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"You Rock My World" is a song by Michael Jackson released as the sixth track from the Invincible album. It was released as a single on August 22, 2001, serving as the lead single from the album. The track was written and produced by Rodney Jerkins and his team and recorded by the King of Pop in October 1999. It became the last major hit released by Jackson during his lifetime.

Short film[]

The track recieved a 13 minute short film, directed by Paul Hunter. Alongside Jackson, the video featured the Rush Hour actor, Chris Tucker as the main characters and also features appearances from Marlon Brando, Michael Madsen and Billy Drago. Two versions were released, the full short film and a 5 minute edit.

Production[]

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Behind the scenes of You Rock My World

The production of the "You Rock My World" short film was mixed. Jackson described behind the scenes as lots of fun.[1] However, as it's currently known, while filming, Michael was suggested by the director to remold his nose using prosthetics and to use makeup to darken his skin. After hearing the proposition, he run off to the bathroom, locked himself in it and started to break everything out of anger. A friend of Michael's, Frank Cascio came in to the bathroom to check on him. However, he found him sitting on the floor and cutting his hair off, crying. He was then told by the artist:

"Would you believe it? They think I’m ugly? They want to remold my nose? What the fuck is wrong with me? I don’t tell them how they should be! Fuck them! […] They think I am a monster! Though, I am a monster. I am a monster!"
— Jackson to Cascio[2]

Live performances[]

"You Rock My World" song has been performed during the 30th Anniversary Celebration shows at Madison Square Garden twice (with the first one having a reprise with everyone in the end). These were unfortunately the only performances of this song.

Audio[]

In 2017, a demo of "You Rock My World" by LaShawn Daniels had leaked online through a producer's Instagram story.

  • Writer's Demo (LaShawn Daniels) - (Loudspeaker listen)

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Oh man! Look at that girl right there!
Goodness gracious! Uh! That girl's fine, man!
Look at it, she just too fine! She know she fine, too!
She is banging!
She's off the hook!
She looks good, you're right
Ahh-uh-uh-uh-uh, I bet you, can't nobody get that girl
Chris, I can get her
You can't get that girl, Mike
I guarantee you can't get that girl!
Watch me get that girl
I bet you never-Neverland, you can't
I can get her
All right! Shamone, then, shamone!
Watch
I don't think they're ready for this one
Darkchild, I like that
I, I, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh

[Verse 1]
My life will never be the same
'Cause girl, you came and changed
The way I walk, the way I talk
And I cannot explain
The things I feel for you
But girl, you know it's true
So stay with me, fulfill my dreams
I'll be all you'll need

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, it feels so right (Girl)
I've searched for the perfect love all my life (All my life)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh, it feels like I (Like I)
Have finally found a perfect love this time (See)
And I finally found, come on, girl

[Chorus]
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own, I give ('Cause you rocked my world)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Girl)
And everything I own, I give (Come on, girl)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine

[Verse 2]
In time, I knew that love would bring
Such happiness to me
I tried to keep my sanity
I've waited patiently
And girl, you know it seems
My life is so complete
A love that's true because of you
Keep doing what you do

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, ooh, who'd think that I (Oh)
Have finally found the perfect love I searched for all my life (Searched for all my life)
Oh-oh-oh, who'd think I'd find
(Oh-oh-oh)
Such a perfect love that's awesomely so right (So, girl)

[Chorus]
You rocked my world, you know you did (Come on, come on, come on, come on)
And everything I own, I give
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find (Girl)
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know you did
And everything I own, I give (Girl, girl, girl)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (Girl)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Oh)
And everything I own, I give (You rocked my world)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own, I give (You rocked my world)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (Oh)

[Bridge]
And girl, I know that this is love
I feel the magic all in the air
And girl, I'll never get enough
That's why I always have to have you here, hoo

[Chorus]
You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know you did
And everything I own, I give (Look what you did to me, baby, yeah)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Know you did baby)
And everything I own, I give ('Cause you rocked my world)
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find (Hoo, hoo)
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world
(You rocked my world, you know you did)
And everything I own, I give
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find (Hoo, hoo)
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own, I give
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
You rock my world (You rock my world, you know you did)
The way you talk to me
The way you lovin' me
The way you, you give it to me
You rocked my world, you know you did
(Give it to me)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh)
You rocked my world (You rocked my world)
You know you did
(You rocked my world, you rocked my world)
(Come on, girl) You rocked my world (Come on, girl)
You know you did
(Baby, baby, baby)
And everything I own, I give
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own, I give
The rarest love, who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine

Gallery[]


Trivia[]

  • A remix of the song featuring Jay-Z was done by Track Masters and released on vinyl in US.[3]
  • The single's artwork is a close up of Invincible's album cover.
  • "You Rock My World" turned out to be the only well charting single from Invincible. It became Jackson's last hit single in his career.

References[]

Discography
Studio albums
Got to Be ThereBenMusic & MeForever, Michael Off the WallThrillerBadDangerousHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book IInvincible
Other albums
Farewell My Summer LoveBlood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixThe Ultimate CollectionThriller 25MichaelBad 25XscapeScreamThriller 40
Singles
"Got to Be There" • "Rockin' Robin" • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" • "Ain't No Sunshine" • "Ben" • "With a Child's Heart" • "Music & Me" • "We're Almost There" • "Just a Little Bit of You" • "You Can't Win" • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" • "Rock with You" • "Off the Wall" • "She's Out of My Life" • "Girlfriend" • "One Day in Your Life" • "The Girl is Mine" • "Billie Jean" • "Beat It" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" • "Human Nature" • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" • "Thriller" • "Happy" • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" • "Bad" • "The Way You Make Me Feel" • "Man in the Mirror" • "Dirty Diana" • "Another Part of Me" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Leave Me Alone" • "Liberian Girl" • "Black or White" • "Remember the Time" • "In the Closet" • "Jam" • "Who Is It" • "Heal the World" • "Give In to Me" • "Will You Be There" • "Gone Too Soon" • "Scream/Childhood" • "You Are Not Alone" • "Earth Song" • "They Don't Care About Us" • "Stranger in Moscow" • "Blood on the Dance Floor" • "HIStory/Ghosts" • "Smile" • "You Rock My World" • "Butterflies" • "Cry" • "What More Can I Give" • "One More Chance" • "The Girl is Mine 2008" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" • "Hold My Hand" • "Mind Is the Magic" • "Hollywood Tonight" • "Behind the Mask" • "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" • "Love Never Felt So Good" • "A Place with No Name" • "Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"
Promotional singles
"Speed Demon" • "Someone Put Your Hand Out" • "This Time Around" • "Is It Scary" • "Speechless" • "Unbreakable" • "Cheater" • "This Is It"
Non-single songs
"Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" • "In Our Small Way" • "Wings of My Love" • "Maria (You Were the Only One)" • "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" • "You've Got a Friend" • "Greatest Show on Earth" • "People Make the World go Round" • "We've Got a Good Thing Going" • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" • "My Girl" • "What Goes Around Comes Around" • "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" • "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" • "Up Again" • "All the Things You Are" • "Too Young" • "Doggin' Around" • "Euphoria" • "Morning Glow" • "Johnny Raven" • "Take Me Back" • "Cinderella Stay Awhile" • "We've Got Forever" • "You Are There" • "Dapper Dan" • "Dear Michael" • "I'll Come Home To You" • "Workin' Day and Night" • "Get on the Floor" • "I Can't Help It" • "It's The Falling In Love" • "Burn This Disco Out" • "Someone in the Dark" • "Baby Be Mine" • "The Lady In My Life" • "Just Good Friends" • "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" • "She Drives Me Wild" • "Can't Let Her Get Away" • "Keep the Faith" • "Dangerous" • "D.S." • "Money" • "Come Together" • "Tabloid Junkie" • "2 Bad" • "Little Susie / Pie Jesu" • "On the Line" • "Morphine" • "Superfly Sister" • "Carousel" • "Streetwalker" • "Fly Away" • "Heartbreaker" • "Invincible" • "Break of Dawn" • "Heaven Can Wait" • "2000 Watts" • "You Are My Life" • "Privacy" • "Don't Walk Away" • "The Lost Children" • "Whatever Happens" • "Threatened" • "Shout" • "Sunset Driver" • "Scared of the Moon" • "We Are Here to Change the World" • "Monkey Business" • "Fall Again" • "In the Back" • "Beautiful Girl" • "We've Had Enough" • "For All Time" • "Got the Hots" • "Best of Joy" • "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" • "Much Too Soon" • "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" • "I'm So Blue" • "Abortion Papers" • "Free" • "Price of Fame" • "Al Capone" • "Chicago" • "Loving You" • "Slave to the Rhythm" • "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" • "Blue Gangsta" • "Xscape" • "Starlight" • "Who Do You Know" • "The Toy" • "What a Lovely Way to Go" • "She's Trouble"
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