Michael JacksonWanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Label:

Epic – EPCA 12-3427

Format:

Vinyl , 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:30
B1 Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Instrumental) 6:30
B2 The Jacksons Rock With You (Live)
ProducerThe Jacksons
Written-ByR. Temperton*
3:55

Companies, etc.

  • Produced ForQuincy Jones Productions
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Copyright ©CBS Inc.
  • Distributed ByCBS Disques
  • Published ByMijac Music
  • Published ByRodsongs
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Pressed ByCBS, Haarlem – 12-3427

Credits

  • Co-producerMichael Jackson (tracks: A1, B1)
  • ManagementWeisner/DeMann Entertainment*
  • Photography ByMatthew Ralston*
  • ProducerQuincy Jones (tracks: A1, B1)
  • Written-ByM. Jackson* (tracks: A1, B1)

Notes

Track A1, B1 special versions taken from the album Thriller
Track B2 taken from the album The Jacksons - Live
Track B2: Rodsongs / All rights . by Rondor Music (London) Ltd.

Written on the cover:
©1983 CBS Inc.
℗1982 CBS Inc.

Written on the labels:
Track A1 & B1: ℗1982 CBS Inc.
Track B2: ℗1981 CBS Inc.
. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Made in Holland/Distribue en par CBS Disques

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
  • Label Code (Cover & label): LC -0199
  • Other (Cover back manufact. code): 11-003427-20
  • Price Code: CB 241
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove, stamped): 12-3427-1A-1 A NL
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove, stamped): 12-3427-1B-1 A NL

Other Versions (5 of 41)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (7") Epic 34 03914 Canada 1982
New Submission
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Pitman Pressing, Company Sleeve ) Epic 34-03914 US 1982
Recently Edited
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo) Epic ES 877 Australia 1982
Recently Edited
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) CBS/Sony AAP 98 Hong Kong 1982
Recently Edited
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (12", 33 ⅓ RPM) Epic 49-03915 US 1983

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Reviews

  • GoodNF's avatar
    GoodNF
    Edited 14 years ago
    "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is the opener of the "Thriller" album and was a club favourite way back in 1983. As the album version was played in the clubs, it was a logical consequence this being a single.
    The album version was only extended with three small pieces of extra music, making this version 30 seconds longer than the album version and therefore and "extended version".
    With its closing chant "ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-kossa", the song has a clear reference to Manu Dibango's classic "Soul Makossa".

    One of the most remarkable things about "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is that it has enriched the Dutch dictionary. The aforementioned closing chant is often misheard as a Dutch phrase named "Mama appelsap", meaning something like "Mother apple juice". Several years later, a Dutch radio program adopted the phrase and invited listeners to send their misheard foreign languages lyrics in Dutch. Since then, the term "Mama Appelsap" refers to hearing Dutch language words or phrases in songs of non-Dutch language. Lots of websites are devoted to this phenomenon and several groups about the subject can be found on various social networks.

    Please do not confuse a "Mama Appelsap" with a "mondegreen", which refers to mishearing something in the SAME language, like "the dogs say goodnight" instead of "the dark sacred night" in Louis Armstrong's "What a wonderful world".

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