You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson Song)
| You are not alone | |
|---|---|
| Michael Jackson | |
| publication | August 12, 1995 |
| length | 5:42 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , Contemporary R&B |
| Author (s) | R. Kelly |
| album | History |
You Are Not Alone (dt .: You are not alone ) is a song by Michael Jackson , that of R. Kelly was written. Immediately after its release, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one , which had not existed before and thus represents an official Guinness world record (see also: Records in the Billboard Hot 100 ). It was also Jackson's last number one hit in the US.
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The song is about how a person was abandoned by their love. After being abandoned, she waits, cries and despairs every day. At some point you whisper something in your ear: "You are not alone, I am here with you" (German: "You are not alone, I am here with you").
Background and allegations of plagiarism
You Are Not Alone was the only love song on Jackson's album HIStory . After the single was released in August 1995, it immediately rose to number one in the US charts; the last time Jackson had a number one hit in the US. In addition, the song was the subject of a longstanding copyright dispute, as its melody had already been published two years earlier by the brothers Danny and Eddy van Passel under the title If we can start all over . However, Kelly had himself registered as the author and composer of the song, against which the two Belgian composers filed a lawsuit. It was not until 13 years after the publication that a Brussels court of appeal gave the van Passel brothers the right to grant them the author's rights to the composition. Outside of Belgium, however, this judgment has no binding legal force.
Music video
The music video was shot in 1995. Jackson sings the song there, among other things, in a concert hall, but also with Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley , with whom Jackson was married for two years. In the scenes where Jackson appeared with Lisa Marie Presley, both were almost completely naked, which also led to controversy.
Appearances
Michael Jackson introduced the song on the HIStory World Tour , where he barely danced in contrast to the other songs. He also brought a woman from the audience onto the stage and let himself be hugged.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ release date
- ↑ www.uk.news.launch.yahoo.com: Jackson Receives His World Records , accessed May 16, 2011
- ↑ "You are not alone": Michael Jackson hit was stolen. In: Spiegel Online . September 12, 2007, accessed April 18, 2020 .