Dirty Diana

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"Dirty Diana"
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Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
B-side "Bad" (extended dance mix)
ReleasedApril 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)
Recorded1986–1987 [1]
Studio Westlake (studio D), Los Angeles
Genre
Length
  • 4:52 (album version)
  • 4:40 (single edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Man in the Mirror"
(1988)
"Dirty Diana"
(1988)
"Get It"
(1988)
Music video
"Dirty Diana" on YouTube

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Dirty Diana"
Chart (1988)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [59] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [60] 9
France (SNEP) [61] 52
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [62] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [63] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [64] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [65] 61
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) [66] 98
US Cash Box Top 100 [67] 18
West Germany (Media Control) [68] 15

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Dirty Diana"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [69] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [70] Gold4,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [71] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [73] Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

For the mixtape Echoes of Silence , Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd released in 2011 a Illangelo-produced cover version of the song, simply initialized as "D.D.".

See also

References

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