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Thriller

original song written and composed by Rod Temperton; first recorded by Michael Jackson in 1982, released as a single on November 11, 1983 (UK) and January 23, 1984 (US)
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Summary

Thriller is a musical work/composition[1]. Thriller ranks in the top 0.01% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,855 views/month, #2 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: SNEP platinum single[3]
  • Composer: Rod Temperton[4]
  • Genre: disco[5], funk[6]
  • Producer: Quincy Jones[7]
  • Performer: Michael Jackson[8]
  • Part of: Thriller[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Publication date: 1982[11], November 11, 1983[12], January 23, 1984[13]
  • Lyricist: Rod Temperton[14]
  • Tonality: C-sharp minor[15]
  • Title: Thriller[16]
  • Different from: Thriller[17]
  • Form of creative work: song[18]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e9bccf9-41d6-33b8-b2da-6a5c418b3132[20]

Why It Matters

Thriller has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Thriller is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Thriller receive?

Honors received include SNEP platinum single[3].

Related Entities

Quincy Jones Thriller

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . infodisc.fr. Retrieved . infodisc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · ~2026-43186-91 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → disco, funk
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Genre: disco"
  2. 23w ago · Xeroctic · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv tropes id: Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller"
  3. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Michael Jackson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0721272656, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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