Dangerous: The Short Films

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Dangerous: The Short Films
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ReleasedDecember 7, 1993
Recorded1991–1993
Genre Pop
Length1:52:00
Label
Director Various
Producer Various
Michael Jackson chronology
Dangerous: The Short Films
(1993)
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory
(1995)

Dangerous: The Short Films is a collection of music videos from the Dangerous album by Michael Jackson released initially on VHS, LaserDisc and double Video CD (in Asia market only) in 1993 and reissued on DVD in 2000. It was re-packaged with Dangerous in a two disc set in 2008.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Brace Yourself"
  3. "Reaction to Black or White"
  4. "Black or White" (original long version w/graffiti)
  5. "Black or White: Behind the Scenes"
  6. "Grammy Legend Award 1993"
  7. "Heal the World" (Super Bowl XXVII halftime version)
  8. "Remember the Time: Behind the Scenes"
  9. "Remember the Time"
  10. "Will You Be There"
  11. "In the Closet: Behind the Scenes"
  12. "In the Closet"
  13. "Ryan White"
  14. "Gone Too Soon"
  15. "NAACP Image Awards"
  16. "Jam: Behind the Scenes"
  17. "Jam"
  18. "Introduction to Heal the World"
  19. "Heal the World"
  20. "Give In to Me"
  21. "I'll Be There" (Pepsi commercial) [lower-alpha 1]
  22. "Who Is It"
  23. "Dangerous: Behind the Scenes"
  24. "Dangerous" [lower-alpha 2]
  25. "Credits" (with the music of "Why You Wanna Trip on Me") [lower-alpha 3] [1] [lower-alpha 4]

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Dangerous: The Short Films
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [2] Platinum8,000^
Australia (ARIA) [3] 2× Platinum30,000^
Germany (BVMI) [4] Platinum50,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [5] 3× Platinum60,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [6] Platinum25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Platinum50,000^
United States (RIAA) [8] 3× Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. The Pepsi commercial was slightly edited; almost all Pepsi references in the original were replaced with archive Jackson 5 pictures and video.
  2. Consists of footage from the Dangerous World Tour.
  3. Various scenes from the Pepsi commercial "Dreams" by David Lynch.
  4. Moreover, various artworks from the album cover are shown in quick succession.

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