It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones , and co-produced by Jackson. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies.
Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies ' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5. It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk , rhinestone glove, black sequined jacket, and high-water pants, and was widely imitated. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller , it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing.
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The spare, bass-driven arrangement of "Billie Jean" helped pioneer what one critic called "sleek, post-soul pop music". Billboard ranked it as the No. In a list compiled by Rolling Stone and MTV in , the song was ranked as the sixth greatest pop song since Rolling Stone placed it at number 58 on its list of The Greatest Songs of All Time in , and at number 44 in its update of the list. There never was a real Billie Jean. The girl in the song is a composite of people my brothers have been plagued with over the years.
I could never understand how these girls could say they were carrying someone's child when it wasn't true. Jackson said that "Billie Jean" was based on groupies he and his brothers encountered while they performed as the Jackson 5.
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There were a lot of Billie Jeans out there. Every girl claimed that their son was related to one of my brothers. According to Jackson's biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli, "Billie Jean" was inspired by letters Jackson received in from a woman claiming he was the father of one of her twins. However, she continued to send letters stating that she loved him and wanted to be with him, asking how he could ignore his own flesh and blood.
