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Dirty Diana

Michael Jackson / The Essential Michael Jackson

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Primary artist

Michael Jackson

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Album

The Essential Michael Jackson

Release date

August 31, 1987

Duration

4:42

Genres

Pop

Label

Epic

Chart performance

Currently #68 on Apple Music Top Songs in US.

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Michael Jackson

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"Dirty Diana" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It is the ninth track on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad (1987). The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988, as the fifth single from the album. It presents a harder rock sound similar to "Beat It" from Thriller (1982) and a guitar solo played by Steve Stevens. "Dirty Diana" was written and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. The song's lyrics pertain to groupies.

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