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2012 song by Michael Jackson

"Price of Fame"
Song by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad 25
Released	September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
Recorded	1986
Studio	Hayvenhurst (Encino, Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	4:33
Label	Epic Legacy
Songwriter(s)	Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson

Licensed audio
"Price of Fame" on YouTube

"Price of Fame" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was originally planned to be the theme for a Pepsi commercial but was replaced by an edited version of "Bad". It was released on the Bad 25 album. Later, the Pepsi version was released online on 2015.

Background and recording

"Price of Fame" was recorded for a Pepsi ad that was scrapped late in development but was put into the Bad 25 album. According to Matt Forger, the song was mixed by Bill Bottrell.

Critical reception

Joe Vogel, who has written two books about Jackson, described the opening as reminiscent of the Police song "Spirits in the Material World". He also compared the verses to "Billie Jean" and the chords to "Who Is It". He also praised the vocal performance as "powerful" and said "listen to the way he bits into the lyric: 'My father never lies!'", and contrasted the song to the "easy bliss" of "Free", the previous track.

References

^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. pp. 461–63. ISBN 9781788400572.
Halstead, Craig (2007). Michael Jackson: For the Record. Authors OnLine. ISBN 978-0-7552-0267-6.
"Abortion, Fame, and 'Bad': Listening to Michael Jackson's Unreleased Demos". The Atlantic. September 11, 2012.
"Abortion, Fame, and 'Bad': Listening to Michael Jackson's Unreleased Demos". The Atlantic. September 11, 2012.

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1990s	"Black or White" "Jam" "In the Closet" "Remember the Time" "Heal the World" "Who Is It" "Give In to Me" "Will You Be There" "Gone Too Soon" "Dangerous" "Come Together" "Scream" "Childhood" "They Don't Care About Us" "Stranger in Moscow" "This Time Around" "Earth Song" "D.S." "You Are Not Alone" "Tabloid Junkie" "HIStory" "Smile" "Mind Is the Magic" "Blood on the Dance Floor" "Ghosts" "Is It Scary" "On the Line"
2000s	"Speechless" "You Rock My World" "Heaven Can Wait" "Butterflies" "Cry" "One More Chance" "Cheater" "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" "Fall Again" "This Is It"
2010s	"Hold My Hand" "Hollywood Tonight" "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" "Behind the Mask" "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" "I'm So Blue" "Price of Fame" "Love Never Felt So Good" "Chicago" "Loving You" "A Place with No Name" "Slave to the Rhythm" "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" "Blue Gangsta"
2020s	"She's Trouble"
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