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But to read popular culture as a straight-forward – or at least typical – political text is to take a very narrow view of its meaning, and hence of its political message(s). As we have noted, the text's meaning will depend on how it is heard and read. Michael Jackson may have intended his "Earth Song" as an exercise in compassion; others – like Jarvis Cocker – saw it quite differently. One reason these alternative readings emerge is because of the way the performance of popular culture engages more than a literal text, it employs gestures and symbols, tones of voice, looks and glances, all of which might tell a different story. [42]

2010 Grammy Awards performance

The song, along with a 3-D short film that was to be featured in Jackson's series of comeback concerts This Is It was performed as a tribute to Jackson. [43] Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson, Celine Dion and Usher all sang the song together, while the video played in the background. The film was shown in its original 3-D format during the broadcast. [44]

Target provided free 3-D glasses to customers a week before the Grammy Awards. Paris and Prince Jackson, Jackson's oldest children, appeared shortly after the performance to accept Jackson's Lifetime Achievement Award, where they both gave a short speech. This was the first time the children had spoken publicly since the memorial service that was held for Jackson on July 7, 2009. [45]

Music video

Jackson walking in a burnt down forest. This section of the music video was simulated in a corn field. Michael Jackson Earth Song screenshot.JPG
Jackson walking in a burnt down forest. This section of the music video was simulated in a corn field.

The music video for "Earth Song", directed by fine art photographer Nick Brandt, was expensive and well-received; it gained the 1995 Doris Day Music Award at the Genesis Awards and a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form in 1997. The production had an environmental theme, showing images of animal cruelty, deforestation, pollution, poaching, poverty and war. Jackson and the world's people unite in a spiritual chant—"Earth Song"—which summons a force that heals the world. Using special effects, time is reversed so that life returns, war ends and the forests regrow. The video closes with a request for donations to Jackson's Heal the World Foundation. [21] [46] The clip was shown infrequently in the United States. [47]

The video was filmed in four geographic regions (Americas, Europe and Africa). The first location was the Amazon rainforest, where a large part was destroyed a week after the video's completion. Natives of the region appeared in the video and were not actors. The second scene was a war zone in Karlovac, Croatia, with famous Serbian actor Slobodan Dimitrijević and the residents of the area. The third location was Tanzania, which incorporated scenes of illegal poaching and hunting into the video. No animals were harmed in the making of "Earth Song", as the footage came from documentary archives. The final location was in Warwick, New York, where a safe forest fire was simulated in a corn field. [48]

The video was also included on the video albums: HIStory on Film, Volume II , Number Ones and Michael Jackson's Vision .

Track listing

"Earth Song"
Earth Song cover.jpg
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
ReleasedNovember 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)
Recorded
  • 1988 – June 1989 – August 1990 [1]
  • September 1994 – March 1995
Genre
Length
  • 6:46 (album version)
  • 5:02 (radio edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"You Are Not Alone"
(1995)		"Earth Song"
(1995)		"This Time Around"
(1995)
Music video
"Earth Song" on YouTube

The DMC Megamix is a medley of "Bad", "Billie Jean", "Black or White", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Remember the Time", "Rock with You", "Scream", "Thriller" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [106] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [107] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [108] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [109] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [110] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [111] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [112] Gold 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [113] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [114] Platinum600,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [115] 2× Platinum1,270,000 [26]
United States (RIAA) [116] Gold500,000‡

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

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