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EARTH SONG
by MICHAEL JACKSON
Earth Song was American singer Michael Jackson’s sixth UK Number 1 since he made his solo chart debut in 1972 with Got To Be There. Written by Jackson and co-produced by him with David Foster and Bill Bottrell it also featured Andraé Crouch's Choir. Earth Song had a long gestation, having first been composed in 1988 during his Bad tour, with the title What About Us, initially recorded in 1989 and then finished in May 1995 and featured on his HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, as part of the HIStory Continues disc which featured 15 new songs alongside a first disc of greatest hits.
Entering the UK Official Singles Chart at Number 1 at the start of December, it remained there for six weeks until mid-January making it 1995’s UK Christmas Number 1, Jackson's first.
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- Peak position1
- LabelEPIC
- Catalogue number6626952
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 6No1
- 9Top 10
- 11Top 20
- 19Top 40
- 22Top 75
- 26Top 100
Chart run
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Official Physical Singles ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelEPIC
- Catalogue number6626952
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 6No1
- 9Top 10
- 12Top 20
- 16Top 40
- 24Top 75
- 31Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 11/07/2009
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Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles ChartChart facts
- Peak position2
- LabelEPIC
- Catalogue number82876773422
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 2Top 10
- 6Top 20
- 13Top 40
- 13Top 75
- 13Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 12/08/2006
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