Janet doesn’t get enough credit for the Scream project. Michael wanted her to pick the producers of the song and he wanted her to pick a director for the video.both the song and video are absolutely epic and that may not have happened without Janets and the choices she made. 👍🏾

Fun fact: The Knowledge was Michael’s favorite song from Janet. And the fact he sampled it in this song just makes this song that much more special. Also, their voice just work so well together!!!

What Janet documentary didn’t cover was the story of how Michael was soft-spoken as usual. But then he went into the booth and just killed it. He was so aggressive and good. Jimmy, Terri, and Janet were stunned. Because that was only the first take, and after all that loud, aggressive, singing this softly, “how was that?” And that was his first run through. Janet said, “there’s no way I’m following that today.“ So she waited to record her Verses in Mnneapolis. She’s competitive just like Michael, and when Michael heard her vocals after she recorded him, he was so impressed with how well she sounded that he said, “I wanna go to Minneapolis and re-record my vocals. Janet does great!” Jimmy told him no it’s OK. You did great you killed it. Michael goes, “I’m coming to Minneapolis.“ Michael is also competitive lol. Jimmy said they still ended up using his original vocals.

I love that "ain't nobody's fault, blame it on yourself" adlib he did it's 100% from Blame it on the Boogie

Many producers reported that when MIchael recorded hed perform to the point he was dripping sweat. Exactly what we got on stage was what went on while making the records. The man was so one of a kind.

Oh, my. It's honestly heartbreaking listening to MJs vocals on this. The way the angry footsteps just die away and he IS spent, emotionally and physically. as if we were witnessing his spirit being tortured and just die away in the process. What a brillant artist he was. It's heartbreaking what he was put through.

Michael and Janet, the most successful siblings in history

You can tell he was ANGRY while creating this masterpiece

I could listen to isolated Michael Jackson vocals all day. I love hearing how he's just part of the music. From the breathing, to the stomping, to every little funky noise, to the amazing main vocal. The guy was far more of a musician than most people realize. He just used his body and voice to create all of the music instead of traditional instruments.

It's family vocals. The natural synergy of a brother & sister singing together. Michael & Janet are a lot alike & probably have a similar thing that twins & other multiples have with an inner language. They're feeding off of each other & feeding INTO each other at the same time. So glad we got Janet & Michael on one track together like this. HIStory was indeed made.

Loved learning more about the masterpiece that is SCREAM. As one of its choreographers, I’m grateful to have found this breakdown of the song. Michael & Janet and Jimmy & Terry were truly a dream team! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 is a masterpiece!

This is why i was ALWAYS into Artists like MJ and Janet ... this is Music Excellence !!! every little detail is so well refined,yet spontaneous and almost "home made"sounding ,that you find yourself saying"Genius"!

'In the Closet' and 'The Knowledge'? Wow! I should have known, but I had no idea! These breakdowns always bring about a new appreciation for the songs! 🔥🔥🔥

This song proved pivotal in shaping my belief in Michael Jackson's innocence, extending beyond the factual evidence. It's an autobiographical masterpiece that resonates on an emotional level. Someone facing accusations like the ones he did wouldn't pour their heart and soul into a track so passionately if they were guilty. The emotional impact would falter. What makes "Scream" even more significant is the authenticity it exudes. Both Michael and Janet Jackson have consistently emphasized their commitment to singing and writing songs that are deeply personal and reflective of their own experiences. "Scream" serves as Michael's heartfelt outlet, a powerful declaration against persecution, while also granting Janet the opportunity to express her emotions. It's a testament to their artistic integrity and the potential for music to illuminate personal truths.

One of the most important songs of my life. This is the song that set the bar for me & still remains the bar. One of the greatest, most brilliant productions I have ever heard. Michael, Janet, Jam & Lewis define the word "genius".

Fun fact: Scream wasn't the only song where Michael had responded to false rumors and accusations formed by the media. Another song of his in which he responded to the media was "Leave Me Alone". As I'm writing this, I found out that supposedly there were false rumors that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber to slow his aging process. Hence his track "Leave Me Alone".

Michael wouldn’t have been out of place in a death metal band with those screams and incredible grittiness. A master at work.

The guitar is from "Sly" the song "I Want To Thank You For Lettin' Be Myself" also used in "Rhythm Nation" from Janet.

This multitrack is taken from the remix version called 'Scream Louder' from the 1997 album Blood on the Dance Floor HIStory in the Mix that's why there's so many samples. 👍 It was more like an alternate/dance version by Jam & Lewis plus Tony Moran.

There is so much energy in the voice of Michael! Holy moly my jaw dropped a few times listening to this!

You've done it again. This might be my new favorite. Janet plays around Michael in a way only someone who's known him intimately for decades could. That's what made this piece so magical to me.

This is bringing tears to my eyes 😢😢 MJ was such a genius and so is Janet. It's hard to find talent like this now

Brutally great track. I was going through a divorce when it came out and its tone was an exact match for the anger I felt. It was and is still cathartic to hear this.

Wow so that’s way the History Tour combined Scream and In the Closet together 😂

I love this song Mj fustratration and anger really comes through. And Janet doesn't get enough credit as a vocalist. Her voice is so pretty it's fun when she gets gritty. I like your reviews. 🥰

this is the best era! More of this! "Stranger in moscow" is also an awesome track.

This song was an amazing concert opening for the History Tour! What an artist he was! Very cool analysis of the track Chris!

This is the best analysis of a song!! I'm absolutely mindblowed! 😍 I never could have thought that parts of "The Knowledge" and "In The Closet" are there. The vocals, the perfect combination of their voices, the interaction... this is called perfection. 🔥 Two genius siblings! ❤ Thank you for this video, I've loved everything about it! 🙏🏼

10:35 the glass and paper shuffle is Michael and that was left in it ..wow the first random glass noise at the beginning is just so iconic and recognisable.

This is the greatest collaboration in music. I was watching Whiplash the other day, it made me wonder if this level of music would be possible without how they came up. They’re built different. This is what life long excellence looks like. Thankyou for sharing this

wow this video gave me chills. There is something amazing about michael and janet as a duo. They had the talent and connection that was unmatched. Thank you for these analysis video. I was a hardcore MJ fan growing up and these videos are giving me a newfound appreciation for his music. Michael really gave every song his all.

16:34 Adore those harmonies!

I love that you can hear MJ about to snap his fingertips off as he starts the first verse 😂 JJ & TL did their thing. Janet did her thing on her part & the backgrounds 🔥🔥🔥 Please do some of Janet!!! JJ & TL & JJ, have some great tracks!! Start with IF from her Janet album.

My favourite song of his as a kid. I remember buying that record and loved MJ's vocal attitude in that song. How does he do it? That is the question! So many guys can sing "cute MJ" stylish think the Weeknd, Bruno Mars, but very few of our current singer stars have that really great distorted vocal quality like MJ or perhaps Devin Townsend to take a living example.

I would love to see a video like this from invincible era, because that era is quite different from every other MJ era, and i think it would be cool to hear some invincible tracks.

Already liked this before watching because Michael's performance here is out of this world (heard isolated voice track before). Thanks for this!

This song is just beautiful and amazing And the habit Michael had to create was simply to be in the dark to try and understand the musical and vocal power… Think you so so much Chris 👍👍👍

The emotion, just that raw anger and frustration. Just really got me. I teared up.

Thank you for this Chris. Micheal Jackson - History was the fjrst physical CD I ever owned back when this song was released. HUGE inspiration. 🔥🔥🔥

Im so glad you did this, I think Janet Jackson is INCREDIBLE so if you can and ofc if you'd like, can you start doing Janet Jackson Deconstructions?

Truly the best song to put a close on the new jack swing era of R&B music. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were geniuses along with the Jackson siblings

Michael voice was sooo versatile. and the stomping is insane! the overall detail is phenomenal

Brought tears to my eyes... not just for the production but for all of the emotion put into the message of this one song representing the two most effected Jacksons. Coming together to push back at the enemies and also a plea to the people at the same time.

I believe at least some of the guitar samples were taken from Sly & The Family Stone’s “Thank You”. A popular remix brought the Sly song more to the foreground. I’m amazed at the past Janet & Michael samples. Mind blown. Loving these videos Chris - always a great ride!

Another awesome Michael isolated vocals and with Janet. I have picked up so much inspiration from these Michael Jackson Isolated series of videos, and learned about how he approached his music because of how you present these MJ priceless isolated vocal tracks.

This was very cool to listen to. You could envision MJ in the recording booth just swaying and stomping his feet…I could feel the stomps… he was totally into it the track…you could feel his passion…it was just so cool.

So nice to finally hear one of the most (or the most) complex production out of all MJ songs - pealed off.. Just because of how many layers and samples are working together to create this “catapult” arrow of power!

That instrumental is on a whole other level. Mindblowing production.

This is fire! I always loved the song but God, what you're giving us here is on another level. Thank you!

What you said about the song getting more ad-libby as it went on - that was the winning formula for many MJ songs. Start the first verse and chorus pretty close to the base melody with some less intense ad-libs thrown in (and in doing so, giving the listener a point of comparison for later on), and continue to crescendo, especially on the ad-libs. And what I love is that, mix-wise, the ad-libs are always treated as lead vocals, and the chorus is treated as the background vocal that serves as the constant for the ad-libs to riff off of. So few songs (at least popular ones) nowadays even have many ad-libs, and they’re often pushed way down in the mix. What are you doing? That’s the emotion! That’s the humanity! We’ve already heard the chorus; give us some rising action! This is why so much modern music doesn’t get a visceral emotional response from me like music from the 90’s and before does; it feels like a neutered product in comparison. Shout-out to Nico & Vinz; they’re keeping the ad-lib dream alive! I’d suggest you check out some of their work like “Hold It Together”, Chris!

Scream turned me into a Massive MJ fan! My fave music video ever! 😍❤

I’m blown away! Thank so much for letting us listen to the vocal tracks in isolation. It’s a real treat to hear these geniuses at work! I love Michael’s “angry” voice and whole-body performance.

I agree - this ERA, right? As an MJ fan, this is my absolute favourite time in his entire career in terms of the music, and his expression of emotions in his art generally.

I remember Michael saying to his choreographer in a video that The Knowledge was his favorite Janet Jackson song.

I’ve always dreamed of hearing WHO IS IT isolated vocals!! Can’t thank you enough for all these videos, Chris! They’re always such a treat! I even go back and rewatch some of them😅 Been a fan of MJ since my teens and back in the day we couldn’t even dream of hearing such things! One word only - Magic!!

This is like a journey through everything Michael was dealing with at the time in this one song, he was actually so wholesome and the way he covered up the swear word but it's there shows how much of an angry SCREAM this song really was. I love Janet and how supportive of her brother she proved to be in this one project, i feel like a part of her died with Michael, they were such a force together and separately. I'm blown away by your work in this video and in a way it's a tribute up to the level of an artist like Michael. So glad i found your channel lol, thank you for this! 👏💖

Had no idea so much was going on in this song. What an amazing composition and production.

If you ever wanted to hear Michael as an adult on the same song as Michael as a child, This is it! Janet always resembled Mike as a child 🔥🔥🔥 Wish they would’ve recorded together more often 🙌🏽

That had to the the coolest breakdown I’ve ever seen. Wow. So much in this song. Listening to this as a kid on headphones, I swore I heard things and I wasn’t sure. I was like no, I’m just hearing things. Now this brings it all to reality! I wasn’t hearing things, it was really there! Insane and awesome!

He loves his coffee it's for sure. I wouldn't worry about how you feel you handled that conversation, you couldn't be more supportive. You were thoughtful, patient, caring and loving and that shined through to your dad, if it didn't he would of been worse. Nine of the viewers are criticising you here so keep doing what you are doing Dan well done.

The word pressure almost drowns out the F word but it is still there but it's sang almost like a breath which blends with the word pressure. Clever but sneaky. Also I'd love for you to get hold of the multitracks for This Time Around. It has such a gritty urban sound mixed with a church gospel kinda sound. It's a great mix I'd love to explore. Thanks again Chris!

What you speak about at 19:40 is on the Club Mix, very loud and clear. You can't escape it. I luuuuurve this track. Since I first heard it, I enjoy miming the backing vocals. This has to be one of the most emancipating tracks by MJ. Praise to The King.... Brother MJ, I miss you. Thank you being a part of my journey 👑

I always knew the song had close instrumental similarities with Janet’s “Rhythm Nation” song, with maybe You Want It aswell, and the outro being a throwback to Blame It On The Boogie (blame it in yourself, it ain’t nobody’s fault), but never realized any of the other samples you picked there! Scream should date back to 1990 and Michael been contemplating this Best Of album since ‘89, part new songs and part old songs which eventually evolved into Dangerous and HIStory, and I feel like he had a tendency to slip in elements of his old music into his new music around that time to pay homage to his early self as he had that Best Of project in mind. You have elements of Startin Somethin if you listen to Money, and probably same with several other songs I can’t think of off the top. Or he just had a thing for reusing elements he really liked.

Michael loved The Knowledge and danced to it often. I think he mentioned this in his Private Home Movies special, and I think I heard it said somewhere else. He probably built this song around it while he was dancing. I think part of that guitar part is a sly and the family stone sample.

So freakin' AWESOME!! I just love the gritty sound in his voice when he's singing while pissed.

This song and this music video changed me when it came out. This song is perfection and cutting edge. That video...still ahead of its time. You can't fake emotion, turmoil, pain and talent. That shot of Janet holding Michael at the end is such a somber moment as well. ugh. Thank you.

Every time when you make Mj song I always thumps up before watching it

IT MAKES ME WANA SCREAM !

This duet is one of my absolute favorites of ALL TIME! ❤ Amazing song.

So good! Love this piece Chris! Loved hearing MJ and Janet go back and fourth with eachother. SO GOOD!!

Those layered Janet oooh’s are delicious.

As you can see here. MJ was FAMOUS for Bouncing his background vocals to 2 stereo tracks. That was probably like 24 tracks of harmony lol . My mentor Dr. Freeze ( wrote and sang on Break of dawn and Place Without A Name). Told me that

Simply Incredible Production from Jam & Lewis!!! The Stop Fucking & Pressuring me were [I believe], mixed in such a way with the mouthing sequencing from MJ, and them [Jam & Lewis] utilizing the combined phrasing [Fucking & Pressuring] on the exact upbeat measure until it all blended perfectly. This was a complicated & complex mix. There's soooooooo much going on until unless you break it down, some things you won't hear with the natural ear. Unless you completely and throughly close your eyes and go to the place where Mike would go in his mind to even envision something of this caliber!! WOW!!! MIND BLOWN!!!!!!!!!

This song is so great. Those background vocal harmonies, mmmmmm. The way this sung in this too, so angry and I love it.

I felt emotional listening to this. The weeping in parts of his voice and the anger. Wow. Janet killed it too. her vocals were on point. I felt their shared rage.. What a family. I love the hidden F-You in the track... who knew? Thanks once again for you forensic analysis and your passion for MJ. It is appreciated.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do isolated vocals for Who Is It and Give In To Me. I’ll definitely love and enjoy watching those kinda videos!

Love these breakdown videos ❤The Knowledge was MJ’s favourite Janet track.

hey Chris, I’ve watched a few interviews with Jimmy Jammer and Terri Lewis regarding this song. It was originally recorded in New York at Michael Jackson‘s studio, Janet was so intimidated by her brother that she said that she wanted to wait to record her vocals in Minneapolis later, so that’s what they did, Michael, after hearing Janets vocals, wanted to fly into Minneapolis and redo his vocals, but they only did a few lines of his vocals in Minneapolis. Jimmy jam and Terry Louis said there were maybeone to three takes of Michael’s vocals and that’s what you pretty much heard on the record. Also, the stop effing with me line was recorded first, then they decided it was a little bit too much so they were just able to sneak it in one time during this song.

The initial breakdown of the beat made me realize they sampled the original track on the “Scream Louder” remix that is on the Blood on the Dance Floor album. Overall, this video was very interesting because it revealed so many nuances that we cannot hear on the original album release. Thank you, Chris!

Anyone and everyone who worked on this track is a pure brilliant person and or genius. thank you

Micheal Jackson has released some great songs over the years and I love HIStory the most cause it’s both a greatest hits album and also has some of his deepest and raw tracks as well like this one, Earth Song and many more.

Thank you for sharing all these amazing break downs of Michael Jackson’s master pieces… he will be celebrated for thousands of years! What a treasure to human history and culture!

You did it! Awesome! Thank you for this breakdown Chris. There is so much story and history behind this track, understanding it from a production perspective brings a whole new appreciation for it! Thank you 🙏🏻

OMG!!! thank you for bringing this song, it is amazing, without a doubt a timeless song🇧🇷❤️

I never liked this song' but it's roots I soooo respect. They poured their soUls into it. ❤

Unbelievable again. MY favorite MJ times too (91-97). Thanks for the deep dive into the drums!

I heard the "f--kin with me" bit on the track when it came out. And hearing this now, as a huge Jannet fan back in the day, it's no surprise that she's singing that line while Michael keeps singing "pressuring me". :)

Man... thank you so much for showing this for free, seeing Michael's multitracks in all their finest details added to your professional analysis is a wonderful experience, these videos are diamonds ! MJ forever and ever 🙏❤💫

Love the MJ videos Chris. Keep it up.👍🏼

Dude I seen all of your videos (MJ) and although it's funny how you imitate MJ, I feel every passionate stomp, clap, vocal, instruments along with you and it takes me out of this world to hear EVERY BIT OF SOUND SO CLEARLY!! Thanks so much!

Love these MJ break aparts, man. Dang, def one of the most intense MJ vocals here

I am bursting positive energy right now . This is making my day. You are the perfect person who gives justice to the greatest performer of 20th century . I love what and how you do it . Thankful. SCREAM.

@chrisliepe when you blend the “FUxxIN with me” and “preSSurIn me” parts and just notice the emphasis on the FU, and SS and IN, they virtually form a third hook where they go Stop Fussin With Me, blends so perfectly, they letting you know the curse is there even if you ain’t hearing it

@7:58 that is the guitar sample from Sly & The Family - Thank You / Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation.

I hear background vocals from Janet's song "IF" also. Janet has proven she can definitely belt out vocals if she wanted too!!

Layering different word takes is having your cake and eating it - keep the cursing and then use a different word in the other take to use the first syllable of it to mask it. It's like you're singing the corrects words to a song in a car and a friend is adlibbing without fully knowing the words. It tricks the brain that they are about to curse and stop themselves or either it's a c*nsored version of the word. Either way the listener knows what's going on but its perfectly fine for the radio. That type of layering or stacking is used in a lot black church choirs to create texture build up the energy with clapping and stomping.

This is GOLD. One of my favorities song of Michael! 🙌🙏🙏

The Knowledge what is Michael’s all-time favorite Janet Jackson song. He said he loved the bass lit, and that it would drive him wild.

Michael jackson AND Janet Jackson - scream