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HIStory: Teaser Video was directed by Rupert Wainwright, a promotional trailer for Jackson’s HIStory album. The teaser spectacular, filmed in Hungary, showed Jackson marching with legions of soldiers dressed in red with swooping helicopters, adoring mobs, and an unveiling 100 story (if not larger) high statue of the King of Pop. When compared with Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda film, Triumph of the Will, Jackson refuted the claim. The singer argued, “It’s not political. It’s not fascist. It’s pure, simple love.” The video trailer was run in movie theaters before movie previews prior to the albums release.
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (usually shortened to HIStory) is a double album by Michael Jackson, released on June 20, 1995, and is Jackson’s ninth album. The first disc, named “HIStory Begins” consists of a selection of Jackson’s greatest hits from the singer’s past fifteen years, while the second, named “HIStory Continues” features new songs, with the exception of “Come Together”, which was recorded in 1987.
HIStory on Film, Volume II gathers 14 of his music videos and live TV performances, including his appearance at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards and his rendition of “Billie Jean” from the Motown 25th Anniversary special. Some videos, such as “Liberian Girl” and “Earth Song” were shown infrequently in the U.S., while classics such as John Landis’ “Thriller” mini-film showcase the detailed choreography, sets, and costumes that became staples of nearly all of Jackson’s videos. History on Film, Vol. 2 also includes Mark Romanek’s stylish, interstellar clip for Michael and Janet Jackson’s duet “Scream” and videos for singles such as “Smooth Criminal,” the Free Willy theme “Childhood,” “Stranger in Moscow”, and “You Are Not Alone.”
HIStory has been cited as the best-selling multiple disc album ever released, with worldwide sales of 20 million (40 million in terms of units). It is the top grossing album of Jackson’s career behind Thriller. The album won one Grammy for Best Music Video — Short Form for “Scream.” It is Jackson’s first album to have contained profanity.
The first disc of greatest hits was reissued in 2001 as a single disc under the name Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1.
The first single released from the album was the double A-side “Scream/Childhood”. “Scream” was a duet, performed with his youngest sister Janet Jackson. The single had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number five, and received a Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals”.[100] “You Are Not Alone” was the second single released from HIStory; it holds the Guinness World Record for the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[67] It was seen as a major artistic and commercial success, receiving a Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Vocal Performance”.[100] In late 1995, Jackson was rushed to a hospital after collapsing during rehearsals for a televised performance; the incident was caused by a stress related panic attack.[101] “Earth Song” was the third single released from HIStory, and topped the UK singles chart for six weeks over Christmas 1995; it sold a million copies, making it Jackson’s most successful single in the UK.[100]
In early 1996, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a press release charging Jackson with antisemitism regarding lyrics in the song “They Don’t Care About Us”, the fourth single from HIStory.[102] The song had originally been recorded with lyrics that included the phrase “Jew me, sue me”, and “Kick me, kike me”. The ADL complained and Jackson responded by saying he would re-record the lyrics before the album went into production. However the ADL’s press release charged that Jackson had performed the song live and included the lyrics in question during the live performance.[102] The dispute over the lyrics upset long-time Jackson friend Steven Spielberg, who considered the song anti-semitic.[103]
The HIStory World Tour began on September 7, 1996, and finished on October 15, 1997. Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans. The show, which visited 5 continents and 35 countries, became Jackson’s most successful in terms of audience figures.[60] During the Australian leg of the HIStory World Tour, Jackson married dermatologist nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, who bore him two children, a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (also known as “Prince”), and a daughter, Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson.[96][104] The pair first met in the mid-1980s, when Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo. She spent many years treating his illness as well as providing emotional support. They built a strong friendship, then became romantically involved.[105] Originally there were no plans to marry, but following Rowe’s first pregnancy, Jackson’s mother intervened and persuaded them to do so.[106] Jackson later claimed that he was in such a rush to leave the hospital with daughter Paris in 1998 that he cut the cord and left with the baby covered in blood, taking the placenta with him in his haste.[107] After the couple divorced in 1999, with Rowe giving full custody rights of the children to Jackson, they remained friends.[108]
In 1997, Jackson released Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, which contained remixes of hit singles from HIStory and five new songs. Worldwide sales stand at 6 million copies as of 2007, making it the best selling remix albums ever released. It reached number one in the UK, as did the title track.[109][110] In the US, the album was certified platinum, but only reached number 24.[25][100] Forbes placed his annual income at $35 million in 1996 and $20 million in 1997.[66]
Throughout June 1999, Jackson was involved in a number of charitable events. He joined Luciano Pavarotti for a benefit concert in Modena, Italy. The show was in support of the non-profit organization Warchild, and raised a million dollars for the refugees of Kosovo, as well as additional funds for the children of Guatemala.[111] Later that month, Jackson organized a set of “Michael Jackson & Friends” benefit concerts in Germany and Korea. Other artists involved included Slash, The Scorpions, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, A. R. Rahman, Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Shobana Chandrakumar, Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti. The proceeds went to the “Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund”, the Red Cross and UNESCO.[112]
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