Michael Jackson on The Key to Making a #1 Hit Single
October 08, 2024
Michael discusses the intention he put towards making number #1 hit songs, of which he had 13 of on the Billboard Hot 100: “If it’s not right, you throw it away and do it over. You work that thing till it’s just right. When it’s as perfect as you can make it, you put it out there. Really, you’ve got to get it to where it’s just right; that’s the secret. That’s the difference between a number thirty record and a record that stays number one for weeks. It’s got to be good. If it is, it stays up there and the whole wonders when it will come down.”