also considered a heavy metal ballad, has an aggressive sexual flavor.[3][4] The single was never released in North America or Asia. The single release is notable for its B-sides, which include the album versions of "Dirty Diana" and "Beat It", two songs which also include guest appearances by hard rock guitarists (Steve Stevens and Eddie Van Halen, respectively).
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The music video for "Give In to Me" features Jackson performing the song on stage at an indoor rock concert with Guns N' Roses guitarists Slash and Gilby Clarke, as well as the band's touring keyboardist Teddy Andreadis. Loud explosions are later heard with volts coming and Jackson dances as they run down on his body. Slash's Les Paul is hit in the frets which causes the speed of the riffs. The last scene shows one volt running down on Jackson's body, an unintentional effect that was left in, for one last time before it fades.
According to Jackson—when he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey—it was shot in just about two hours in Germany in late August 1992. The pyrotechnics appearing on the video are computer-generated and were added later on.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 15 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 7[5] |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 35[5] |
| UK Singles Chart | 74 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| Hungarian Singles Chart | 8[6] |
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