Billie Jean

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lyricist and composer:Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:Mijac Music
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Michael-jackson-billie-jean-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7027 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=277 [info]
Wikidata:Q193319 [info]
referred to in medleys:Can’t Stop Feeling Billie Jean’s Face
Michael Jackson Medley (Ashaye) (order: 4)
later translated versions:ビリー・ジーン
later versions:Billie Jean 2008
I’m Billie Jean
No Diggity (Billie Jean remix)
part of:MJ: The Musical (order: 22)
is the basis for:Billie Jean Meets Saturday

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1981Billie Jean (home demo from 1981)demoMichael Jackson2:20
1983-03-25Billie JeanliveMichael Jackson?:??
1983-03-25Billie Jean (The Legendary Performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever) (live dancing, 1983-03-25: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, CA, USA)liveMichael Jackson4:58
1987-09-12Billy Jean (live, 1987-09-12: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan)liveMichael Jackson5:57
1987-09-12Billy Jean (live, 1987-09-12: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan)liveMichael Jackson6:09
1987-09Billie Jean (live, 1987-09: Japan)liveMichael Jackson6:06
1988-03-05Billie Jean (live, 1988-03-05: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveMichael Jackson6:05
1988-07-16Billie Jean (live, 1988-07-16: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK)liveMichael Jackson5:39
1988-07-16Billie Jean (live, 1988-07-16: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK)liveMichael Jackson?:??
1988Billie Jean (live, 1988: Rotterdam)liveMichael Jackson7:02
1992-10-01Billie Jean (live, 1992-10-01: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)liveMichael Jackson11:27
1992-10-01Billie Jean (live, 1992-10-01: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)liveMichael Jackson7:00
1992-10Billie Jean (live, 1992-10: Bukarest, Romania)liveMichael Jackson4:28
1992Billie Jean (live, 1992)liveMichael Jackson7:52
1992Billy Jean (live, 1992: Bukarest, Romania)liveMichael Jackson7:51
1993Billy Jean (live, 1993: USA)liveMichael Jackson7:05
1997-05-17Billie Jean Medley (live, 1997‐05‐17: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA)cover, live and medleyMoxy Früvous?:??
1998-01-26The AMA Squeeze (live, 1998-01-26: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA; The American Music Awards)cover, live and medleyThose Darn Accordions!3:56
1998-10-31Billy Jian (medley) (live, 1998-10-31: The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, USA)cover and liveMoxy Früvous5:13
2000Billie JeancoverThe Countdown Singers4:53
2001-09-09Billie Jean (live, 2001-09-09: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveBelle and Sebastian4:21
2006-07-19Billy Jean (live, 2006-07-19: Plain Dealer Pavilion, Cleveland, OH, USA)cover, instrumental and liveTrey Anastasio, Mike Gordon & Benevento/Russo Duo9:02
2006-09-07Billie Jeancover and liveChris Cornell4:29
2007-04-04Billie Jean (live, 2007-04-04: Fox Studios Century City, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveChris Cornell5:19
2007-04Billie JeancoverDan Tepfer Trio5:05
2009-06-27Billie Jean (live, 2009-06-27: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveKrezip3:31
2009-07-04Billie Jean (live, 2009-07-04: Festival Eurockéennes De Belfort, Belfort, France)cover and livePeter Doherty1:47
2009-07-08Desire / Billie Jean / Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (live, 2009-07-08: San Siro, Milan, Italy)cover, live and medleyU2?:??
2009-07-19Billie Jean (live, 2009-07-19: Stripped Acoustic Session, Capitol Records Studio, Hollywood, CA, USA)cover and liveColdplay?:??
2009-09-16Billie Jean (live, 2009-09-16: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK)cover and liveColdplay3:38
2010-06-05 – 2010-06-06Billie Jeancover and instrumentalJoey DeFrancesco9:46
2010-08Billie Jeancover and instrumentalФонограф3:41
2010-12Billie JeancoverDave Stryker6:55
2011-01-28Billie Jean (live, 2011-01-28: Växjö, Sweden)cover, instrumental and liveSungha Jung & Gabriella Quevedo4:19
2011-05-08Billie Jeancover and live林二汶3:42
2011-06-14Billie Jean (live, 2011-06-14: Amoeba Music Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Civil Wars4:48
2011-10-08Billie Jean (live, 2011-10-08: Michael Forever, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK)cover and liveNe‐Yo?:??
2011-10-08Billie Jean (X Factor performance)cover and liveAmelia Lily2:10
2011Billie Jean (live, 2011: Dermot O’Leary’s The Saturday Sessions, BBC Radio 2)cover and liveThe Civil Wars4:09
2011Billie Jean (2011)cover and instrumentalGabriella Quevedo3:27
2012-06-22Tribute medley: Human Nature / I’m Every Woman / Billie Jean / I Have Nothing / I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (live, 2012-06-22: Nippon Budokan, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)live and medleyAI7:10
2012Billie Jean (live, 2012: VH1 Unplugged)cover and liveThe Civil Wars4:32
2012Billie Jean (live, 2012: VH1 Unplugged)liveThe Civil Wars4:31
2013Billie Jeancover and liveCharly Luske & Lisa Lois2:59
2014-05-23Billie Jean (live, 2014-05-23: EastSide Manor Studios, Nashville, TN, USA)cover and liveHumming House4:45
2014Billie Jean (2014)cover and instrumentalGabriella Quevedo3:49
2016Billie JeancoverKodaline2:58
2017Blow Me Away / Back in My World / Hold On / Father & Friend / Billie Jean / I Want You Backlive and medleyLadies of Soul & Alain Clark5:27
2019-12-14Billie Jean (2019-12-14: The Mousetrap, Indianapolis, IN)cover and liveGoose10:22
2021-10-02 – 2021-10-04Billie Jeancover and instrumentalJan Vogler, BBC Philharmonic, Omer Meir Wellber4:32
(I’m) Billy JeancoverSandy Kerr5:00
(I’m) Billy Jean (dub mix)coverSandy Kerr5:00
(I’m) Billy Jean (instrumental)cover and instrumentalSandy Kerr5:00
Beat It / Billie Jeancover and medleyMathieu Boogaerts2:00
Biilie JeancoverFilipowicz Quintet9:14
Bille Jean (Grouch remix)Michael Jackson5:13
Billie Jeankaraoke[unknown]?:??
Billie Jean (part of “Jive Bunny: Ultimate 80s Party” DJ-mix)Michael Jackson3:47
Billie JeancoverThe Hit Crew4:44
Billie JeancoverShinehead3:14
Billie Jean (part of “Mastermix: Flashback 1979–1983” DJ-mix)Michael Jackson1:10
Billie Jeancover and instrumentalAnderson + Roe4:39
Billie JeanMichael Jackson4:55
Billie JeancoverChris Cornell4:41
Billie Jean (part of “The Wedding Mixer” DJ-mix)Michael Jackson2:07
Billie Jean (part of “The Avalanches: When I Met You” DJ-mix)Michael Jackson0:36
Billie JeancoverAsstrio5:42
Billie JeancoverIl Tuniz1:40
Billie JeanMichael Jackson?:??
Billie JeancoverBig Daddy3:37
Billie JeanMichael Jackson4:57
Billie Jean (12″ version)Michael Jackson6:22
Billie JeancoverEasy Star All-Stars feat. Luciano6:26
Billie JeanMichael Jackson4:53
Billie JeancoverThe Sound Bluntz3:24
Billie JeancoverBreathe Carolina4:02
Billie JeancoverSweet Little Band?:??
Billie JeanMichael Jackson4:51
Billie JeanMichael Jackson4:55
Billie JeanliveMichael Jackson7:55
Billie JeancoverThe Dust Bowl Cavaliers4:28
Billie JeancoverBerk & The Virtual Band5:04
Billie JeancoverIan Brown3:38
Billie JeanMystica4:57
Billie Jean (part of a “The Very Best of Euphoric Dance: Breakdown” DJ‐mix)coverThe Sound Bluntz5:07
Billie Jean (part of “As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Part 1” DJ-mix)Michael Jackson1:00
Billie JeancoverThe Sound Bluntz3:59
Billie Jean (part of “DJ Lenno: Vol. 2-R N B” DJ-Mix)coverThe Sound Bluntz3:17
Billie JeanMichael Jackson5:00
Billie JeancoverThe Sound Bluntz4:03
Billie Jean (part of a “Grandmix 2002” DJ‐mix)coverThe Sound Bluntz1:31
Billie JeanMichael Jackson3:34
Billie JeancoverJamie Lancaster & Karen Souza3:34
Billie JeancoverSilence is Sexy3:35
Billie JeancoverJosh and Anand3:52
Billie JeancoverSly & Robbie4:00
Billie JeancoverThe Sound Bluntz4:00
Billie Jeancover青山テルマ4:52
Billie JeancoverThe Sound Bluntz3:50
Billie JeancoverDavid Cook4:45
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