In June 1995, Jackson released HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I,[67] which won one Grammy Award, "best video of the year" and received four more nominations.[71] It debuted at number one on the charts[2] and has, to this date, sold 15 million copies (30 million units) worldwide,[72] while being certified for seven million shipments in the United States and selling 1.5 million copies in the UK.[73][21] To promote the album, Jackson embarked on the successful HIStory World Tour,[67] which was attended by more than 4.5 million people. The first disc, HIStory Begins, was a 15-track greatest hits album and was later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Vol. I, in 2001. The second disc, HIStory Continues, contained 15 new songs.
The first single released from HIStory was "Scream", sung and performed with Jackson's youngest sister Janet. The single had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #5 and received a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals".[74] The music video for "Scream" is one of his most critically acclaimed, winning three MTV awards in 1995 and a Grammy in 1996[67] and is currently the most expensive music video ever made.[75] "You Are Not Alone" was the second single released from HIStory and would become the first song ever to debut at number one on the Hot 100,[2] beating his previous single "Scream", reaching number one in various international markets, including Britain. It was seen as a major artistic and commercial success, receiving a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Vocal Performance".[74]
"Earth Song" was the third single released from HIStory, accompanied by an expensive but well-received music video that was nominated for a Grammy in 1996 but lost to his earlier video "Scream".[76] The song topped the United Kingdom singles chart for six weeks over Christmas in 1995 and sold one million copies, making it his most successful single there. [23] Slash appeared at Jackson's MTV Music Video Awards 1995 performance during "Black or White", played a solo, then played along to the opening of "Billie Jean"[77] Jackson showed a shift in his concerns to environmental issues and ends with a message asking for donations for his "Heal the World Foundation".
In 1996, at the BRIT awards, Jackson was given a special "Artist of a Generation" award.[23] At the ceremony he performed his single "Earth Song", making a symbolic Christ-like pose while surrounded by children. Fuelled by drink, Jarvis Cocker, of the band Pulp, mounted the stage, protesting at the performance. Jarvis ran across the stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) bottom in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police on suspicion of causing injury towards three of the children in Jackson's performance, although no criminal proceedings followed.[78]
On November 13, 1996 during the Australian leg of the HIStory World Tour, Jackson married his dermatologist's nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, with whom he fathered a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (also known as "Prince"), and a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Jackson and Rowe divorced in 1999.[2]
In 1997, Jackson released an album of new material titled Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, with remixes of hit singles from HIStory, and five new songs;[67] it sold 6 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the greatest selling remix albums. It reached number one in the United Kingdom, as did the title track.[79] In the United States, the album was certified platinum but only peaked at #24.[46][23] Of the new songs in the album, three were released globally: the title track, "Ghosts," and "Is It Scary". The singles "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary" were based on a film created by Jackson called "Ghosts".[80] The short film, written by Jackson and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston, features many special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music written by Jackson.[81] The music video for "Ghosts" is over 35 minutes long and is currently the world's longest music video.[82]
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