Another Part of Me

"Another Part of Me"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
Released July 11, 1988
Format CD single, 7", 12"
Recorded 1985
Genre Funk, dance-pop
Length 3:54 (album version)
3:46 (single mix)
6:18 (12" edit)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s) Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson (co-producer)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Dirty Diana"
(1988)		 "Another Part of Me"
(1988)		 "Smooth Criminal"
(1988)
Bad/Bad 25 track listing
"Just Good Friends"
(5)		 "Another Part of Me"
(6)		 "Man in the Mirror"
(7)
Music video
"Another Part of Me" on YouTube

"Another Part of Me" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Produced by Quincy Jones (and co-produced by Jackson), it was released as the sixth single on July 11, 1988 for the singer's seventh solo album, Bad (1987). The song was originally featured in Jackson's 1986 3D film Captain EO. It is the sixth song on the album. The song also appeared as a dance attack and level song for the later revisions of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker video game (originally the first revision used excerpts of Thriller).

As with earlier songs in his career such as "Can You Feel It" and "We Are the World", the lyrics emphasize global unity, love and outreach.

The song was also featured in the trailer for Jackson's 1988 film Moonwalker.

In July 2009, a short part of the song has been used by singer Madonna as a tribute during the second leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour.[1] A Jackson impersonator performed his signature moves, while dancing to a medley of Jackson's songs.[2]

According to Quincy Jones in an interview that was featured in the 2001 special edition of Bad, Jackson wanted to include "Streetwalker" instead of "Another Part of Me". But after Jackson was caught dancing along to the song, it was decided that "Another Part of Me" would be featured on the album. "Streetwalker" was later released on the 2001 special edition and the second disc of 25th anniversary re-issue.

Music video

An official video was released in 1988, directed by Patrick Kelly, featuring Jackson performing the song live during his Bad World Tour. The film footage was taken July 16 at Wembley Stadium with soundtrack mixed from live multitrack recording taken on the same day, with additional footage from June 27–28 show at Parc des Princes. It is featured on the DVD Michael Jackson's Vision and the Target version DVD of Bad 25.

Live performance

"Another Part of Me" was performed on the second leg of the Bad World Tour with an extra instrumental section added at the end which was only briefly heard at the end of the single. In the USA portion of the second leg, it was played at the same speed as the original but with some instruments altered. In the Europe portion of the second leg, it was played much more quickly than the original single. A live version of the song is available on the DVD Live at Wembley July 16, 1988. A snippet of the song was used for the "This Is It" concerts during the song "Jam", but the shows were cancelled, due to his sudden death.

Track listing

7"
  1. Another Part of Me (Single Mix) – 3:46
  2. Another Part of Me (Instrumental) – 3:46
12" single and Picture Disc – CD Maxi
  1. Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix) – 6:18
  2. Another Part of Me (Radio Edit) – 4:24
  3. Another Part of Me (Dub Mix) – 3:51
  4. Another Part of Me (A Cappella) – 4:01
United States (Promo CD Single)
  1. Another Part of Me (Single Mix)
  2. Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
  3. Another Part of Me (Radio Edit)
  4. Another Part of Me (Dub Mix)
  5. Another Part of Me (A Cappella)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 3
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[7] 28
Canada (RPM 20 Dance Singles)[8] 10
France (SNEP)[9] 32
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 5
Italy (FIMI)[12] 47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 14
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[16] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 11
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[19] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[19] 18
US Cash Box[20] 12
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 94

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 50

Preceded by
"Nice 'N' Slow" by Freddie Jackson		 US Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single
September 17, 1988 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"She's On the Left" by Jeffrey Osborne

References

  1. ↑ Rodriguez, Jayson (July 5, 2009). "Madonna Salutes Michael Jackson At London's O2 Arena - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Viacom International. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ Saad, Mardeen (July 5, 2009). "Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert". MTV. Viacom International. Associated Press.
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 10 september 1988" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 48, No. 21, September 10 1988". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dance/Urban – Volume 48, No. 24, October 01 1988". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Another Part Of Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: J" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  16. ↑ "ANOTHER PART OF ME – Michael Jackson" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-09-17" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Bad – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  20. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending SEPTEMBER 3, 1988 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1988" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.