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"Dirty Diana"
Song

Dirty Diana is a popular hit song by singer Michael Jackson. The song presented a harder rock sound than the previous "Beat It" had in the "Thriller album". Instead of Eddie Van Halen Jackson hired Billy Idol's former guitarist Steve Stevens to back him on the track. There was a mystery for many years leading to some speculation as to what Jackson was talking about in the song. Some say he was talking about his former mentor Diana Ross, whom he had had a crush on as a child and others thought he was talking about groupies. Jackson later confirmed the latter.

Original 1988 Track Listing

  1. Dirty Diana (4:42)
  2. Dirty Diana (4:42) (Instrumental)
  3. Dirty Diana (4:52) (Album Version)

Credits

  • Written, arranged, and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson
  • Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson
  • Rhythm arrangements by Michael Jackson, John Barnes and Jerry Hey
  • Synthesizer arrangements by Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones and John Barnes
  • String arrangement by John Barnes
  • Vocal Arrangement by Michael Jackson
  • Clave' Clapstick by Michael Jackson
  • Guitar Solo by Steve Stevens


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