Man in the Mirror

"Man in the Mirror"
"Man in the Mirror"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
B-side	"Man in the Mirror" (instrumental)
Released	January 1988
Recorded	May 1987
Studio	Westlake Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop; gospel;
Length	5:19 (album version); 5:04 (7" single mix);
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Glen Ballard; Siedah Garrett;
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones; Michael Jackson (co-producer);
Michael Jackson singles chronology
Music video
	"Man in the Mirror" on YouTube

"Man in the Mirror" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released in January 1988, as the fourth single from Jackson's seventh solo album, Bad (1987).^[1]

"Man in the Mirror" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming Jackson's tenth number-one single on the chart, and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[5] It was nominated for Record of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards.

The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart upon release in 1988, but in 2009, following the news of Jackson's death, the song peaked at number 2. Keeping the gospel choir arrangement, the song was remixed for the soundtrack of Jackson's tribute tour Immortal.

An instrumental version of the song was played at the end of Jackson’s memorial service.

^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Steve (May 17, 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254497. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ Goldberg, Michael; Handelman, David (September 24, 1987). "Is Michael Jackson For Real?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference Time was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. Aside from the gospel reckoning of "Man in the Mirror"...
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[Sullivan-1] Sullivan, Steve (May 17, 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254497. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[2] Goldberg, Michael; Handelman, David (September 24, 1987). "Is Michael Jackson For Real?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[Time-3] Cite error: The named reference Time was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Pitchfork_Staff_2018-4] Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. Aside from the gospel reckoning of "Man in the Mirror"...

[5] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

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