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Thirty-five years after its debut, the "Thiller" music video by star Michael Jackson (1958-2009) remains a historical reference for music, a turning point in pop audiovisual productions.
"When MTV showed" Thriller "by Michael Jackson the same day in 1983, this short film changed the genre of video clips backwards," says a message published in the official journal Singer on Twitter.
The King of Pop died in 2009, at the age of 50, after a drug overdose.
Directed by John Landis, known for his successes in such films as "The Woody Brothers" (1980) and "An American Werewolf in London" (1981), the video "Thriller" revolutionized the rules of the musical promotion. quickly became a global phenomenon.
Through spectacular special effects, a well-known and imitated choreography, and an ambitious plot, "Thriller" pays tribute to horror myths such as zombies and werewolves in a video clip. 12 minutes.
"Thriller" won the Grammy Award for Best Long Video and also won three awards at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA).
In addition, the clip was included in 2009 at the Congressional Library of the National Library of Congress to be considered the "most famous music video in history".
The clip contributes to the extraordinary success of the album "Thriller" released in November 1982. In addition to the song of the same name, the album contains huge hits such as "Beat It" and "Billie Jean".
According to the latest update from the US Recording Industry Association (RIAA), published in August, "Thriller" is the 33rd best-selling album in history in the United States, behind "Their Biggest Hits "The Eagles, which has sold 38 million albums.
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