“Beat It” is one of Jackson’s first forays into the rock genre, and talks about knowing when to back down from a fight. It is said to represent Jackson’s disdain for violence. The third single from Michael Jackson’s sixth solo album, Thriller (1982), “Beat It” went Platinum and is an internationally recognized song that has greatly influenced pop culture.

The song was influenced by The Knack’s 1979 mega hit “My Sharona”, which Michael Jackson wrote at the behest of his mentor, Quincy Jones to write something like “My Sharona”.

Famous guitarist Eddie Van Halen contributed the guitar solo for free, according to Wikipedia. When producer Quincy Jones called him up, Van Halen hung up on him three times, thinking it was a prank caller. The next day he went into the studio to record the song. He recorded his solo in half an hour, and even pitched in on arranging the track.

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Note: I’ve already made a overdubbed video with the acapella and the official “Beat It” short film. I was unable to post the full overdubbed video on my channel due to reasons of copyright, so in return I had posted a snippet of it with a link to the full version in the description, all of which can be found here:
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