*Thirty-seven years ago today, Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” began a three week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. It was the third single from his record-shattering, Quincy Jones ...

Michael Jackson ‘s “Beat It” proved that the King of Pop could be the King of Rock when he wanted to be. While “Beat It” has an iconic music video, it isn’t Jackson’s best rock tune.

This pretty killer 'Beat It' vocal demo by Michael Jackson offers some keyhole insight into how the late King of Pop wrote and arranged songs. It's pretty much the song a cappella, as Jackson ...

See where "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "The Girl Is Mine" placed. By Chuck Arnold After making his move for solo superstardom with 1979’s Off the Wall album — a tricky-enough transition from ...

Despite coming from a completely different era of media, Michael Jackson ‘s seminal “Beat It” music video has become the latest clip to reach one billion views on YouTube, as confirmed by ...

Michael Jackson ‘s “Beat It” famously includes a guitar solo from Van Halen’s Eddie Van Halen. An engineer who worked with Jackson said the solo was originally unbearably loud.

This story originally aired June 26, 2009. Michael Jackson had a tumultuous life, beginning with his childhood at home and ending with public accusations and controversy. But he will always be ...

YouTuber Nightmare Lyra has created a bunch of mashups, but “Beat It, Trooper” is by far the most popular with over 370,000 views… which is still not nearly enough for something as good as ...

Eddie Van Halen played an important role in the success of "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller. When the mega-smash album arrived on Nov. 30, 1982, however, Van Halen discovered that he wasn ...

He even sings the song, “For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays, as he convinces Michael Jackson to join the Victory tour in 1984 with his brothers. I don’t take issue with any of that.

Michael Jackson ‘s ‘Beat It’ was initially much more metal-oriented before Quincy Jones suggested it be changed, his ‘Thriller’-era guitarist has said. Read More: Quincy Jones obituary ...