Temperton considered several titles, including "Midnight Man", which Jones felt was "going in the right direction". Instead, they wanted something "mysterious" to match Jackson's "evolving persona". The production team, led by Quincy Jones, felt the song should be the title track, but that "Starlight" was not a strong album title. Temperton's first version was titled "Starlight", with the chorus lyric: "Give me some starlight / Starlight sun". He recalled: "I wanted it to build and build – a bit like stretching an elastic band throughout the tune to heighten suspense." He improvised with bass and drum patterns until he developed the bassline that runs through the song, then wrote a chord progression that built to a climax. Temperton wanted to write something theatrical to suit Jackson's love of film. "Thriller" was written by the English songwriter Rod Temperton, who had previously written " Rock with You" and " Off the Wall" for Jackson's 1979 album Off the Wall. Writing Horror actor Vincent Price provided the spoken-word sequence at the end of "Thriller". "Thriller" is a disco-funk song written in the key of C-sharp minor The introduction features sound effects such as a creaking door, thunder, feet walking on wooden planks, winds and howling wolves. Problems playing this file? See media help. The song has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart multiple times due to its popularity around Halloween. It appears on several of Jackson's greatest-hits albums and has been covered by numerous artists. "Thriller" is certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. It entered the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number two, and remained in the charts' top ten for three consecutive weeks. In the week of Jackson's death in 2009, it was Jackson's bestselling track in the US, with sales of 167,000 copies on the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart. It reached number one in Belgium, France and Spain, and the top ten in many other countries. It was the album's seventh top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number four. It has been named the greatest music video of all time by various publications and readers' polls, and doubled sales of Thriller, helping it become the best-selling album in history. The "Thriller" music video, directed by John Landis, has Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies. Jackson decided to release "Thriller" as a single after Thriller left the top of the Billboard 200 chart. It was produced by Quincy Jones and written by Rod Temperton, who wanted to write a theatrical song to suit Jackson's love of film. It ends with a spoken-word sequence performed by the horror actor Vincent Price. "Thriller" is a funk song in the key of C# minor featuring a repeating synthesizer bassline and lyrics and sound effects evoking horror films. It was released by Epic Records in November 1983 in the UK and on Januin the U.S., as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album, Thriller. " Thriller" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson.
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