Beat It

vocal track by Michael Jackson; 1982 studio recording
VisualArtwork music_track_with_vocals Q59158944
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Beat It

Summary

Beat It is a music track with vocals[1].

Key Facts

  • Beat It's instance of is recorded as music track with vocals[2].
  • Beat It's genre is rhythm and blues[3].
  • Beat It's genre is hard rock[4].
  • Beat It's genre is pop rock[5].
  • Beat It's genre is contemporary R&B[6].
  • Beat It's genre is dance-rock[7].
  • Beat It was produced by Quincy Jones[8].
  • Beat It was produced by Q2831[9].
  • Beat It was performed by Q2831[10].
  • Beat It was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Beat It's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Eddie Van Halen[12].
  • Beat It's significant event is recorded as 26th Annual Grammy Awards[13].
  • Beat It's published in is recorded as Thriller[14].
  • Beat It's published in is recorded as Beat It / Get on the Floor[15].
  • Beat It's published in is recorded as HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I[16].
  • Beat It's published in is recorded as Thriller 25[17].
  • Beat It's published in is recorded as Thriller 25 – Limited Japanese Single Collection[18].
  • Beat It's title is recorded as Beat It[19].
  • Beat It's has characteristic is recorded as studio recording[20].
  • Beat It's different from is recorded as Beat It[21].
  • Beat It's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11574', 'amount': '+258'}[22].
  • Beat It's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11574', 'amount': '+251'}[23].
  • Beat It's recording or performance of is recorded as Beat It[24].
  • Beat It's copyright holder is recorded as CBS, Inc.[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Beat It was performed by Q2831[10]. Producers include Quincy Jones[8] and Q2831[9].

Publication

Genres include rhythm and blues[3], hard rock[4], pop rock[5], contemporary R&B[6], and dance-rock[7]. Beat It was distributed by music streaming[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Metrolyrics id beat-it-lyrics-michael-jackson
    Has characteristic studio recording
    Title Beat It
    Wikidata description vocal track by Michael Jackson; 1982 studio recording
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2550]]: [[Q139809138]]"
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