Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Remix album by Michael Jackson
Released	May 20, 1997
Recorded	1990–1997
Genre	R&B; pop; industrial; hip hop; house; funk; new jack swing;
Length	75:55 (CD); 76:49 (LP);
Label	Epic; Sony; MJJ;
Producer	Michael Jackson; Teddy Riley; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Janet Jackson; Terry Farley; Pete Heller; Te-Bass; Pras; Todd Terry; David Morales; Bruce Swedien; René Moore; Dallas Austin; David Foster; Bill Bottrell; R. Kelly; Frankie Knuckles; Satoshi Tomiie; Tony Moran; Bob Rosa;
Michael Jackson chronology
Singles from Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
	"Blood on the Dance Floor"; Released: March 21, 1997; "HIStory" / "Ghosts"; Released: July 30, 1997;

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix is a remix album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on May 20, 1997, by Epic Records, and is the second album also released by MJJ Productions, Jackson's own record label. The album comprises eight remixes of songs from Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and five new songs. Jackson was involved primarily with the production of the new material; the remixes were produced by other artists. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix incorporates R&B, pop, industrial, hip hop, house, funk and new jack swing. It concerns themes such as drug addiction, sex, relationships, and paranoia.

Though Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix received minimal promotion by Jackson's standards, particularly in the United States, the short film Michael Jackson's Ghosts, two singles ("Blood on the Dance Floor" and "Ghosts"), a promotional single, and a music video were issued as promotion. Although initial sales in the United States were seen as disappointing for Jackson, the album peaked at number one in France, Belgium, Spain, and New Zealand. Michael Jackson's Ghosts, was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix's promotion. The short film, also considered the official music video for "Ghosts", won the Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video.^[3]

Reviews at the time of Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix were largely mixed, with some critics feeling that Jackson had already explored these musical themes and others criticizing what they perceived as weak vocals. Other critics were more favorable, noting the album for its incorporation of genres Jackson previously had not explored, justifying the use of previous themes but with "brutal honesty". Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix has sold over six million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling remix album in history. On October 20, 2000, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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