The 80s hit Thriller has become Michael Jackson’s fourth song on YouTube to cross one billion views.
The music video for Thriller was released in 1984 – 13 minutes and 41 seconds long short horror film.
The storytelling, choreography, especially the music, stole hearts and broke barriers in music around the world.The lyrics of the song were written by Rod Temperton, and the music video was directed by John Landis.
The King of Pop has three other songs that have crossed 1 billion views on YouTube.
Billie Jean has 1.6 billion views; and was composed and written by Michael Jackson, while the music video, directed by Steve Barron, was released on January 3, 1983.
Beat It, released on February 14, 1983, has reached 1 billion views.
Released in 1995, They Don’t Care About Us was a powerful song written and composed by Jackson, and it has 1.1 billion views on YouTube.
Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
