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“Speed Demon”
Still from the "Speed Demon" music video
Song by Michael Jackson
Album Bad
Released 1987
Genre Funk
Length 4:01
Label Epic Records
Writer Michael Jackson
Composer Michael Jackson
Bad track listing
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
(2)
Speed Demon
(3)
"Liberian Girl"
(4)


"Speed Demon" is a song on Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. Jackson's film Moonwalker featured a video for "Speed Demon" in which Jackson is chased by paparazzi and fans and dances with a rabbit.

Rolling Stone magazine praised "Speed Demon",[1] commenting that "filler" tracks on Bad like "Speed Demon" were "richer, sexier [and] better than Thriller's forgettables".[1] and summarized it was a song in which "Jackson's superego gives his ID a ticket"[1]. Allmusic.com called the song "utterly faceless, lacking memorable hooks and melodies"[2].

[edit] Credits

  • Vocals and vocal arrangements: Michael Jackson
  • Midi saxophone solo: Larry Williams
  • Drums: Miko Brando, Ollie E. Brown and John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Guitars: Bill Bottrell and David Williams
  • Saxophone: Kim Hutchcroft
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Ollie E. Brown and Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier and effects: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
  • Synthesizer and horn arrangements by Jerry Hey
  • Sounds engineered by Ken Caillat and Tom Jones

[edit] References