Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
(4’15 / 6’02)

1982, Album Thriller
Auteur-Compositeur: Michael Jackson
Sortie en 1983
Producteur: Quincy Jones
Co-Producteur: Michael Jackson
Enregistré et mixé par: Bruce Swedien

Musiciens:
Greg Phillinganes: Rhodes, Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker & Bill Wolfer: Synthesizer
David Williams: Guitar
Louis Johnson: Bass
Paulinho da Costa: Percussion
Jerry Hey: Trumpet, Flügelhorn
Gary Grant: Trumpet, Flügelhorn
Larry Williams: Sax, Flute
Bill Reichenbach: Trombone
Michael Jackson, Nelson Hayes & Steven Ray: Bathroom stomp board
Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones
Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey & Michael Jackson
Background Vocals: Julia Waters, Maxime Waters, Oren Waters, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Bunny Hull, Becky Lopez.

Une version démo de ce titre apparaît sur l’album This Is It sorti en 2009.

Quelques remixs et autres collectors :

	45tours vinyl sortie en France EPIC A 3427 Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 4’15 Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55
	Maxi 45tours vinyl hollandais EPCA 12.3427 Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30 Face 2 : A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30 B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55
	Maxi 45tours vinyl Anglais EPIC TA3427 Side One : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30 Side Two : 1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ [Instrumental] 6’30 2. Rock With You [taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562] 3’55
	45tours vinyl Américain EPIC 34-03914 Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » 4:15 Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 4:15
	45tours vinyl Espagnol EPIC A 3427 Face 1 : Wanna Be startin’ somethin’ 4’15 Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55.
	Maxi 45tours vinyl Espagnol EPIC EPC A 12.3427 Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30 Face 2 : A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30 B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55
	45tours vinyl rouge Tiré du 9 singles pack MJ1-8 Face 1 : Wanna Be startin’ somethin’ (4’15) Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55.
	Ici la galette.
	45 tours vinyl promo Japonais Epic Sony 07-5P-232 Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » 4:18 Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 4:18
	Maxi 45 tours vinyle Japonais Special versions Epic Sony 13.3P-491 Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » (long Version) 6:30 Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6:30 / Beat It 4:11
	Maxi CD Single includes JAM Remixes by Roger S. & Brothers In Rhythm rap by Heavy D plus Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in Rhythm house mix) Epic 658360 2. 1. Jam (7″ Edit) 4:05 2. Jam (Roger’s jeep mix) 5:54 3. Jam (Atlanta techno mix) 6:06 4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in rhythm house mix) 7:40
	Heal The World Maxi 45 tours Special Poster Bag Edition Epic 658488 8 A. Prelude/Heal The World 6:25 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) 7:40 B. Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (Roger’s Undergroung Solution) 6:18 Rock With You (Marters Atwork Remix) 5:29
	Cd promo US « Signature Series ». Référence : ESK 5400 – 1993 1. Heal The World (Including A Special Message From Michael Jackson) 6:23 2. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu ( I just can’t stop loving you) 4:06 3. Billie Jean ( Four on the floor remix-radio edit) 4:48 4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Tommy d’s main mix) 7:40
	Picture CD Promo Bresilien « The Mega Remixes » Réf : 899.035 1. Rock with you (masters at work remix) 5.29 2. Remember the time (silky soul 7) 4.21 3. Wanna be startin’ somethin’ (brothers in rhythm house mix) 7.40 4. Black or white (house with guitar radio mix) 3.50 5. In the closet (club edit) 4.07 6. Who is it (house7) 3.55 7. Don’t stop ’til you get enough (roger underground club solution) 6.22 8. Jam (silky7) 4.17 9. Beat it (moby’s sub mix) 10. Bad (dance exented mix) 6.00
	Maxi CD single Japonais de Earth Song Epic ESCA 6360 1. Earth Song 6:48 2. Earth Song (Hani’s Radio Experience) 3:35 3. Earth Song (Hani’s Around The World Experience) 14:50 4. Earth Song (Radio Edit) 5:03 5. Earth Song (Hani’s Extended Radio Experience) 4:35 6. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Tommy D’s Main Mix) 7:41 7. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) 7:37
	Michael Jackson 12′ Mixes Epic 450127 2 1. Billie Jean 6:23 2. Beat It 4:17 3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6:30 4. Thriller 5:56 5. PYT 4:01
	Maxi 45 tours vinyl promo Hollandais de 1995 « The Classic Remix Series Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Brand New Remixes By Tommy D & Brithers In Rhythm » Référence: XPR 2265 Face A: « Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Brothers In Rhythm Mix » 7:32 Face B: « Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Tommy D’s Main Mix » 7:38″
	Album This Is It (2009) Disc2. Version demo de Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 1. She’s Out Of My Life (Demo) 2. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Demo) 3. Beat It (Demo) 4. Planet Earth (Poem)

Les Paroles :

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Par : Michael Jackson

I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
It’s too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
It’s too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)

I took my baby to the doctor
With a fever, but nothing he found
By the time this hit the street
They said she had a breakdown
Someone’s always tryin’ to start my baby cryin’
Talkin’, squealin’, lyin’
Sayin’ you just wanna be startin’ somethin’

You love to pretend that you’re good
When you’re always up to no good
You really can’t make him hate her
So your tongue became a razor
Someone’s always tryin’ to keep my baby cryin’
Treacherous, cunnin’, declinin’
You got my baby cryin’

You’re a vegetable, you’re a vegetable
Still they hate you, you’re a vegetable
You’re just a buffet, you’re a vegetable
They eat off of you, you’re a vegetable

Billie Jean is always talkin’
When nobody else is talkin’
Tellin’ lies and rubbin’ shoulders
So they called her mouth a motor
Someone’s always tryin’ to start my baby cryin’
Talkin’, squealin’, spyin’,
Sayin’ you just wanna be startin’ somethin’

You’re a vegetable, you’re a vegetable
Still they hate you, you’re a vegetable
You’re just a buffet, you’re a vegetable
They eat off of you, you’re a vegetable

If you can’t feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
Then don’t have a baby (yeah, yeah)
And don’t think maybe (yeah, yeah)
If you can’t feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
You’ll be always tryin’
To stop that child from cryin’
Hustlin’, stealin’, lyin’
Now baby’s slowly dyin’

Lift your head up high
And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now
Because you know what’s true
Yes, I believe in me
So you believe in you
Help me sing it, ma ma se
Ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, Ma ma coo sa
(Répètition jusqu’à la fin)

45tours vinyl sortie en France

EPIC A 3427

Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 4’15

Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55

Maxi 45tours vinyl hollandais

EPCA 12.3427

Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30

Face 2 : A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30 B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55

Maxi 45tours vinyl Anglais

EPIC TA3427

Side One : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30

Side Two : 1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ [Instrumental] 6’30 2. Rock With You [taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562] 3’55

45tours vinyl Américain

EPIC 34-03914

Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » 4:15

Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 4:15

45tours vinyl Espagnol

EPIC A 3427

Face 1 : Wanna Be startin’ somethin’ 4’15

Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55.

Maxi 45tours vinyl Espagnol

EPIC EPC A 12.3427

Face 1 : Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30

Face 2 : A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30 B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55

45tours vinyl rouge Tiré du 9 singles pack

MJ1-8

Face 1 : Wanna Be startin’ somethin’ (4’15)

Face 2 : Rock With You (taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562) 3’55.

Ici la galette.

45 tours vinyl promo Japonais

Epic Sony 07-5P-232

Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » 4:18

Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 4:18

Maxi 45 tours vinyle Japonais Special versions

Epic Sony 13.3P-491

Face A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin » (long Version) 6:30

Face B: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6:30 / Beat It 4:11

Maxi CD Single includes JAM Remixes by Roger S. & Brothers In Rhythm rap by Heavy D plus Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in Rhythm house mix) Epic 658360 2.

1. Jam (7″ Edit) 4:05 2. Jam (Roger’s jeep mix) 5:54 3. Jam (Atlanta techno mix) 6:06 4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in rhythm house mix) 7:40

Heal The World Maxi 45 tours Special Poster Bag

Edition Epic 658488 8

A. Prelude/Heal The World 6:25 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) 7:40

B. Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (Roger’s Undergroung Solution) 6:18 Rock With You (Marters Atwork Remix) 5:29

Cd promo US « Signature Series ».

Référence : ESK 5400 – 1993

1. Heal The World (Including A Special Message From Michael Jackson) 6:23 2. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu ( I just can’t stop loving you) 4:06 3. Billie Jean ( Four on the floor remix-radio edit) 4:48 4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Tommy d’s main mix) 7:40

Picture CD Promo Bresilien « The Mega Remixes » Réf : 899.035

Maxi CD single Japonais de Earth Song

Epic ESCA 6360

Michael Jackson 12′ Mixes

Epic 450127 2

1. Billie Jean 6:23 2. Beat It 4:17 3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6:30 4. Thriller 5:56 5. PYT 4:01

Maxi 45 tours vinyl promo Hollandais de 1995 « The Classic Remix Series Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Brand New Remixes By Tommy D & Brithers In Rhythm »

Référence: XPR 2265

Face A: « Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Brothers In Rhythm Mix » 7:32

Face B: « Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Tommy D’s Main Mix » 7:38″

Album This Is It (2009)

Disc2.

Version demo de Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

1. She’s Out Of My Life (Demo) 2. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Demo) 3. Beat It (Demo) 4. Planet Earth (Poem)

Face 2 :
A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30
B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55

Side One :
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6’30

Side Two :
1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ [Instrumental] 6’30
2. Rock With You [taken from the epic lp: Live EPC 88562] 3’55

Face 2 :
A: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental) 6’30
B: Rock With You (The Jacksons Live) 3’55

1. Jam (7″ Edit) 4:05
2. Jam (Roger’s jeep mix) 5:54
3. Jam (Atlanta techno mix) 6:06
4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in rhythm house mix) 7:40

A. Prelude/Heal The World 6:25
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) 7:40

B. Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (Roger’s Undergroung Solution) 6:18
Rock With You (Marters Atwork Remix) 5:29

1. Heal The World (Including A Special Message From Michael Jackson) 6:23
2. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu ( I just can’t stop loving you) 4:06
3. Billie Jean ( Four on the floor remix-radio edit) 4:48
4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Tommy d’s main mix) 7:40

1. Billie Jean 6:23
2. Beat It 4:17
3. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 6:30
4. Thriller 5:56
5. PYT 4:01

Maxi 45 tours vinyl promo Hollandais de 1995
« The Classic Remix Series Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Brand New Remixes By Tommy D & Brithers In Rhythm »

1. She’s Out Of My Life (Demo)
2. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Demo)
3. Beat It (Demo)
4. Planet Earth (Poem)