Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour

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Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
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ReleasedJuly 25, 2005
RecordedOctober 1, 1992
Venue Lia Manoliu Stadium
(Bucharest, Romania)
Genre Pop, rock, soul
Length2:01:58
Label Epic
Director Andy Morahan
Producer Kevin Wall
Michael Jackson chronology
The One
(2004)
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
(2005)
Michael Jackson's Vision
(2010)

Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25, 2005. The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004. The concert took place during Jackson's first leg on his Dangerous World Tour on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium, with a sold-out attendance of 90,000. It was the last night of the first leg of the tour. This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States, also released in Asia market on double Video CD. The other official releases by Michael Jackson are a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, which was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 , which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.

Contents

There are various versions of the footage of the same concert that exist. The first version was broadcast the next day by BBC; following Jackson's death, this version was rebroadcast on BNN/Ned3. All the footage in this version is from the Bucharest concert. The version that appears on the DVD was broadcast on HBO in 1992, which became the highest audience in the channel's history for a single broadcast. This version, while mostly having footage of Jackson performing at the Bucharest Concert (some in alternate camera angles in comparison to the BBC version), also consisted of footage from concerts in other locations such as Munich, Copenhagen, London, Leeds, Lausanne, and Lisbon. Also missing were the "Brace Yourself" video introduction and the "We Are the World Interlude," which were included in the original BBC Telecast. The crowd screaming and intro before "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is featured in Jackson's 2010 song "Behind the Mask".

Reception

The concert special set a record for HBO at the time, becoming the channel's highest rated special. [1]

The DVD has sold over three million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jam" Michael Jackson, René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley 8:16
2."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Michael Jackson5:13
3."Human Nature" Steve Porcaro, John Bettis 5:02
4."Smooth Criminal"Michael Jackson6:00
5."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet with Siedah Garrett)Michael Jackson4:45
6."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler 4:53
7."I Want You Back/The Love You Save" Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards 2:17
8."I'll Be There"Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis 4:33
9."Thriller" Rod Temperton 5:51
10."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson7:44
11."Working Day and Night"Michael Jackson10:04
12."Beat It"Michael Jackson7:24
13."Will You Be There"Michael Jackson6:51
14."Black or White"Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell 6:38
15."Heal the World"Michael Jackson8:53
16."Man in the Mirror" Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard 13:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Austrian Music DVDs Chart [2] 4
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart [3] 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart [4] 1
Dutch Music DVDs Chart [5] 2
French Music DVDs Chart [6] 1
Greek Music DVDs Chart [7] 1
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Music DVDs Chart [8] 1
French Music DVDs Chart [6] 1
German Albums Chart [9] 8
Irish Music DVDs Chart [10] 1
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart [11] 1
Spanish Music DVDs Chart [12] 1
Swiss Music DVDs Chart [13] 1

Certifications

[14]

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] 14× Platinum210,000^
France (SNEP) [16] 3× Platinum60,000*
Germany (BVMI) [17] Platinum200,000
Japan (RIAJ) [18] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] 4× Platinum20,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [20] Platinum10,000*
Portugal (AFP) [21] Platinum8,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [12] Platinum25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] 2× Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 8× Platinum800,000^

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

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